Are you looking for a new horse? Adopting a horse from a horse rescue can be a great idea, depending on just what you’re looking for in your new horse. Have you considered adopting a rescue horse? Here are a few reasons why you might want to do just that.

Help Horses in Need

When you adopt a horse from a rescue, you’re providing a good home to a horse in need. But you’re not just helping that horse – by adopting a horse, you’re opening up a stall in the rescue. That rescue can then help another horse in need to find a new home. Adopting a horse from a rescue creates a chain reaction: because you have helped that one horse, many other horses can also now be helped.

Lower Cost

Rescues typically offer horses for adoption fees that are much lower than what you would pay if you were to buy a horse. Because rescues want to encourage adoption of their horses, they strive to keep their fees reasonable. The adoption fees usually go towards covering the feed and veterinary care that the horse has required while he was at the rescue. Adopting a horse from a rescue means that you can still get a quality horse for a much lower price than you would pay to buy a similar horse from a private seller.

Strength of Emotional Bond and Partnership

Many riders will attest to the fact that rescue horses often form intense and deep bonds with their new owners. Rescue horses may require a bit of work and training, but in providing that you can also create an understanding and a partnership with your new horse.

Enjoyment of Working with a Rescue

Typically, horse rescues just want what is best for their horses. In adopting a horse from a rescue, the situation will be very different from what you would encounter if you were looking at horses offered for sale by private sellers. While each rescue has its own approach to its adoption program, often you will find dedicated horse people with a genuine desire to make sure that you and your adopted horse are a perfect match for each other.

Emotional Reward

There's a significant emotional reward that comes with adopting a rescued horse. Knowing that you are helping an animal in need brings with it a sense of satisfaction and helpfulness. Your generosity in adopting a horse without a home and the effort that you put into your new horse’s training and continued care can result in a sense of accomplishment, pride, and an overall feeling of happiness.

These are just some of the many reasons that adopting a horse from a rescue can be a great experience. Have you ever adopted a horse?

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