Question 1

How do we adopt through your program?

Accepted Answer

First step, fill out an application! And familiarize yourself with our How to Adopt page. We do not hold horses for anyone until they are adopted or pending PPE.

Question 2

How soon is a new horse available for adoption?

Accepted Answer

Pretty much all of our horses are available immediately upon arrival to the right home.
We will allow adopters with commensurate experience to adopt one that is right off the track.
Even if we have not yet evaluated the horse, we allow approved adopters to do their own PPE or take a chance on a horse as-is.
We know adopting a horse days or weeks off the track is not for everyone, but allowing them to be adopted this way makes room for us to help more horses every year.
Many horses in rehabilitation are available to adopt to the right situation. If there is an adoption fee on their page, it’s safe to assume we will allow them to be adopted to someone qualified to finish their rehabilitative care.
If we are not allowing a horse to be adopted out yet (due to acute injury, behavioral issues, etc), it will be explicitly noted on their page on our website.

Question 3

Can you hold the horse for me?

Accepted Answer

Our horses are first-approved-home come, first served.
We only hold horses for up to 7 days for a PPE with 10% deposit. No longer, no less.
While it does not happen often, we’ve had people decide to adopt from a distance the same night or day after another has come to see them in person.
We don’t put pressure on anyone to adopt, but understand you are not the only person looking and we can’t afford to wait and see if Good Home A will work out when Good Home B is willing to step up sooner.
We’ve been burned too many times and passed up on too many good homes in the past to be flexible on this.
Please note that putting a deposit on the horse for a PPE does not buy you additional time to ride the horse or delay making a decision. A deposit on a horse means you want the horse, pending a successful PPE.

Question 4

Can I get a PPE on a horse?

Accepted Answer

Yes! We welcome and encourage PPEs on every horse.
We are happy to recommend a list of great local vets and work with you on scheduling.
We allow 7 days to perform a PPE on a horse, starting when we receive a 10% non-refundable deposit.
We expect a decision to be made on the horse within 24 hours of the PPE.
Should you pass on the horse after the PPE, the deposit will be transferable for 30 days should another horse interest you.

Question 5

Do you have a list of vets that you recommend for PPEs?

Accepted Answer

PPE Vets:

*Unionville Equine - 610-932-6800
Stacey Cordivano - 540-557-7877
Liz Klebe - 443-826-7231
Sports Medicine Associates of Chester County - 610-869-4000
Equine Vet Care - 410-392-6646
Griffin Equine - 610-713-8282

*UEA is the same practice our vet Dr. Adams is out of, but there are 9-10 other great vets there that do not see our horses for anything other than PPEs. And they have access to our records!

Question 6

Can I ride the horse before making a decision?

Accepted Answer

If it has been restarted here, we’re happy to ride the horse for you so you can see it go.If it has been restarted here and we feel it is ready, you can also try the horse on the farm. This may be limited to our round pen or riding ring depending on the situation. We cannot allow anyone under 18 years old to try horses, but you can bring their trainer to ride in their place.While we understand not everyone is comfortable adopting a horse they haven’t ridden, we will not hold a horse for this purpose.If it has not been restarted yet, it is being marketed as a prospect. Typically such prospects go to professionals and others with the experience to bring them along. Be honest about your abilities and comfort zone.All horses who come to us get at least 30 days to let down before we sit on them. Please respect the horse’s well-earned vacation time. We’re still happy to let them free lunge, etc so you can see them move.

Question 7

Do you allow trial periods?

Accepted Answer

No.

Question 8

How long is my application valid?

Accepted Answer

We will keep an application on file for 6 months.
If your application is denied, we allow another attempt anytime after 6 months if your circumstances change.

Question 9

When should I fill out an application?

Accepted Answer

As soon as you think you may be interested in adopting from us.
You are not required to have a specific horse in mind.
Applications are good for 6 months at a time. If you’re looking farther ahead than 6 months, go ahead and wait a little while before filling one out.
If you’re anxious that a horse might come along that you love and you want to be able to act quickly, fill one out and let us know you’d like to get approved ahead of time.

Question 10

What are your requirements?

Accepted Answer

We reserve the right to make final decisions regarding suitability of a horse to an applicant or vice versa.
We are generally seeking patient, experienced horse owners who are comfortable with green horses and will not throw in the towel at the first sign of an abscess or when the horse has a bad day (the number of horses we’ve had returned that had abscesses or bad farrier work is astounding).
Most horses right off the track are not going to be good “first horses” unless you’re an adult who has ridden other people’s horses your whole life and can only just now afford your own.
Most will not be suitable for kids, husbands, etc. If they are, we’ll be sure to advertise this on their page (it happens occasionally)!

Question 11

I sent in my application haven’t gotten a response. What gives?

Accepted Answer

We’re very sorry to hear that. For the most part we’re pretty good at getting back to people within 48 hours (excluding weekends), though horse work always takes priority and sometimes we get behind.
Please feel free to forward your confirmation e-mail with a note to info@aftertheraces.org to check on the status of your application.
If you just haven’t heard back from us at any point in the conversation, feel free to send us a reminder. I can’t stress enough how many inquiries we receive and if one slips through the cracks it’s not intentional.
We’re never offended by reminders (unless it’s been less than 24 hours or it’s a weekend). 😉

Question 12

Can I be an exception to the rules?

Accepted Answer

No.
Our process has been developed over the years to avoid tire-kickers and those who really shouldn’t be adopting a young Thoroughbred.
I know you probably have a wonderful home to offer, but so do 95% of our applicants.
Even 4* event riders have filled out our application.
My favorite thing to say when people ask if I’ll make exceptions if the horse goes to “a good home,” is that we require good homes for all of our horses.

Question 13

Do you have a list of shippers that you recommend?

Accepted Answer

Shippers:Two Hearts Equine Transport - 608-239-1908Testerman Farms Transport - 410-441-6986Fairway  Horse Transport - 352-642-5401Jeff Lukens - 518-573-2899*Northern Horse Transport (Canada) - 587-433-5850**Joan Wolf - 215-206-4407**Karen Freer - 804-314-4052**Whistle Hill Farm - 610-513-8057Scott Norris - 910-315-7875JR Hudson - 508-427-93334 Star Equine - 910-603-8293Equine Express - 800-545-9098Lake Horse Transport - 859-987-0284Cameron Macleod - 803-617-8448Charles Vondra - 936-546-4140Brent Daak Equine - 320-583-3678Horse Carriage Transport - 352-406-3042Brookledge Horse Transport - 610-987-6284Sallee Horse Vans - 859-255-9406*This shipper definitely goes to Canada**These shippers are fairly local - will do within a few hours of the farm.

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