2025 RRP Thoroughbred Makeover Eligible

This tall handsome gelding is looking for a quiet and patient partner to bring him along into his next career. "Yes" has lovely manners, is easy to work with, and aims to please. He’s an easygoing boy on the ground and walks quietly and politely to turnout where he makes friends with everyone! Under saddle, Yes is eager to do his best! He’s straightforward, but would do best with a rider who sits up and is in the tack. We see Yes becoming someone's brave eventer or jumper.

• Leading and Ground Manners - Level 1 - Yes walks to and from his paddock quietly and politely.
• Grooming and Tacking - Level 1 - Yes stands quietly on the crossties for grooming and tacking.
• Horse Care - Level 2 - Yes wears regular front shoes.
• Riding - Level 2 - Yes is a horse who likes to get straight to work. He aims to please and is very responsive.
• General Demeanor - Level 1 - Yes is well-behaved and has no vices. He is easy to have around the barn. Yes loves attention and is in-your-pocket!
• Physical Capability - Level 3 - Yes has no known injuries and can go in any direction for his second career!

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Interested in this horse? Already approved adopters may reach out to this horse's trainer at the "Email About This Horse" button above for further information. Still need to become approved? Learn about the process and start your questionnaire at newvocations.org/adopt. Approved applications are valid for 2 years.

ABOUT OUR ADOPTION FEES

New Vocations intentionally sets our horses’ adoption fees lower than the average cost of buying a Thoroughbred or Standardbred from a private seller (in today’s market, horses coming right off the track are often listed at $5,000 to $10,000!).

Our fees range from $0 (waived) to $3,500.

• Fees typically correspond with a horse’s Anticipated Physical Capability. So, horses that are found to be best suited for non-riding careers (our Pasture Potatoes) have waived fees, while the fees for horses assessed to be suitable for high-impact careers will be up to $3,500.

While our adoption fees are low, it’s important to remember that costs associated with ongoing care and additional training for a horse can be high. We hope that by helping adopters save money upfront, you’ll have more funds available to cover the costs of properly caring for and training a retired racehorse.

When you adopt a horse through New Vocations, you’re helping two horses; your new family member and the one who takes their place in our program. Our facilities are nearly always at max capacity, which means we can’t take in a new horse until one is adopted. Keeping our adoption fees low helps us find appropriate homes for horses quickly, enabling us to help even more horses transition off the track as stalls open up in our barns!

Another perk of adopting from us: we do all we can to give you the most value for your adoption fee. Most adoptable horses have been in the program for a minimum of 60 days, during which they've rehabilitated (if needed), socialized with other horses, been evaluated by trainers and veterinarians, and have been in regular training with a professional. On average, the monetary value of these services exceeds $5,000. Any medical records (often including X-rays and ultrasounds) and pertinent history we have on each horse are also available to interested and approved adopters.