A: Family Farm is not like any other rescue facility. We do not have horses that have been confiscated. The animals at this facility have been donated by their former owners because of economic hardship, time or location/housing restraints. They come from people who loved them enough to give them up to homes that can afford to house, feed and care for them more easily and provide a stable, loving FOREVER home.
They come to us in all levels of training... from wild to bareback ridable. They are priced as such.
Adoption and Foster fees reflect time, effort and money put into each horse in getting it here, the Program you chose, the horse's training, and it's delivery to you.
A: All adoptions are as unique as each horse. We try to cater to the needs of the horse and the ability of the Adopting Family. Our most basic adoption process is as follows:
You come to Family Farm and chose an available horse. You pay one half of the adoption fee within 24 hours. At that time you have exactly 3 days to complete the adoption process. You must return to spend a minimum of one hour with the horse you chose before you finalize the adoption.
At that time you will be instructed as to the specifics of your horse's history and needed level of care. You will be instructed as to his/her dietary and medicinal (if any) needs and spend time getting to know your horse and how to physically care for the animal.
Before the horse will be released to you, you will be expected to physically perform the basic care procedures on your horse.
ie: halter, saddle, bit, walk/ride, unsaddle, pick feet, wash down and put away. You will also be asked about feed, water and worm med's.
When you render 1/2 the adoption fee, we will schedule a time to deliver the animal to your property. (For delivery times extending more than one week after purchase, boarding fees will apply)
Upon delivery, a clean, secure, livable facility with adequate feed and water containers MUST BE IN PLACE! NO EXCEPTIONS or the horse will go right back home with us. (see contract)
After meeting the facility requirements, full payment must be rendered. At that time the horses are yours and will be offloaded onto your property.
We reserve the right to make at least one visit to your property within the initial 6 months after purchase/adoption to make sure the horses are being cared for as instructed.
Any and all fees paid by you are non-refundable.
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Q: How does your Foster Program Work?
A: We require that any Foster applicants have an existing facility. Foster care is for special needs animals or situations where more than one horse is going to be adopted or cared for. The usual Foster fee is $250 per horse with a reduced adoption fee payable within 60 days.
Fees are Non-refundable.
A: Yes, we do direct sales to qualified buyers at reduced rates. If you already own horses and/or a horse facility we will sell a horse to you at a reduced price and deliver it within 1 week.
(usually same day or next day)
However, your facility must meet with our criteria upon arrival or the horse(s) will not be offloaded.
Payment must be made before delivery so that gas and travel expenses will be covered should your facility fail to meet criteria.
A FAIR Travel expense will be deducted from your payment and it will be returned to you via western union within 60 days.
If you have horses, you know what the criteria is and you will be made aware of it in writing before money changes hands.
These are the rules. They are in place to protect the horses and stop crooked folks from preying on rescue horses. If you don't like them, get a horse some place else.
A: Horses are priced by training and common sense. We try to keep pricing low for most horses so that they can have a better chance of finding a home. Use common sense in choosing a horse. Know that if your chosen horse is a papered Arabian Barrel Horse with countless hours of training it will be priced considerably higher than an unbroken Shetland.
For example, a mixed breed horse in his early 20's who is a good trail rider and great with kids would run you $800 to $1,000.
A 6 year old gelding, being saddle broke would run about the same amount because he's younger but less experienced. You trade one value for the other.
An unbroken 3 or 4 year old filly with no papers would be worth about $400-$500. A 10 year old mare who's only ground training would be $600-$800.
See kinda how that works?
A: If this is a question you are asking yourself, please reconsider adopting a horse.
I have never seen that be the case. Our action would have to be based on the situation and why the horse didn't work for you. In the case that it was the fault of the horse or the facility, we would arrange a reduced rate purchase for another horse of equal or lesser value. YOU CAN IN NO WAY RETURN A HORSE AND GET ONE OF HIGHER VALUE FOR A LESSER PRICE. IT WON'T HAPPEN. If that looks to be the case, you will quickly be reminded there ARE NO REFUNDS and given the phone number to the Better Business Bureau in case you'd like to complain.
The horse will be peacefully picked up with 24 hours, no questions asked. If you refuse, the authorities will arrive with us to retrieve the unwanted animal. If any sign of harm or abuse is found, every charge possible will be filed against you.
Adopting a horse is a serious event in your life. Horses live to be in their mid thirties. 30+ years is a long time.
Would you be asking this question
if you were adopting a child?