This sweet-souled girl is looking for her next partner! She's suitable for an advanced intermediate rider working with a trainer—she's lovely to handle on the ground as well as under saddle.

Taking her from her stall to turnout everyday is as easy as they come. She respects your space, understands where she is and easily is unclipped from her halter and let go. She always goes out with confidence.

Her big body is easy to spot from the barn as you look out over the pastures. Although she's only 15.3h tall, she has a stocky build, almost like a Quarter Horse. 

Under saddle, Paradise is a simple ride! She currently does best when she's longed before her rides, but is simple once she's going. She has been worked early in the morning with horses around her in the pastures and also with no horses at all! She just loves having a job and is willing to please! We are currently going walk/trot.

Paradise has a slight dish in her head and her left foreleg turns in a bit, but she has not offered us any reason to believe that she will not be able to do low-level disciplines.

She's still a bit cautious of people walking into her stall, but if you go in with a kind, slow hand, she will move where you need her to. Also, she tends to be higher in the herd rankings depending on who she is with. She has not been out with geldings but is stalled next to a very low-key guy and she has absolutely no issues—mo pinned ears, squealing or mareish tendencies!

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.