Adoption Process
JUST 3 STEPS!
It is costly if a match is not perfect.
Another reason why making a loving match is our goal!
(We recommend that you bring your trailer to choose your horse. If you don't have a trailer we can recommend shippers.)
Criteria:
1. 18 years old or older
2. A barn or 3 sided shelter.
3. Access to fresh water 24/7
4. Provide regular vet, farrier, and dental care.
5. Adequate fencing- barbed wire only in certain conditions, no high tensile wire.
6. Experience caring for horses, and riding.
7. A well cared for horse can live 25 - 30 years, and adoptions are intended to be forever homes.
Process:
1. Fill out the application - read and sign our Adoption Agreement.
2. Send farm / boarding facility photos for review HERE.
3. Submit a $20 Application Process Fee.
3. Expect call from SRF to review your wants, and experience.)
SRF Horses Are In Homes For:
Trails
Companions
Police
Therapy
Driving
Western and English
Showing
Jumping
Endurance
Dressage
Synchronized Riding
Drill Team
Parades
Camping
Re-enactment
Family pet
Kids
Gymkhana
Beach Riding
Fox Hunting
Hunter Paces
and anything every breed can do.
General Terms for Adoption
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BOARDING: If you plan to board your horse, a lien release signed by the boarding facility. It can be accessed below, faxed or mailed to you.
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SHIPPING: Shipping is the adopter's responsibility, SRF has a list of shippers, if needed.
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DONATION: SRF asks for an adoption donation, it varies based on the horse. Generally, $1000 to $4000. An adoption donation is not expected for "Pasture Mates" or “Companion” horses.
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AGREEMENT: Part of the agreement is your willingness to comply with having your veterinarian complete the Veterinarian Follow-up Form, it is recommended to combine it with spring and fall inoculations. Veterinarians do not charge extra to complete this form. With 6,500 adoptions this is the most efficient way to be sure every horse remains safe in its home.
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RESTRICTIONS: Horses can never be bred, used for embryo transfer, raced, sold, used for commercial purposes, or given away. We are looking for lifetime homes. If for some unforeseen reason an adopter can no longer provide good care for the horse, the adopter is required to find another loving home that must be approved FIRST by SRF. The potential adopter must be screened by SRF and a new caregiver contract must be completed prior to movement.
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OTHER: SRF must be notified before a horse moves to a new facility, within ten days of serious injury or illness, and/or in the event of a horse's death/euthanasia.
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RECOMMENDATION: We all love our horses. When planning for our senior years, occasionally an older horse may need care you can no longer provide. Should this happen we ask that you consider that SRF is a charity, it operates from individual donations. Having a horse return to live out their last years with SRF is a financial challenge and we greatly appreciate a gift to provide for this, whether now, or as a bequest.
Please call 609-738-3255 or email SRFadoption@gmail.com if you would like to have
the application mailed to your house.
FORMS CAN BE MAILED, FAXED, or EMAILED TO:
Standardbred Retirement Foundation
42 Arneytown-Hornerstown Rd.
Cream Ridge, NJ 08514
Fax 609-738-3258 or Email SRFAdoption@gmail.com