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Standardbred Adoption Agencies
Sep 13, 2006

Standardbred Adoption Agencies

The following groups primarily provide adoption opportunities for people interested in adopting retired Standardbreds for use as pleasure horses. Generally, the adoption of these horses precludes the new owner from using the Standardbred for racing or breeding purposes. Some of these groups also offer some structured programs for youths and adults geared toward pleasure riding and driving, and some work with youth with special needs. For specific information on the programs offered by each agency, you should contact them directly.

Before you contact one or more of these groups, please read
FAQs about Standardbred Adoption. It may answer some of your questions about the adoption process and the Standardbred breed.

For more information about Standardbreds, please go to the USTA Standardbred Breed Information page.

This information is provided for your convenience.
The USTA makes no guarantees about the organizations or individuals listed. Please investigate to your own satisfaction before adopting a horse or supporting any charity or individual.
It is strongly recommended that you have a prepurchase exam done on any horse you are thinking of adopting or buying.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact Jamie Rucker, Administrator of the USTA's Standardbred Equine Program, at (614) 224-2291 ext. 3260 or by email to sep@ustrotting.com.

Contacts listed alpahbetically by state or province.
Many of them place horses outside their state.

* indicates that the agency or individual places Standardbreds on a regular basis.
# indicates that the agency or individual places Standardbreds primarily or exclusively.
^ indicates the group is a 501c3 charity, and donations/adoption fees may be tax deductible.

Michelle Staples # 
P. O. Box 106
Point Arena, CA 95468
(707) 882-3912
staplhorse@jps.net
http://staplhorse.tripod.com

Wendi Wiener # 
2090 St Lawrence St.
Riverside, CA  92504
(909) 688-8582
paceracer@earthlink.net
Message board: http://members3.boardhost.com/paceracer/

Spirit Of Lodi Stables #
Mary Harris & Raleigh Wiseman
3001 Schmidt Ln.
Elk Grove, CA 95758
(916) 684-3009
Vicki Evans #
Tule Creek Ranch
P O Box 1387
Hayfork, CA 96041
(530) 628-4567
vevans@hvcs.net
members.tripod.com/vicki_evans/tulecreekranch.html
The SummerWinds Stables ^
Elena DiSilvestro
148 Greystone Rd.
Hartly, DE 19953
302-492-8038
summerwinds@verizon.net
www.summerwindsstables.com
Tri-State Equine Adoption & Rescue, Inc. * ^
869 Hartly Rd.
Hartly, DE 19953
(302) 492-0492 or -3914
saveahorse@aol.com
www.tristateequine.org


Debra Sweger #
3179 Thoroughbred Dr.
Brooksville, FL 34602
(352) 796-4842
dsweger@juno.com
www.sphofl.com
Equine Rescue & Adoption Foundation, Inc. *^
10152 W. Indiantown Rd. Suite 136
Jupiter, FL 33478
561-622-6539
ERAF_FL@hotmail.com
www.equinerescuefl.org



Friends of Ferdinand*^
P.O. Box 1784
Indianapolis, IN  46206
(888) 612-7402
www.friendsofferdinand.org 
contact@friendsofferdinand.org


Equine Transitional Training Alliance, Inc. ^
Keri Basham
P O Box 24834
Lexington, KY  40524
(859) 846-5655
ettahorse@hotmail.com
communities.msn.com/equinetransitionaltrainingalliance

Horse Lovers United, Inc. ^ #
Lorraine Truitt
P.O. Box 2744
Salisbury, MD  21802-2744
(410) 749-3599
Fax (410) 749-7297
boxwood@earthlink.net 
www.horseloversunited.com
American Standardbred Adoption Program of Michigan #
Joy Hasselbring
16230 Beaver Lake Rd.
Lachine, MI 49753
(989) 379-3098 
New Hampshire Equine Humane Association ^
27 Main St.
Goffstown, NH 03045
All Calls (603) 497-5900
For Abuse and Neglect 1-888-75-NHEHA (1-888-756-4342)
NHEHA@Aol.com
Standardbred Retirement Foundation ^ #
Paula Campbell, President
P.O Box 763
Freehold, NJ 07728-0763
(732) 462-8773
Fax (732) 431-9503
srfmail@bellatlantic.net
www.adoptahorse.org  
Caprio Stables #
Alana Caprio
3603 Lockport Rd
Oakfield, NY 14125
(716) 948-9877 
Sunshine Horses Inc. ^ 
Linda Meier, DVM
5500 - 5515 Bartell Road
Brewerton, NY  13029
(315) 635-5201
www.sunshine-horses.org
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary * #
Christine & Michael Dodge
P O Box 432
York, NY 14592
(585) 584-8210
rescue@rochester.rr.com
www.hrsny.org 
 
Hurricane Bay Farm
Kady & Russell Harrington
301 Brookview Ln.
Carthage, NC 28327
(910) 673-8570
legacydog@pinehurst.net 
Lost Acres Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation ^
Sissy Burggraf
7849 Charleston Pike
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(740) 779-6761
Fax (740) 779-6763
LAHRR@bright.net
www.geocities.com/sblahrr
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program * ^
Dot Morgan
3293 Wright Road
Laura, OH 45337
(937) 947-4020 or (614) 771-6825
fax (937) 947-3201 or fax (614) 771-6992
anna@horseadoptoin.com
www.horseadoption.com
Retired Equine Adoption Society Of The Northeast * ^
(R.E.A.S.O.N.)
Lisa Smith
RR 2 Box 379
Harveys Lake, PA 18618
(570) 333-5266
reasonequine@aol.com
http://reasonhorserescue.com
Lost & Found Horse Rescue ^
852 Valley Rd
York, PA 17403
(717) 428-9701
lostandfound@blazenet.net
www.lfhr.org
Bright Futures Farm ^
Beverlee Dee
44793 Harrison Rd.
Spartansburg, PA 16434
(814) 827-8270
bdee@brightfuturesfarm.org
www.brightfuturesfarm.org
Last Chance Ranch ^
Lori Benetz
9 Beck Rd
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 538-2510
lori@lastchanceranch.org
www.lastchanceranch.org
H.O.U.R.S.E. of Vermont ^ #
Humane Organization for Un-Raceable Standardbred Equines
C. Terry Holden
525 Vt. Rte. 109
Jeffersonville, VT 05464
(802) 644-2759
hourseinvt@vtlink.net
www.hourseinvt.org
Crossed Sabers/Second Wind Adoption Program * ^
Celeita Kramer
RR 2 Box 24 A, Jockey Camp Road
West Union, WV 26456
(304) 873-3532 work, (304) 873-3030 stable
Fax (304) 873-3121
secondwindadopt@aol.com
www.crossedsabers.com

Carol Yohn #
N2522 Columbus-Fall River Rd.
Columbus, WI 53925
(920) 623-5248, Fax (920) 623-0348
yohn@internetwis.com

Midwest Horse Welfare Foundation, Inc. * ^
Scott Bayerl, Director
10990 Hwy 73
Pittsville, WI  54466
Telephone:  715-884-2215
scott@equineadoption.com
www.equineadoption.com

American Standardbred Adoption Program, Inc. # ^
Susan Wellman, Director
S 6039 Pedretti Ln.
DeSoto, WI  54624
(608) 689-2399
asapinc@mwt.net or welsus@viroqua.k12.wi.us
www.4thehorses.com


In Canada...
Performance Standardbreds #
Kathy Sunberg
40 Robinson Rd., Calgary, AB  T3Z 3K6
403-242-8666, Fax 403-246-8046
ksunberg1@sprint.ca
www.p-standardbreds.org

The British Columbia Standardbred Horse Adoption Society #
Box 34008 -- 17740 #10 Highway
Surrey, British Columbia V3S 8C4
Phone: 604-574-5558, Fax: 604-574-5503
tim@greenerpastures.ca
www.greenerpastures.ca


 
Heaven Can Wait Equine Rescue
Claire Malcolm
95 Cameron Rd.
Cameron, ON, K0M 1G0, Canada
(705) 359-3766, Fax (705) 359-3769
HCWEquineRescue@hotmail.com
www.heavencanwaitequinerescue.org

Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society #
Kelly McLaughlin, Program Coordinator
44 Crawford Crescent, 2nd Floor
Campellville, ON,  L0P 1B0, Canada
(905) 854-6099, Fax (905) 854-6100
osas@bellnet.ca
www.digitalwave.ca/osas

PEI Equine Retirement Society*
Dale Cameron
RR 2, Milburn;
O'Leary, P.E.I., C0B 1V0, Canada
(902) 859-3116 or (902) 859-1697
peiers@mailcity.com
www.angelfire.com/ca/equineretirementsoc/

Saskatchewan Standardbred Adoption Program #
Box 194
Lang, SK, S0G 2W0, Canada
members.tripod.com/~Big_Tees_Horses_more/adoptfromhere.htm

Overseas...
Adopt A Standardbred-NZ #
Kelly Taylor
441 Barrington Street
Christchurch 2
New Zealand
ph: +64-25-224-9597 (bus), +64-3-325-2737 (a/h)
adopt_a_standardbred@hotmail.com

Be sure to check out these websites!

Stolen Horse International, Inc.
helping to reunite stolen horses with their families
http://netposse.com

Recycle Racehorses HorseRide Message Board at members2.boardhost.com/hollihorse

Kathy's List at
http://www.sphomaine.net/cgi-bin/bbs/horses.pl

USTA's Hitching Post at www.ustrotting.com/sep/hitching.htm

 




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