Looking for a pocket-sized horse with an “in your pocket” personality? Schade is your girl! She is a whopping 14.2 hands, but don’t let her size fool you! Schade is only 2, so odds are she’ll do some more growing. 

Schade’s sweet personality matches her appearance, and she is easy to lead around the barn. She goes out with two other mares at night (who are both over 16 hands) and she does great! She has enough spunk to not let herself get picked on! She stands very well for the vet and farrier and has no stall vices. As some mares are, she can be a little expressive with her ears when she isn’t happy, but doesn’t mean anything by it. She can be mouthy when she’s in her stall, but all she’s trying to do is get your attention! 

We’ve sat on Scahde (which is not new to her—she had training under saddle on the track) a couple of times as she is still so young. The few times she’s been under saddle, she’s shown great, level-headed potential! She has a nice, natural head carriage and is a perfect mix of whoa and go. She has walked bravely in our outdoor riding ring with some spooky Halloween jumps set up, as well as a liverpool, and didn’t bat an eye! She has a very mature mindset for her age which excites us to see what she can tackle in the future. Schade will need some time off to continue growing and maturing , and her conformation is a little crooked in her front legs, so only time will tell how she’ll ‘finish’ once she’s done growing (horses aren’t done growing until they’re around 8!), but she does already have some arthritic change, so we’d recommend a home with low-level aspirations to give her the best prognosis for riding soundness!

Shipping Credit Information

If the adopter will be shipping the adopted horse via a commercial transportation company, the following steps should be taken:

1. The adopter sets up transportation with a commercial shipper for their newly adopted horse and pays the shipping bill in full. Adopter will contact the trainer at the facility where the horse is located and provide the pickup date and time, as well as the name of the transportation company.
2. Once the horse has been delivered to the adopter, the adopter needs to submit a copy of the original transportation bill to accounting@horseadoption.com within 10 days of receiving the adopted horse.
3. New Vocations will determine the mileage from the New Vocations facility where the horse was located to the horse’s new home based on Google Maps. New Vocations will mail a check to the adopter for $1.00/loaded mile (up to $500) or the cost of the commercial transportation bill, whichever is less.*

A commercial transportation/shipping company by this definition is any equine transportation company that has a USDOT number.

If the adopter will be picking up the adopted horse up themselves or will not be using a commercial transportation service, the following steps should be taken:

1. Arrange a pick-up date and time with the trainer at the facility where the horse is located.
2. New Vocations will determine the mileage from the New Vocations facility where the horse was located to the horse’s new home based on Google Maps. New Vocations will mail a check to the adopter for $0.75/loaded mile within 10 days of the adopter picking up their adopted horse.*

*New Vocations will provide a shipping credit of up to $500.

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 $2,500.

• $2,500: This range is for horses that we consider to be the cream of the crop or the unicorn horses. They are horses that have few or no limitations, have 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 3’). They may have been fully rehabbed from a race injury but have been cleared 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.