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1. Takes in horses who are neglected, abused, or headed for slaughter
2. Does ALL the vet work...at their own expense
3. Does ALL the farrier work including remedial work and special shoeing...at their own expense. Does not spend more time begging for $$ on message boards than caring for horses. GodDAMN, those Friends of Barbaro have created a whole batch of monsters, it's ridiculous.
4. Once the horse is ready, evaluates its training level and honestly advertises it based upon that evaluation.
5. If the horse is unhandled/untrained, provides training before adopting the horse out so that the horse may have a better chance at a happy future.
6. Does not adopt out without an in-person site check, reference check including vet/farrier, and legally binding contract forbidding resale and requiring a standard of care that is to be maintained.
7. Conducts follow-up visits at reasonable intervals to ensure care is being maintained.
8. Never takes in more horses than it can care for and keep everything up to date on.
9. Maintains its own premises in the same condition it expects from its adopters - i.e. clean stalls, safe fencing, no hazards in the pasture. Does not whine about having soooo many horses and not enough help and make excuses for their own place being a shithole.
10. Never disposes of a horse it has failed to place via a dealer or auction. Is unafraid to euthanize a horse who is crippled and suffering, or who is so mentally unpredictable that its chances of finding a safe home are close to zero.
..I want this.
I want to do this.
I want to be able to do this, and nothing else.
I would be happy doing this,
I can see myself doing this.
What I can't see, is how I get there from here.
2. Does ALL the vet work...at their own expense
3. Does ALL the farrier work including remedial work and special shoeing...at their own expense. Does not spend more time begging for $$ on message boards than caring for horses. GodDAMN, those Friends of Barbaro have created a whole batch of monsters, it's ridiculous.
4. Once the horse is ready, evaluates its training level and honestly advertises it based upon that evaluation.
5. If the horse is unhandled/untrained, provides training before adopting the horse out so that the horse may have a better chance at a happy future.
6. Does not adopt out without an in-person site check, reference check including vet/farrier, and legally binding contract forbidding resale and requiring a standard of care that is to be maintained.
7. Conducts follow-up visits at reasonable intervals to ensure care is being maintained.
8. Never takes in more horses than it can care for and keep everything up to date on.
9. Maintains its own premises in the same condition it expects from its adopters - i.e. clean stalls, safe fencing, no hazards in the pasture. Does not whine about having soooo many horses and not enough help and make excuses for their own place being a shithole.
10. Never disposes of a horse it has failed to place via a dealer or auction. Is unafraid to euthanize a horse who is crippled and suffering, or who is so mentally unpredictable that its chances of finding a safe home are close to zero.
..I want this.
I want to do this.
I want to be able to do this, and nothing else.
I would be happy doing this,
I can see myself doing this.
What I can't see, is how I get there from here.