Please review our Adoption Application and Agreement. A link to them is located at the bottom of the Available For Adoption page. In the near future, we hope to have a link to a PDF formatted document which you can then print out and use.
After reviewing the Application and Agreement, please give us a call and set an appointment to see the horse you like.
Unfortunately, our insurance does not permit riding the horse on our property.
If everyone involved feels the horse and Adoptor are a good match and the adoption proceeds, there is a 14-day trial period at the Adoptor's facilities at which time the horse is worked.
Yes, you can certainly board the horse. There are many fine establishments that offer excellent care. We will, of course, require the background and contact information for the person responsible for the horse's daily care. We require turnout, weather permitting. If you change facilities, we must have the new information within 14 days after the move.
If you have your own property, we require you have at least a minimum of two acres, appropriate fencing, and shelter. No barbed wire is allowed.
Every adoption starts with a 14-day trial period from the day of delivery/pick-up. Your check will be held during that time. If, for any reason, the horse does not work out, you may return him/her and have your check returned to you.
If for any reason you cannot keep the horse, i.e. financial, health, etc., the horse must be returned to Lazy Maple during the two-year adoption period. After the initial trial period of two weeks, there is no refund available. If you are unable to keep the horse after the two-year adoption period, the horse is yours to sell, or return to Lazy Maple to secure a safe placement.
NO. We have a strict No Breeding policy. We feel there is currently a problem with too many horses being bred that only add to the problems we see on a daily basis at the Center. See our Adoption Agreement regarding this. After the two-year adoption period, you are free to breed if your vet deems her fit.
If the horse is registered, a copy of the papers will be given to you upon approval of adoption. We will hold the originals and remain as the recorded owner until the two-year period is over and the adoption is finalized. At that time, the papers are transferred to your name.
We do our best to get as much information about the horse as we can. We have recently begun requiring the name and phone number of the prior vet and ask the donating party to sign a release of information which we and you can then use.
If we feel the situation warrants it, we will have our own veterinarian examine the horse when it arrives at the Center. You will also have access to that information.
We strive for complete disclosure from the donating party. That is about the best we can do.
