Need to find a new home for your horse?
Please note: we will always take Equihab horses back at any
time for any reason.
Before calling or emailing please read these four items:
1. If you're looking to retire
your horse, we are probably not your first choice. We are
not set up for long-term retirement.
We've also got several pasture-pal (unrideable/unsound) retirees
already, and those horses need to find homes first before we can
take in more pasture-pals. Some have been here two years now and
are still waiting for someone to adopt. We also need to keep capacity
open for the emergency, cruelty, and abuse cases which is our primary
focus. Thank you for understanding.
Tip: Go to your favorite search engine and google "retirement
farms" and add your state name. There are also several non-profit
retirement farms for equines such as Ryerss (web
site) or Old Friends (web
site).
If the horse is having trouble getting around the pasture and needs
daily pain medication just to walk around the paddock, it might
be time to let him go, especially if you cannot keep him yourself.
If you're local to us, we can give you several numbers for euthanasia
and removal or backhoe rental.
I regret to say that we do NOT specialize in racehorses
coming straight from the track or needing long-term lay
up. Search the web for a Thoroughbred or Standardbred specialty
organization, google for "layup farms", or budget to do
the retraining or layup yourself.
I am very sorry we can't take every horse in every situation,
but we are limited by the funding that the public chooses to give
to us to operate this program. If you'd like to see us expand capacity,
consider giving financial support or
becoming an active volunteer to so
that the program can grow.
You're welcome to use our
email list to place your horse in need.
One word of caution: if you're offering your horse away free to
the public, sometimes it's better to ask a little bit to discourage
the slaughter buyers or impulse shoppers. A suggested base price
is $200-300 to remove most of the profitability from someone who
might just drop the horse off at auction or slaughter pen.
2. We may not be able to take your
horse today or even this week. Unless it's a major emergency (hospitalization,
death, sudden disability, sudden job loss), we may have to put your
horse on a waiting list. Horses on the wait list will be accepted
in the order they were added, so we cannot guarantee a date he/she
will be accepted. We apologize for any inconvenience.
3. To maximize the chance we (or any
other equine organization) may take your horse:
- always geld the stallions
- do not breed the mare
- have the basic care up to date
- negative Coggins should've been done within the last 12 months
- be up front about any special care instructions, diet/medicine
needs, health issues, or temperament quirks
- have the legal owner(s) available to sign the horse over. If
you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian needs to contact
us.
- provide transportation, either in your own trailer or offer
to pay for someone to haul
4. If after reading this you are still
interested and you think he may qualify, contact
us. Non-emergency intakes require Board of Director approval,
which might take 2-3 days.
Benefits of Equihab
We screen homes, do site checks, and maintain an ongoing relationship
with the new home. You will hear updates about the horse via posting
to the web site.
If at any point the Equihab-placed horse is sent back for any reason,
we will always take him/her back. It's a guaranteed home for the
rest of his life.
We NEVER sell any horse to slaughter, auction, broker, dealer,
etc. Horses do not leave until they find good homes.
We microchip all horses before they leave.
All horses are seen by the vet and all care & vaccinations
are caught up.
We are a "no kill" type of shelter: we do not put down
an animal that's been here awhile just to "make room"
The donation of a horse may be tax deductible, per the IRS code.
Talk to your tax advisor. For horses you'd like to claim a higher
value on, you may need to get a professional horse appraiser to
prove his worth. Again consult your tax advisor if you have any
concerns. We are a 501c3 non-profit and all donations are tax deductible,
per IRS code.
Contact us.
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