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KyEHC
P.O. Box 910124
Lexington, KY 40591
859-881-5849
info@KyEHC.org

  

ADOPT A HORSE

If you're interested in adopting:

        1. Download the .pdf Adoption Application - click here.
        2. Send back the completed application. photos, and the $10 fee.
        3. We'll contact you when/if your application has been approved.
        4. Visit us to pick out your horse. If you don't find the horse you're looking for,
          we'll keep your application until the horse you're interested in shows up

Click here to download the .pdf Adoption Application.


Adoption Fees
Adoption Fees range from $1.00 to $500.00, depending on the equine's age, health, amount of training, and experience. If you would like to find out the adoption fee for a specific equine please email us at: info@kyehc.org


HORSES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
Updated 4-10-08

LOVE AFFAIR

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 12
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Racing/Broodmare
Suitability:
 Light Riding or Pleasure
Personality:
 Love Aflair is a sweet and kind mare who is easy to handle and groom. She is recovering from a bowed tendon and will be ready for riding again in a few months.

RINGER'S GIRL

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 18
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Broodmare
Suitability:
 Unaccessed
Personality:
 Ringer's Girl is a sweet mare but can be a little pushy at times. She gets along well with other mares.

SANTA ZANTA

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 4
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:
 Santa Zanta is a young mare who has a sweet and willing attitude but needs an experienced handler. Zanta gets along well with other mares and enjoys being groomed.


SPECTACULAR SUE

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Grey
Age:
 18
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Racing/Broodmare
Suitability:
 Companion
Personality:
 Sue is very gentle and easy to handle. She gets along well with other mares. Sue would make a great companion or babysitter.

CHARLIE

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Chestnut
Age:
 2
Gender:
 Colt
Height:
 13 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Show or Pleasure
Personality:
 Charlie has a very sweet and willing attitude. Charlie is a little timid but is learning to trust humans more and more each day.

TRUFFLES

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 2
Gender:
 Filly
Height:
 13 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Show or Pleasure
Personality:
 Truffles is a very cute and sweet filly. She is very curious and willing to please.

Bangalore

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 3
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Trained to Race
Suitability:
 Show or Pleasure
Personality:
 Bangalore is a quiet gelding who was in training to race, but never started. He is easy to handle and gets along well with other horses.

Dancing in Puddles

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 10
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:
 Puddles is a kind mare with a big heart. Puddles earned over $150,000 during her racing career She would make a great trail or pleasure mount.

Dancing Lass

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Chestnut
Age:
 20
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Broodmare
Suitability:
 Companion
Personality:
 Lass is a sweet and calm girl who loves being pampered with attention. She is easy to handle and groom.

Graduate of Honor

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Chestnut
Age:
 8
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Light Riding
Personality:
 Grady is a gentle mare who is easy to groom and handle.

Jewel

Breed:
 Morgan Cross
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 14
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 14,1 Hands
History:
Lesson Horse
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:
 Jewel is a very sweet and curious mare. She loves being spoiled and pampered with attention. She was previously used in a lesson program and needs an assertive rider.

Two Eyed Tootie

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 24
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.2 Hands
History:
Racing/Broodmare
Suitability:
 Companion
Personality:
 Tootie is a gentle mare who gets along well with others. She would make a wonderful companion for another horse.

Sparky

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 16
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:
 Sparky is very gentle and loves peppermints. He gets along well with others and is easy to handle and groom.


Wise Girl Karma

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 6
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Show or Pleasure
Personality:
 Karma is a pretty mare who would make a great pleasure mount. She is good to groom, but can get nervous in new situations.

Sweetest Play

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 16
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Racing/Broodmare
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:
 Sweetie is a kind mare who is ready for a new job. She would make an excellent trail or pleasure horse. Sweetie is easy to groom and handle.

BAY BOY

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 7
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Show or Pleasure
Personality:
 Bay Boy is easy to handle, has a great personality and gets along with other geldings.

BUNKER BURSTER (Pedro)

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 6
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 16.2 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure Riding
Personality:
 Pedro is a very personable and sweet but can be full of energy.

DIAMOND BALLROOM

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Chestnut
Age:
 10
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Diamond was on his way to slaughter when he was purchased from the kill pen at auction by a very caring individual who donated him to KyEHC for a second chance at a new home. Diamond raced for 5 years and had started 45 times when his racing career ended this past August.
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
 He is VERY sweet and easy going.

DIXIE

Breed:
 Arab Cross
Color:
 Sorrel
Age:
 4
Gender:
 Filly
Height:
 14.2 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
 Gentle, but shy. Bathes easily and stands tied. Leads.

FIRECRACKER

Breed:
 Arab
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 4
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 14 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
 Unhandled

GATO PICHON

Breed:
Thoroughbred
Color:
Chestnut
Age:
9
Gender:
Gelding
Height:
16.1 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
Gato is sound and is easy to work with, he gets along great with other geldings.

GILBERT

Breed:
 Quarter Horse/Rocky Mountain Horse
Color:
 Chestnut
Age:
 4
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 14.3 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
 Friendly. Needs training.

LADY

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 14
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.1 Hands
History:
Pleasure/Trails
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
 Lady gets along great with other mares, she is easy to work with and needs an experienced rider.

MELODY

Breed:
Quarter Horse
Color:
Bay
Age:
24
Gender:
Mare
Height:
14.3 Hands
History:
Therapeutic Riding Horse
Suitability:
Pasture Mate
Personality:
Melody is an extremely sweet mare. She has arthritis so can only be a pasture mate.

NEARCTIC RINGER
"CAPTAIN"

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 5
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 15.2 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:

Captain is a very sweet boy and easy to handle.

NORTHERN RAZYANA

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 7
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure / Show
Personality:
 Easy to groom, leads, ties and gets along well with other mares.

POOCHIES MOCCASIN

Breed:
Thoroughbred
Color:
Bay
Age:
7
Gender:
Mare
Height:
16 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
Pleasure/Show
Personality:
Poochie is a beautiful mare, very sweet and easy to handle.

PRINCESS

Breed:
 Arab
Color:
 Dark Bay
Age:
 2
Gender:
 Filly
Height:
 Currently 13.2 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Driving
Pleasure Riding
Personality:
 Sweet temperament. A great prospect. Not broken yet.

QUEENIE

Breed:
 Arab
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 6
Gender:
 Filly
Height:
 14.3 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trail
Personality:
 Sweet temperament. A great prospect. Not broken yet.

RINGER'S WILDCAT

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 8
Gender:
 Gelding
Height:
 16 Hands
History:
Unknown
Suitability:
 Pleasure
Personality:
 Wildcat is very sweet and easy to work with.

SUNFLOWER COUNTY

Breed:
 Thoroughbred
Color:
 Bay
Age:
 4
Gender:
 Mare
Height:
 15.3 Hands
History:
Racing
Suitability:
 Pleasure/Trails
Personality:
 Sunflower has a wonderful personality and is very easy to work with.  She loves attention and will make someone a great pleasure or trail horse.