Veterinarian-Recommended Horse Adoption Tips

An equine veterinarian offers horse adoption tips in response to a Florida horse rescue fraud case.
Share
Favorite
Close

No account yet? Register

ADVERTISEMENT

As a fraud case pends against operators of the Napier Log Cabin Horse and Animal Sanctuary in Florida, an equine veterinarian offers tips to ensure potential horse owners adopt from reputable organizations.

Jose Castro, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, ABVP, clinical instructor for equine field services with the University of Tennessee's Large Animal Clinical Services, said because of the recent lackluster economy, the number of abandoned horses has increased, and more horses have entered rescue organizations' care. As a result, it’s critical that prospective owners ensure that rescues offering horses for adoption have a good reputation for making successful matches.

Castro said reputable rescues will provide prospective owners with the adoptable horse's medical, dental, and farrier records. They will also provide prospective owners with contact information for veterinarians and other professionals who have provided care for the horse.

"Horse rescuers can't make it without relying on donations and lots of volunteers, so there won't be any foul play at a rescue with a good (adoption) track record," Castro said

Create a free account with TheHorse.com to view this content.

TheHorse.com is home to thousands of free articles about horse health care. In order to access some of our exclusive free content, you must be signed into TheHorse.com.

Start your free account today!

Already have an account?
and continue reading.

Share

Written by:

Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

Related Articles

Stay on top of the most recent Horse Health news with

FREE weekly newsletters from TheHorse.com

Sponsored Content

Weekly Poll

sponsored by:

How much time do you usually spend grooming your horse?
439 votes · 439 answers

Readers’ Most Popular

Sign In

Don’t have an account? Register for a FREE account here.

Need to update your account?

You need to be logged in to fill out this form

Create a free account with TheHorse.com!