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Adoption Requirements

Horses and other animals in need are currently in the care of SHARE volunteers, waiting for a good home. The following are our adoption requirements. If you can't meet these requirements but would still like to adopt, please fill out an application and explain your situation. Our primary interest is a good, permanant home for the horses!

We also always welcome volunteers, sponsors, and even foster homes.

The Starved Horse

My heart hurts because I am not loved.
I wish I could fly away just like a dove.
My tail no longer swishes back and forth.
I have lost everything that I was worth.
I am too skinny and too weak to care.
Something that no-one should ever have to bear.
Maybe I will get fed today.
Why am I teasing myself this way?
I know I will not get food or water.
To my owner I am just a bother.
They might love me I try to think.
Nicer thoughts I try to seek.
Today I will lay down in the mud.
Fall asleep and never wake up.

Adoption Requirements

For a complete understanding of the relationship between SHARE adopters and SHARE, please review our adoption contract.

1.	You must live in Illinois or close neighboring state.
2.	Adopters must be 21 or over. If under 21, your parent(s) can adopt for you. Please have them fill out the adoption application.
3.	Preferrably, you would own the property where the horse will be kept, however other arrangements will be considered.
4.	Must provide a letter of recommendation from your veterinarian and one from your farrier if you are now a horse owner. If you do not have a farrier, a letter from another person will suffice.
5.	You must visit the horse to see if you are a match with the particular horse you wish to adopt. We will schedule an appointment after we receive your adoption application.
6.	We will visit your facility to see the facility and your animals.
7.	If you continue with the adoption, you will be required to pay an adoption fee which is set by the board of directors for each animal. We will continue to inspect the animal for two years.
8.	If at any time the animal is not being properly cared for SHARE has the right to seize the animal.
9.	You are NEVER allowed to sell the animal to slaughter. The expectation is that when you adopt, you are committing to providing a lifetime home for the animal. We ALWAYS have first right of refusal if you decide not to keep the animal. For complete details, please review our adoption contract.