Adoption Procedures
Thank you for considering adoption and MVHR for your next equine!
MVHR is committed to helping to create a rewarding life-long experience for you and your equine. MVHR is here to provide you with any support you may need to help adoption be a success, and we hope that this is just the beginning of your relationship with MVHR.
We do ask that you please carefully evaluate your needs and commitment towards adopting an equine, as MVHR receives animals from many sources, including stray animals, animals recovered from cruelty cases, and relinquishments from prior homes. MVHR does its best to get to know the animals under our care and will share with you all information we have and learn about any animal you are considering adopting. However, it is impossible to know an equine’s entire history and/or predict any equine’s behavior with certainty. Equines adopted from MVHR include no guarantees regarding soundness or temperament.
We encourage all potential adopters to begin the process by reading this page in its entirety, and filling out the Interest Form at the bottom to indicate your interest in exploring adoption. MVHR Staff will then reach out to schedule a “meet and greet” visit to the ranch. This visit will give you an opportunity for our staff to introduce you to equines you may be interested in, as well as others on the ranch who might be suitable for you. This first visit also gives you an opportunity to start to get to know MVHR, and MVHR to get to know you so we can all work towards finding you the best fit possible!
After your meet and greet visit, and once you have identified specific equine(s) with whom you would like to move towards adoption, you will fill out the full Adoption Application. MVHR will then work with you to schedule three return visits, over the following two weeks, so that you can spend additional time with equine(s) you have identified and to work with those equines alongside their respective trainers/handlers to develop a deeper connection with them and further evaluate their suitability for you.
Once you and MVHR staff are both satisfied that a good match has been made, you will enter into a 30 day period with the equine you plan to adopt. During this 30 day trial period, you are fully responsible for all care and expenses for the equine you plan to adopt. We recommend that during this time you take the equine to the facility where you will be keeping it once it is officially yours. This is your time to “try on” all aspects of owning this equine. If for any reason the trial period is unsuccessful, the equine must be returned to MVHR, at your expense, within 5 days of the end of your trial period. If the 30 day trial period is successfully completed to both your satisfaction and that of MVHR staff, adoption fees will be collected and the ownership of the equine transferred to you via Colorado Brand Inspection, which includes identifying information about your specific equine(s). You will also be provided with an Adoption Take Home file, which will include all information MVHR has compiled about your specific equine(s) including all veterinary records.
Important things for you to know and consider before beginning this process:
Applications are reviewed on a first come, first serve basis.
MVHR reserves the right to turn down an adoption application if they feel the match is not suitable.
If MVHR does not have a suitable horse for you when you first contact us, we will keep your Adoption Interest form on file and encourage you to contact us if you see a horse you have interest in on our website or social media pages.
Adoption fees vary depending on the training, age and medical condition of the equine, and are non-negotiable.
No equine adopted from MVHR is to be used for breeding, racing or sold at auction.
Once you have completed the adoption process as outlined above, the ownership of the equine will be fully transferred from MVHR to you.
You agree to provide the equine with a good home and proper treatment and care, including appropriate shelter, food, water and medical attention and shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to the care of the equine. You further agree to provide the equine with safe and adequate shelter, turnout area, adequate and safe fencing, and appropriate and regular exercise.
As owner of the equine, you are responsible for all of his or her expenses, including but not limited to: feed, housing, care, medical/dental expenses, farrier expenses.
You understand that MVHR will contact you from time to time to provide support, if needed, and to check on the progress of your equine. And we encourage you to stay in touch with MVHR and contact MVHR with any questions you may have or just to let us know how your equine is doing. We love to hear from our adopters!
In the event that at any time you can no longer care for your adopted equine, we ask that you notify MVHR. MVHR will do our best to provide you with the support you need to keep you together with your equine. MVHR will always welcome back any equines that are adopted from MVHR. If you decide to rehome your equine with another trusted party, please notify MVHR so we can continue to provide support to the equine.