Adoption Requirements

Horses will be placed in the home most suitable for each individual horse. Horses are seeking permanent adoptive homes and may not be sold, given away or used for breeding. HPAF retains ownership rights to the adopted horses. In the event that the placement does not work out for any reason, the adopted horse must be returned to HPAF.

Adoptive homes must have sufficient turnout with grass pasture, horse safe fencing and shelter. Adoption to private homes is preferred as is a natural environment with other horses. All HPAF horses are barefoot and it is great when they can stay barefoot. These horses are suitable for one rider only, not for multiple riders. It is necessary to establish a bond, trust and partnership with your adopted horse.

All un-started, untrained, and green horses require an experience horse person with a background of training horses and who has a training plan for the horse's education.

Special Circumstance Adoptions
When there is a situation involving a large number of horses needing to be placed into homes quickly such as with the large number of Thoroughbreds that HPAF took on during December 2009, Special Circumstance Adoptions may apply where ownership goes with the horses.
Terms include:
Adopter is responsible for complying with all applicable laws in the state of Florida and to provide sufficient good and wholesome food, clean water, shelter, sufficient exercise, farrier and veterinary care.
The horse may be returned to HPAF with 30 days notice.
Adopter agrees to send photographs of the above horse to HPAF once per calendar year.
Adopter agrees to notify HPAF of any new owner of the adopted horse including name, address, telephone number and email within five days of transfer and to request that the new owner notify HPAF if ownership changes again.
HPAF reserves the right to approve or deny a potential adoptive home at HPAF's sole discretion.
The adoption application is the same for regular and special circumstance adoptions.

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