Eligible for Shipping Credit of up to $500!

"Creek" is by far one of the most handsome and sweetest horses we have had come through the Medina, OH location! He is a big labrador retriever. Just turning 4 years old he has his baby moments, but his young heart is just so excited to play with anyone he deems a friend! Creek loves pasture turnout, his turnout buddies, and greeting all the other horses in the barn. In a small area he will get playful if the other horse shows him that they will join in on the fun!

Creek is a kind, loving soul looking for someone to take a chance on him to be the most beautiful, loving pasture puff with an unknown future. Sadly, Creek has ringbone in his left hind. He is not sound to ride but currently enjoys his pasture time.  Creek's soundness could potentially worsen, or it could stay the same, but we are hoping to find him a home that will love him for just being him! He is an absolutely handsome boy with great confirmation, it is just his ringbone keeping him limited. How many of us have a hitch in our giddy-up, yet still want and deserve love? As always, x-rays are available to interested and approved adopters.

Creek loves kids as is evident in his photo with our trainer's 2 year old daughter. He has many nicknames as he has become the barn mascot and marshmallow - or Mas-mallow! He was also known as Chunky Monkey at the track!

Due to his diagnosis, his fee is waived and if at any time he becomes uncomfortable, he is welcome back to the program as are all of New Vocations' adoptees. 

Shipping Credit Information

This horse is eligible for a shipping credit of up to $500! Here's what you need to know.

If you're using a commercial shipper*:

• Arrange shipping with the transporter of your choice and inform the New Vocations trainer you're working with of your shipping plans and the quote you've received. The New Vocations trainer must approve the shipping quote via text or e-mail before the horse ships to receive the shipping credit.
• Pay the shipping bill in full.
• E-mail a copy of the original transportation bill to accounting@horseadoption.com within 10 days of the horse arriving at your farm or boarding facility. Please include the address of the facility to which the horse was delivered along with your mailing address.
• New Vocations will then mail you a check for up to $500.

If you're picking up the horse yourself or otherwise not using a commercial shipper:

• Arrange a pick-up date and time with the trainer at the facility where the horse is located.
• E-mail accounting@horseadoption.com within 10 days of transporting the horse home. Please include the address of the facility to which the horse was delivered along with your mailing address.
• New Vocations will determine the mileage from the New Vocations facility at which the horse was located to the new farm or boarding barn, based on Google Maps.
• New Vocations will then mail you a check for $1.00/loaded mile (up to $500).

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

ABOUT OUR ADOPTION FEES

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

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, thereby enabling us to assist even more horses transition off the track as stalls open up in our barns! In that way, when you adopt a horse through New Vocations, you’re actually helping two horses: your new family member and the one who takes his place in our program!

While our adoption fees are low, it’s important to remember that costs associated with the ongoing care and additional training for a horse (adopted or otherwise!) 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.

In general, our fees range around $3,500, $2,500, $1,000, and Under $1,000:

• $3,500: This range is for horses considered unlimited in their physical ability or those with exceptional qualities that would make them an upper- or high-level equine athlete.
  
  
• $2,000 - $2,500: This range is for horses we consider physically capable of a mid- to high-level second career. They have few or relatively minor limitations.
  
  
• $1,000 - $1,500: This range is for horses best-suited for a low- to mid-level career. They may have sustained an injury but have been fully treated and rehabbed. These horses have been examined by and cleared by our veterinarians for most disciplines, possibly up to a certain level (for example, suitable for a career jumping 2’0” but not suitable for a 3’6” career).
  
  
• Under $1,000: This range is for horses that could be harder to place in a perfect situation or those with more limited athletic potential (for example, possibly suitable for flat-work only) but are still capable of a successful second career. They have been evaluated by our veterinarians and are otherwise healthy.

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're rehabilitated (if needed), socialized with other horses, evaluated by trainers and veterinarians, and in regular training with a professional; on average, the monetary value of these services exceeds $5,000. Any medical records (often including X-ray and ultrasounds) and pertinent history we have on each horse is also available to interested and approved adopters.