Donating A Horse To New Vocations

Things To Know

Both Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds are accepted into the program.

Donations to New Vocations are tax-deductible to the extent of the law. Equine donors receive a letter of acknowledgement stating the horse was donated to a 501 (c) 3 public charity. In many cases, but not all, the horse may be deducted at its fair market value. A CPA should be consulted for accuracy.

New Vocations accepts mares and geldings, weanlings through age 20. Stallions need to be castrated and given a few weeks healing time before arrival. If this is unreasonable an attempt will be made to place a stallion directly from the track.

Horses must have a current coggins and be up to date on worming and vaccinations. A profile of the horse’s disposition, injuries (old and new), limitations, habits, and any joint injections or illnesses in the previous three months should accompany each individual along with the name, address, and phone number of both the owner and the trainer.

Donors must provide transportation for the horse to one of our Ohio or Michigan facilities. New Vocations can help arrange commercial shipping if needed.

Horses coming to New Vocations need to be adoptable. They must be trotting sound and able to be turned out. We can only take injured horses if the donor is willing to cover the board until it’s rehabilitated. Please do not send horses with neurological symptoms, joint infections, or acute degenerative joint disease as these individuals face a poor quality of life and often must be euthanized.

New Vocations follows up on each horse for two years to ensure a successful transition. Mandatory updates required of adopters are shared with the former owners who also may correspond if they wish. At the end of two years, the adopter may sell the horse, but not to a dealer or through an auction. This is why horses need to have a skill and a degree of future usefulness to carry them over once they leave the protective umbrella of the program.