Please read this carefully. You may want to have an attorney read as well if you are unsure of rules to adopt a horse.
Name, Address, Age, Employment and Phone.
You must be 18 years or older and adopting for yourself and/or your immediate family.
Mares will not be adopted to a home with a stallion, we prefer you do not breed an adoptee, there will be follow up.
All stallions will be gelded as soon as the vet clears them. If you want a stallion, notify us so we can lend a hand.
You will need to provide five personal references, a reference from the vet you will use and a farrier.
Where you keep your adoptee must have, good fencing, shelter, fresh water, and limited pasture. Hay and grain is needed.
Resales are forbidden, if you can not handle the adoptee or find yourself overwhelmed, bring the equine back to us.
Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of animal cruelty or any negative charges concerning equines?
Have you ever ridden a horse? if so, how long ago?
What purpose do you have for adopting an equine?
Do you own any equines now?
Do you have dogs on the property where the equine will be staying and if so, are the dog(s) good around horses?
What type of horse would you like to adopt?
Do you prefer geldings, mares, or yearlings?
Your equine must have annual vaccinations and any other tests or treatments recommended by your vet.
Equines must be dewormed every three months, a good idea is to rotate the dewormer unless your vet recommends differently.
The equine must have 8 hours of outdoor time, unless the weather is dangerous.
Ask you vet to consider your location and what to do with your adoptee should tornadoes be in the area.
Hooves must be trimmed, or shod, regularly by a qualified farrier. Cleaning horses hooves daily or not standing in muck.
Depending on age, size, and purpose, your equine must have the right amount of feed, quality grass, or good hay
Equines can drink up to 15 gallons of fresh water a day. Creeks and stagnant ponds are not acceptable for adoption.
Your adoptee needs an annual dental check up and teeth floated, if needed. They cannot eat properly with bad teeth.
Equines must not be worked beyond their physical limits. They must never be put in dangerous or harmful situations, ever.
At least one clear-cut acre with shade and a shelter along wqith good, safe fencing and easy-open gates.
If the equine needs to be put down, the Adopter agrees to have a licensed veterinarian perform this process.
Adopter must agree that any equine(s) adopted will never be sold, given up, traded, or transferred to new owner without our approval.
The adopted equine(s) may NOT be auctioned, sold to kill pens, or slaughter. You must agree to return the animal to Tennessee Horse Rescue when you adopt a horse from us.
Click here to download the adoption application, review, fill out, and return to Tennessee Horse Rescue