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1.

Tell us about your rescue/adoption group’s background and experience. Areas may want to address: Who's behind the management of your rescue/adoption group? What inspired you to start a horse adoption/rescue group? How long have your been working with horses? In what capacity? How long has your group been active in horse adoption/rescue? To date, about how many horses have you helped?

  

2.

How do you acquire your rescue horses that are later offered for adoption? Areas may want to address: What are your horses being rescued from? Abuse? Financially strapped owners? Wild horses? Where are your horses being rescued from? Locally? Other states? Can people in your community contact you if they see a horse that is in need of rescuing? How often do you get new rescue horses at your facility? What is the maximum number of rescue horses you can have at one time?

  

3.

Tell us about how your rescue group rehabilitates horses before they are adopted. Areas may want to address: What efforts and resources does your group contribute to get a horse ready to adopt? Do you train the rescued horses? For riding? To be friendly? To not be scared of humans? How to group volunteers participate in the rehabilitation efforts? What kinds of vet care do the horses get prior to adoption?

  

4.

Tell us a few aspects that you think set your horse rescue/adoption group apart from other groups in your state. Areas may want to address: Do you make yourself available for additional questions and concerns from past adopters? Do you have any group activities that involve your past adopters? Are there any specialized horse care efforts your group offers that others do not? Do you do any local fundraising activities for your group?

  

5.

List any horse certifications/awards that you personally or your horse rescue/adoption group has been rewarded or earned. Areas may want to address: Has your group been in the local paper? Do you have any state or national horse rescue/adoption certifications? Is your group registered as a non-profit organization? Has your group ever received any special awards, grants or other preferential recognition?

  

6.

Explain what a typical day at your rescue/adoption facility would entail. Areas may want to address: What efforts do you and your volunteers do to care for the horses each day? Do your horses get daily human attention? Grooming, praise, etc? About how many personal hours do you dedicate to the rescue horses each day? Is this your primary day-to-day responsibility? On average, how many volunteers do you have help care for the horses per week?

  

7.	On a monthly basis, about how many horses are available for adoption and how many are actually adopted out?

  

8.

Please explain the process a potential adoptee would go through to adopt one of your rescued horses. Areas may want to address: Do you do a home/stable visit? What type of facilities/care must a potential adopter provide for an adopted horse? What types of adoption fees does your group request/require? What type of background information do you request from a potential adopter?

  

9.

Please list any testimonials from past horse owners who have adopted from you. Areas may want to address: How have past adopters enjoyed their new companions? How have past adopters felt about your group's adoption process? How have past adopters felt about the support & guidance from your group before and after the adoption?

  

10.

Does your horse rescue group accept donations and/or local volunteer support? Areas may want to address: Is there a minimum hourly commitment you require from volunteers? What types of tasks do you need/want volunteers to do? Do your volunteers need to be horse experts or owners? Or just someone who wants to help? Do you accept donations online? by mail? over the phone?

  

Additional Comments:

Please tell us anything else unique about you horse rescue and adoption group that was not included in the above statements. Areas may want to address: Any expert tips/advice before adopting a horse? Who should adopt a horse? What makes a good adoption candidate? What you should do if you see a horse being mistreated in your area?