Wonderful Life, a.k.a. Pippi, is a beautiful 16.2h, 5-year-old Thoroughbred mare who never raced.  She is current on all her vaccinations (February 2020) and Coggins, is on a deworming program and had her teeth floated in the fall of 2019.

Pippi will catch your eye with her excellent conformation, her big kind eye and sweet demeanor! She has the biggest heart and just wants to be loved. She loves her carrots and loves to be groomed and clipped, she will close her eyes and fall asleep.  She is incredibly easy to work around and stands well in the cross ties and wash stall and for the farrier. She is a happy girl and has been an easy keeper. She gets along well with the mares she's currently turned out with.  She has impeccable stall manners and is happy just snooze in the corner of her stall.

Pippi is a lovely mover with plenty of engine. She learns quickly and is very smart and wants to please. She has been started on basic dressage, poles and trail riding.This lovely lady is an uncomplicated prospect and should be suitable for an intermediate level rider in a consistent training program to bring along. She is most definitely a show-quality mare, with tons of potential and is a fun prospect and will make a great partner for any discipline!

It is with a heavy heart, health issues has forced her owner to put her up for adoption, which was not an easy decision to make. She deserves a person to call her own!

Location: Forest City, NC

Contact: Cell: 908-894-8044 || Home: 828-436-5156

E-mail: debfh1951@gmail.com

ADOPTION FEE POLICY

New Vocations’ adoption fees are intentionally set lower than the cost of buying most Thoroughbreds or Standardbreds through a private seller. In today’s market, it’s not unusual for horses coming right off the track to be listed for sale at a price between $2,000 and $5,000. At New Vocations, we set a fee that will ultimately help each horse find a home quickly. The program’s facilities are always at full capacity, which means we cannot take in an additional horse until one is adopted. Adopters should be encouraged to know that by adopting a horse through New Vocations, they are actually helping two horses transition to careers outside of racing.

In general, our fees are set at $500, $1,000 or $1,000 with a $1,500 donation.  

• $1,000 with a $1,500 donation: This range is for horses that we consider to be the cream of the crop or “unicorn” horses. They are horses that have few or no limitations and great conformation, movement and size.
• $1,000: This range is for horses that are suitable for a competitive career up to a certain level (for example, cleared for 2’6” but not necessarily 3’). They may have been fully rehabbed from an injury but have been cleared by our veterinarians for most disciplines. 
• $500: This range is for horses that are limited to a flat, trail or companion-type home. These horses are healthy and have been fully rehabbed and evaluated by a vet.

Additionally, adopters get great value for their money: The majority of the horses have been in the program for a minimum of 60 days. During that time, horses are rehabilitated (if needed), socialized with other horses, fully evaluated, and in work with a professional trainer. New Vocations fully discloses each horse’s history and provides all available medical records, many of which include X-ray and ultrasounds.

While adoption fees are low, it should be noted that costs associated with ongoing care and additional training for each horse after adoption can be high. New Vocations hopes that by helping an adopter save money upfront, he or she will have more funds available to cover the continuing costs of properly caring for a horse.