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Prospective Horse Requirements

We are looking to add a few more quiet and sound horses to our adaptive riding team, serving people of all abilities including children and adults with special needs. Our horse's receive the best care and we welcome anyone considering EquiCenter as a second home for their horse to tour the facility and learn more about our programs.

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Requirements for Purchase or Donation

 

  • Under 15 years old 

  • Under 17 hands tall

  • Strong, stocky build preferred

  • Sound at walk, trot and canter

  • Quiet temperament under saddle and polite in hand

  • Good with props, sounds, etc. 

  • A trial to ensure the horse is a good fit for our program is preferred

  • Must be able to be on some grass - no dry lots on site here

  • Horses must be able to go into a herd and live outside 24/7


Requirements for Free Lease

  • Horse must be returned to owner once it needs to retire from our program

  • Owners cover expenses outside of routine care (specialized shoeing, joint injections, special medications, etc.).  EquiCenter covers all day to day routine care including farrier trims and routine veterinary care.

  • Sound at walk and trot 

  • Quiet temperament under saddle and polite in hand

  • Good with props, sounds, etc.

  • A trial to ensure the horse is a good fit for our program is preferred

  • Must be able to be on some grass - no dry lots on site here

  • Horses must be able to go into a herd and live outside 24/7

 

Horse Care at EquiCenter


Our horse’s receive massage, chiropractic, cold laser and acupuncture treatments as needed. They are exercised by experienced riders regularly outside of lessons to keep them fit and we have a max weight limit as well as max number of lessons per week depending on the individual horse. Our horses live outside 24/7 in small herds with clean bedded sheds, automatic heated waterers and blankets as needed.  


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If you are interested in leasing, donating, or selling a horse to EquiCenter, please contact Brianna Hoyt at bhoyt@equicenterny.org or 585-624-7777

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