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A special thank you to Erin Burnside of Elkins High
School and all the riders that came to the benefit trail ride for SWAP. As her
Senior project Erin raised over $400. for SWAP. Kudos Erin. If we had 100 kids
do this as their senior project or even just as a fund raiser, they could pay to
feed all our horses for a year!! Please consider us kids when you are doing your
volunteer projects for school or if you want to do a fund raiser this summer.
One kid with the desire to help can make a huge difference, just like Erin did.
Bravo for a job well done!!
Congratulations
to our Executor for her selection and award for the International Who's Who of
Professional and Business Women for 2006/2007. Kudos!!
Yehaa, Kudos again to our Executor for her selection to
receive the National Leadership Award by the Republican Party.
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a horse into our adoption program
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see what we have learned over the years and with thousands of horses.
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all of our horses: supplies, tack, dewormers, a donation, fly spray, or a new
halter. Click here to be a sponsor to
one of our horses
Great Goals for 2008:
1. Spend
an hour a day with your horses, not just feeding, training and turning out, but
real quality time doing something that is enjoyable for the both of you.
Grooming or hand walking is a great way to bond with your horse and good for
both you and the horse.
2. Get
your loved ones more involved in your horses. Divorce is the biggest reason we
see horses coming back to us. Don't just share the work, share the fun too and find
something they really enjoy doing with horses.
3. Learn
a new discipline, go to a clinic, a horse show, or equine affaire. Come to one
of our clinics or watch a training video. If you are an adopter you can check
out books and video's from SWAP's Library for just shipping costs. Take a lesson at least once a month or Bring your adoption horse
here and we will help you. The better you are, the more fun you will have.
4. Make a
plan for your horse after you are gone or if you have a major injury, let your
will executor know your plans. Make a plan for emergencies or financial bumps
along the way for your horse. Have a plan if you or your horse gets injured,
even for the tough times of year like winter (or summer down south). Ask friends, family and neighbors
to be part of your plan. Most people can not resist someone when they are asking
for help for the welfare of an innocent animal.
5. Get yourself healthy and in better shape to
prevent injury, to live a long life and to more enjoy your horses. Eat 1-1-1
(one ounce of dark chocolate, one ounce of fresh walnuts, one glass of red wine
daily) and 2-2-2 (2 servings of fresh vegis, 2 of fresh fruit and get 2 sources
of fat free calcium). Drink 100 ounces of spring water a day, get a whole
house water filter. Change over to Sea-salt. Take one teaspoon of apple cider
vinegar every morning to keep your body alkaline (cancer and disease can not
grow in an alkaline body). Eat more fish and chicken and less red meat. Get a
good air cleaner and do daily deep breathing exercises, get outside in the fresh
air and sunshine for at least 1/2 hour every day. Get away from high fat food,
processed foods, fast food, can or boxed food, sugar or artificial sweeteners,
soda and don't eat anything if you can't read all the ingredients and know
exactly what is in it. Clean all vegis and fruits thoroughly, buy organic, buy
ocean caught fish, not farm raised, buy fresh meat and raw milk, not packed or
processed. Eat only natural carbs (potatoes, rice, oats) bake/broil or steam
everything. Use your microwave for only heating water, it kills the nutrition
value in food. Get 8 hours of sleep, reduce stress/risk (reduce commuting by car
pooling, tight schedules, cell phone use in the car, watch or read the news only
once a day or better yet once a week, stay clear of
negative people
and those very negative chat rooms and bulletin boards). Stop Complaining and be
Thankful for what we each have. Do one hour of walking, yoga or weight
training every day and it will make you strong, lean, look great and you'll get
wonderful complements from friends, coworkers and loved ones and the horse work
will be easier and more enjoyable.
6. Read
at least one book on training your horse and one on care each year, if for nothing
else but just inspiration. SWAP has a great
library of books/videos that adopters can check out for just the cost of mailing
it. Click here to
see our Library
7. Get
carrots/apples every time you go to the store, your horses will love you for it and
always come running when you call. Don't feed candy or anything sweeter. Carrots
are sweet enough. Get rid of the sweet feeds and you'll get rid of the hot horse
once and for all.
8.
Realize that if you are having a problem with your horse, more likely than not,
the problem is you. Learn more, practice more, ask in a different way, be
patient, change their environment or daily schedule to better suit them. Taking
better care of a horse always brings out the best in that horse. Good
feed/hay, time to rest in a quiet stall out of the elements, lots of fresh water, time to be with you and time to
just be a horse, time with their buddies, farrier and vet care always done is a
good start. The biggest part of this relationship puzzle is you, not the horse.
If you are struggling, then you need to learn more and get better.
9. Ride
at least once a week, regardless of weather. Use this time as your down time for
healing, your therapy, your time to relieve stress and the pressures of daily
life. Even if you don't ride, go sit and read a book in the pasture with the
horses or sit in the barn and listen to them munch on dinner, away from the
crowd and noise of your day. Enjoy the peace and quiet, enjoy hearing happy
horses eating dinner or grass in the pasture.
10. Spend
time leisurely grooming your horse once a week. Rubber curries are shine makers.
You will have a beautiful horse and a very loyal friend who will do anything for
you.
11. Come and spend a week at SWAP HQ,
volunteering and focusing on helping a horse and giving will change your life
plus it will be the best vacation you ever had. Help
an animal in need, whether fostering, being one of our state reps that goes out
to check on our horses in their homes or helps us approve adopters in their
area. Find horses in need and help us find them homes. Buy a horse at a slaughter
auction, get it fat and trained and we'll help you place it into a good home. Foster and
volunteer for your local small animal adoption program. I promise, the good
things you do will come back to you a hundred times over. Every person has a
talent they can offer and if you help one horse or one dog or cat find a good
home, you have changed their life forever.
12.
Know that every goal is obtainable and it starts with a single step.
Take that first step today!! No matter what it is or how big, YOU CAN DO IT!!
Every goal that is written down will come true (really!). Every famous person,
every great or notable scientist, author, trainer/rider, parent or friend
started out as just a thought, just a goal. Remember to take one step today to
reach your goals.
13. Start
every day with thinking about, what is the most important thing I can do
today to change my life and make it better. Do that one thing and in 30 days
your life will be totally different. Can you imagine what your life would be
like if you did that for 60, 90 or even 365 days a year. The opportunities are
endless.
14. Want to keep your horse sound for life? (That should be every horse owners
number one goal) do a
long slow warm up (cold muscle is easy to injure, a warm one is nearly
impossible to injure). The very best cool down is hand walking your horse for 1 hour after every work out.
Yes, get off the horse and walk with it. Its great exercise for you and a good
time for you to bond. Stop riding your horse during cool downs and stop using a
hot walker, do something good for you and the horse, hand walking. Its also the
best rehab for over work and injuries, the only thing better is hydro therapy
and swimming your horse. Allow soft tissue and hard tissue to
become more conditioned before going into any training program... that usually
means 3 months of at least 3 days a week for soft tissues and 10 months of work for bones to become strong
enough to jump or do any strenuous training program. Don't start any upper level
work, jumping or extensive training until the horse is fit and at least between
age 4 and 6 and has been conditioned for at least 10 months (especially if the
horse has never been jumped/worked or not been jumped or worked in the last
year).
15. Appreciate what you have and be thankful.
Instead of looking at what you don't have, look at what you do. Thank those
people who have helped you and supported you. The more you give, the more that
will come back to you. When you give something away or give something to
someone/something in need, you make space in your life for something good to
come to you. We are all very blessed, if we just take a moment to look
around and enjoy those things.
16. Get used to using favorite mantra's and visualizations
every day, simple ones that are easy to remember, like 'I can do this, I will do
this', 'this isn't going to get the best of me' or even, 'I deserve the best' or
'the gift of love, caring, and support always comes back' and take two minutes
every morning as you wake and at night as you go to sleep to visualize the life
you want, the you you want to be, Our thoughts become things, what you see
is what you get, if you expect the best, the best will happen, change your
self-talk from negative to positive and I promise your life will change for the
better..
17. Each person is put on this earth for a reason, each of
us has a mission. What is yours? Seek and you shall find, finding is a journey
... in the journey and the search you'll find your life purpose. If you died in
your sleep tonight is there something you haven't done that you need to do or
want to do? Someone you need to mend fences with, burnt bridges to fix? People
you need to tell them how much you love them? Have you fulfilled your purpose in
your life? Ask yourself, Why am I here? How can I make this better? Who do
I want to be? Who am I suppose to be? What reason was I put on this earth? What
is my purpose?
18. Be an inspiration to your family, co workers and
friends. We all fall on our face, we all make mistakes, we all get discouraged,
most times we all get up and try again.... sometimes we need a nudge. Instead of
being negative or doing negative things, be their inspiration. You do believe
they can do it, so why not tell them. If their self talk is negative, then you
be their positive self talk.... eventually they will start to say it and believe
it too. Life is self fulfilling, failure feeds on itself or causes more failure,
achieving does as well. So if you or your love ones are in a negative cycle,
break the cycle by changing your thoughts, your self talk, achieve something
small to get yourself and your family back into the cycle of achievement.
19. We all file a flight plan every single day for our
life. Where is your flight going today? Just like a pilot flying, the winds, the
gravitational pull will change your flight plan and take you off course, so you
must make small corrections along the way to make sure you make your
destination. Have you selected your destination? Have you picked the steps in
your flight plan to get there? Every goal is really that easy, pick the goal and
figure out how to get there. The easiest way to pick your flight path/plan is
find someone who has done it before you, then do what they did. Its all baby
steps you know. Just keep an eye on that destination and keep saying...."here is
my destination, this is where I'm going, this is where I am now, this is how I'm
going to get there.... I will arrive at this time on this day. You can do
it..... its just like getting in your car to go to the store, its just deciding
where you want to go and how to get there, then take that first step. You can do
it!! No matter how big or how outlandish you may think your dream to be...
it is obtainable.
20. Laugh every day and try (as hard as it is sometimes)
to find the positive and the humor in each situation (and have at least one bite
of a truly decadent desert once a week). Life is just too short to not enjoy it
thoroughly.
21. We learn the most and do our best work when we have
fallen on our face, when we are struggling, when we are worried, scared or
frustrated, when we anguishing over something or troubled by it. It is then that
you have true motivation, when you think clearer. The most brilliant ideas come
to people when they feel lost, frustrated, or at the bottom, helpless or
hopeless. Cherish these times because its when you can come up with your best
ideas to your biggest problems and challenges. You see, there is a reason for
the rainy days.
22. You can't make everyone happy, its useless to try and
wasted energy to think you can. 50% of all people will not agree with you at any
given time, don't worry about it and don't let it stop you. 50% becomes a lot of
people when you are in the public eye. As long as you are not hurting anyone and
you believe you are doing the right thing, then go ahead and do it. If you are
wondering what is the right thing to do, its usually the harder thing to do, the
toughest path to take. The easy way out is rarely the right thing to do.
Instead of worrying over what someone thinks of you or says about you, do
something amazing and outstanding to inspire them or at least have them sitting
on the side lines being jealous, secretly saying, "wow, she has guts". One
person with purpose becomes the majority, one way or another.
This should
probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day.
1. There
are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least
15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only
reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you
4. A smile
from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.
5. Every
night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean
the world to someone.
7. You are
special and unique.
8. Someone
that you don't even know exists loves you.
9. When you
make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10 When you
think the world has turned its back on you take another look.
11 Always
remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.
Good
friends are like stars.......
You don't
always see them, But you know they are always there.
"Whenever
God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another,
I would
rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here than a whole
truck load when I'm gone.
Always in hope and admiration, Celeita
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 Facility Change
Form
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printable Follow Up Form to fill out and send in.
Facility Change Form . change 7, August 15, 2004 Owners
Initials _____ page 1
of 7
SECOND WIND ADOPTION PROGRAM
Facility Change Form
To be filled out and signed by the adopter
and facility owner if your adoption horse will be
boarded). Send pictures, a layout drawing of
the new facility and a map to the facility with
this form to SWAP HQ at RR 2 Box 24A Jockey
Camp Road, West Union, WV 26456 or fax it
to 304-873-3121 or send them by email to
secondwindadopt@aol.com
Date _______________________
Adopter(s) Full Name
____________________________
Horse's Registered Name
_____________________________________
Breed ______________________ Sex
______________ Year Born _____________
Horse's Barn Name (according to SWAP records)
_________________________
Adopter's Section
Does this change also mean a change in the
adopters address? ______ If yes, please put
down the new full address, phone numbers,
email addresses __________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Is this farm/barn/facility owned by the
adopter? YES NO
If the horse is going to be boarded some
where other than the family farm that you reside
on and own, how far is the stable from the
adopter's home?
______________ work? _____________
Facility Information (To be filled out by the
facility owner)
1. What is the name of the farm/stable:
______________________________________
2. Stable Phone/email:
_________________________________________________________
3. Full address of this farm/stable:
Street ______________________________ City
____________________ state _________ Zip
code______________ County in which this farm
resides: ______________________
4. Name of Farm Owner:
____________________________________________
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5. Name of Farm Manager:
___________________________________________
6. Has anyone on your farm/stable ever been
accused of inhumane treatment of animals by
animal control, humane society, a boarder,
the ASPEA or the authorities? Yes No
7. Has anyone on your farm/stable ever killed
a domestic animal? If yes, please explain the
circumstances:
_______________________________________
8. Has any horse died in the care of this
facility manager? ______ If yes, please explain the
circumstances.
_____________________________________________________________
9. Has anyone at this stable ever been
convicted of a crime? Yes no, if yes, please
explain
____________________________________________________________________
10. Does anyone reside at the farm where the
horse will be boarded? __________
11. How many hours per day is someone on the
property? _______________
12. Write out complete directions to your
farm from the nearest interstate, attach a map
marking the horses residence, the adopters
residence and the adopters work:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
13. How many acres of fenced flat clear cut
pasture is currently used for turn out (total)?
____________________________ (acres)
14. Describe your pasture/paddock size, fence
height, condition and construction
materials.___________________________________________________________________
15. Is there a covered shed or run in located
in the corral, paddock or pasture available to
this horse, where the horse can get out of
the weather or sun? _______
16. If yes, give dimensions of the covered
shed ________. x _______. (in feet)
17. How many horses will be sharing that
covered shed at one time? _________
18. Do you have a barn that will be used on a
daily basis for this horse? _______
19. Is the barn and the covered shed one
structure or different structures?
_________________
20. Will this horse have an individual stall
of its own in this barn, that will not be shared
with another horse and will be used on a
daily basis? _________
21. What are the dimensions of the stall?
________. x _______. (in feet)
22. Describe your shelter or barn size,
height at the lowest point, construction materials,
condition and
age.____________________________________________________________
23. How many horses do you have living on
this property? ________
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24. What is the maximum number of large
animals you will have living on this property?
______
25. What other large animals live on this
facility (both number and type)?
___________________________________________________________
26. # of hours you spend with each horse you
currently board: ______________
27. Do you have any extremely Alpha horses
(top of the herd and hard on other horses) or
any horses that are extremely submissive and
will allow a more alpha horse beat up on
them? ________
28. Will these horses be turned out with the
adoption horse? ________
29. Do you ever feed your horses in the
pasture? _______ If so, how often?
__________________________
30. Are there any times of year when you turn
out 24 hours a day? _____
31. If yes, what months or how often do you
do 24/7 turn out? _______________________
32. Describe in detail your facility (number
of stalls, number of total acres, outdoor rings or
round pens, paddocks, pastures, indoor
facilities, wash stalls)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
33. Will there be boarding horses (where
owners are paying to stay there) turned out with
your adoption horses? _____, if yes, how
many?________________________
34. Do all the horses share the same pasture?
________
35. Will all these horses be turned out
together or will they have separate paddocks for turn
out?
________________________________________________________________
36. Do you have any stallions or colts that
are turned out with other horses (ever)?
________________________________________________________________
37. How do you separate horses that don't get
along during turn out?
________________________________________________________________
38. Do you do same sex turn out? _________
39. How many hours per day will this adoption
horse be turned out? _______________
40. How many days per week will this adoption
horse have turn out? _______________
41. How many horses will be turned out
together at one time? ______________
42. In what size paddock/pasture? ______
acres
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43. Are horses brought into the barn during
winter nights, summer days and inclement
weather? __________
44. If No, what is your turn out plan?
______________________________________________
45. If your barn is set up as a run in shed,
how do you contain horses during sickness,
injury or harsh weather, etc?
__________________________________________________
46. Are there any busy roads bordering this
facility (with excessive traffic or vehicles that
go faster than 25 miles per hour)? Yes No, If
yes, what steps have you taken to protect
the horses from this road and what type of
fence do you have bordering this
road________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
47. Do you feed grain and hay on a daily
basis? ___________
48. How much with each horse on an average?
(in pounds or quarts)
____________________________________________________________________________
49. Do you grain Twice a day or once a day?
__________________________________
50. Describe the type, name brand of
concentrated feeds and type and amount of hay and
percentage of protein you will provide
____________________________________________________________________________
51. Describe the type of watering system you
will provide (stall buckets, automatic
waterers, troughs,
etc)________________________________________________________
52. Do you blanket horses in a water proof
rug or stable blanket? Yes No, If yes, at what
temperature? _______
53. Barn/Stable Veterinarian
Name:
_________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _____________________
Email Address:
__________________________________________________
59. Barn/Stable Farrier
Name:
_________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _____________________
Email Address:
__________________________________________________
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60. Write out directions to this stable or
farm from the nearest interstate, attach a map that
has the stable/farm, the adopters work and
the adopters home clearly marked on the map.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
61. On a separate sheet of paper draw your
horse facilities (a top view, showing layout of
house, barn, pastures/paddocks, arenas, round
pens, etc)
Statements of understanding
62. I understand that SWAP horses require daily exercise,
worming and farrier work every other month,
annual shots and coggins, at least one clear-cut acre of
fenced flat paddock/pasture per horse or exercise
at least 4 times a week (in addition to turn out), and at
least 20 gallons of fresh water daily and at least 1
pound of feed (grain) per 100 pounds of horse per day or
more with matching amounts or more of hay (at
least 10 lbs of grain per day or more a day and at least 10
lbs of hay or more for the average 1000 lb.
Horse) and will provide all the above at our facility.
63. I understand that many of SWAP horses have been worked
hard at a very young age and that, although
they may be sound for many riding disciplines, it is
recommended that before the adopter engage in any
strenuous activity with the horse that they have it checked
by a vet who specializes in the area or
discipline that you are looking at doing before adopting the
horse. I understand that some of these former
competitive horses will never to able to do concentrated
levels of training as required for eventing,
hunter/jumper over fences, upper level dressage, contest or
speed events, competitive trail riding, steeple
chase or endurance racing.
64. I have read and understand the adoption contract signed
by the adopter, the special restrictions of their
adoption horse and the rules of SWAP. I will obtain a copy
of the adoption contract and do my best to
make sure the adopter abides by the agreement with SWAP. I
promise to uphold my responsibility to care
for the horse until it is moved according. I understand that
the adopter is required to provide annual
documentation every June to both SWAP and the original owner
with the adoption horse.s coggins, vet
records, farrier records, current pictures, location,
updates on training, current use, health, illnesses and
injuries, information on lessons taken, handler/rider
training, adoption horse training, etc.
65. I agree to release all vet, dental and farrier records
to Second Wind Adoption Program on the adoption
horses at any time in the event it is needed to verify the
horse.s health while in my care. (this is also
signed by the adopter).
64. I understand that Animals adopted from the Second Wind
Adoption Program include no guarantee
regarding training level, soundness, temperament, breeding
soundness or general condition. The Adopter
assumes full responsibility for any personal injury,
property damage or death caused by an Adopted
Animal in the Adopter's care. As the boarding facility owner
and manager I agree to hold harmless and
indemnify Second Wind Adoption Program, Crossed Sabers
Stable or any other SWAP facility or foster
home, all persons associated with the program, its heirs or
assigns for the horse's training level,
soundness, temperament or general condition and for any
damage caused by the Adopted Animal.
65. I understand SWAP or it's approved foster facilities do
not have the funds available to fully evaluate each
horse medically or physically or for training in all
disciplines or in all situations and that SWAP and it.s
representatives do not know everything about every horse,
regardless of how long the horse has been in
the program. I understand that horses are like people, in
that each horse reacts differently to new
environments and differently to different people, handlers
and riders. As a boarding facility manager or
owner I understand it is my responsibility to get to know
the SWAP horse fully in order to protect it and to
protect the people handling or riding it. I understand that
it can take as much as 6 months for a horse to
acclimate to a new environment and new people that I will
give the adoption horse every opportunity to get
to know me and its new environment. I understand that many
of the SWAP horses are going through a
transition from one career to another and they will require
time, training and patience to learn a new job.
Facility Change Form . change 7, August 15,
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66. As the stable owner/manager, I understand that no lien
can ever be put on an adoption horse for Non
payment of board or any other service that I/we provide at
this stable and that the horse is owned by the
Second Wind Adoption Program, the agreement between SWAP and
the adopter is an agreement of
possession, not ownership.
67. I understand that if the adopter is not paying their
bills (to you, the farrier, vet or any professional that
cares for this horse) in a timely manner or not caring for
their horse, neglecting, abusing or over-working
it, the second wind adoption program must be promptly called
by the stable owner/manager to recover the
horse.
68. I understand that the Second Wind Adoption Program will
Not pay any past bills of adoption horses for
adopters and that as a facility manager I must release the
horse to the Second Wind Adoption Program or
its designated representative.
69. I have also read and understand all the rules and
regulations of adoption and understand that the adopter
can never sell or transfer this horse to another person
without our knowledge and written permission and
that as the boarding facility I will confirm this with SWAP
prior to allowing the horse to be released to
anyone or moved.
70. I also understand that adopter cannot change the horse's
residence without prior approval from the
Second Wind Adoption Program and I will confirm that the
move has been approved by SWAP before a
SWAP horse is moved.
71. I do promise that the above questions have been answered
to the best of my ability and that these are
truthful answers. I have read and promise to abide by the
Second Wind Adoptions Program rules and
regulations for adopters and boarding facilities.
72. I understand it is the adopter's responsibility to know
their limitations regarding time, money, knowledge
and riding ability. I understand that SWAP recommends that
every person looking to adopt a horse
should take at least two years of lessons (at least 3 times
a week) before adopting/buying and have a plan
for continuing education, that the adopter should obtain a
vet check prior to adopting and the adopter
should always come to meet the horse and ride the horse if
the horse is to be a riding horse for the
adopter. Many adopters opt not to do these things even
though it is recommended.
73. I promise that this form is true and factual and I
understand that any false statements can result in
immediate removal of all the adoption horses from my
facility and can also result in legal action against
the adopter or facility owner/manager in a civil court by
the Second Wind Adoption Program and/or its
legal representative. I have read and understand the
Adoption Contract for Adopters, and agree to abide
all rules and regulations of this program, as per the
adoption contract signed by the adopter and agreed to
by the owner/stable manager.
74. I understand that any falsification of this form on the
part of the adopter, stable owner or manager will be
considered fraud. I also understand that moving, selling or
transferring ownership of any SWAP horse by
the adopter or stable owner is considered Grand Larceny. I
understand both offenses will result in criminal
investigations, possible incarceration, a fine of $20,000.00
paid to SWAP, in addition to the estimated or
appraised value of the horse at the time of donation, plus
the cost of recovering the horse to be paid to
SWAP by the facility owner. I also understand and accept
that SWAP has an additional $5000. fine with
regards to not making minimum care, abuse, unlawful death,
neglect, or negligence, deliberately harming,
overuse, breaking the adoption contract and misuse of any
horse owned by Second Wind Adoption
Program. I understand that SWAP retains ownership of all its
horses for the rest of the horse.s life.
75. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall be subject to and shall be
construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of
West Virginia and Doddridge County. If SWAP HQ
is ever moved, the state and county where SWAP HQ is located
will govern disputes and we agree to this
venue. The parties hereto shall consent to jurisdiction and
venue of the courts of West Virginia for all
purposes and for any disputes arising under this Agreement
as long as SWAP HQ resides in Doddridge
County.
76. I understand that many of the adoption horses are
restricted in some way, some are restricted from
jumping, some are restricted from competing and some are
even restricted from being ridden. I will
understand the restrictions of this adoption horse and will
inform SWAP if the adopter is not following our
rules or restrictions for this horse. I understand the 20%
rule with riding and that no swap horse will carry
more than 20% of its weight (including tack).
I do promise that the above questions have been answered to
the best of my ability and that these are truthful
answers. I have read and promise to abide by the second wind
adoptions program rules and regulations for
adopters and boarding facilities.
Facility Change Form . change 7, August 15,
2004 Owners Initials _____ page
7 of 7
Adopters Signature Date
______________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Stable/Farm/Facility Owner Date
______________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Stable/Farm/Facility Manager
Date
__________________________________________
__________________________
Signatures of partners in coop Date
__________________________________________
__________________________
Signatures of partners in coop Date
This facility has been approved by Second
Wind Adoption Program.
Signature of SWAP Approved Representative
Please fax this completed form to
304-873-3121 and then mail the original to us at SWAP HQ
and Crossed Sabers Stable, Rt 2 Box 24A
Jockey Camp Road, West Union, West Virginia
25456. We'll sign and mail this back to the adopter and
facility owner.
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Facility Change
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Facility Change Form . change 7, August 15, 2004 Owners
Initials _____ page 1
of 7
SECOND WIND ADOPTION PROGRAM
Facility Change Form
To be filled out and signed by the adopter
and facility owner if your adoption horse will be
boarded). Send pictures, a layout drawing of
the new facility and a map to the facility with
this form to SWAP HQ at RR 2 Box 24A Jockey
Camp Road, West Union, WV 26456 or fax it
to 304-873-3121 or send them by email to
secondwindadopt@aol.com
Date _______________________
Adopter(s) Full Name
____________________________
Horse's Registered Name
_____________________________________
Breed ______________________ Sex
______________ Year Born _____________
Horse's Barn Name (according to SWAP records)
_________________________
Adopter's Section
Does this change also mean a change in the
adopters address? ______ If yes, please put
down the new full address, phone numbers,
email addresses __________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Is this farm/barn/facility owned by the
adopter? YES NO
If the horse is going to be boarded some
where other than the family farm that you reside
on and own, how far is the stable from the
adopter's home?
______________ work? _____________
Facility Information (To be filled out by the
facility owner)
1. What is the name of the farm/stable:
______________________________________
2. Stable Phone/email:
_________________________________________________________
3. Full address of this farm/stable:
Street ______________________________ City
____________________ state _________ Zip
code______________ County in which this farm
resides: ______________________
4. Name of Farm Owner:
____________________________________________
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5. Name of Farm Manager:
___________________________________________
6. Has anyone on your farm/stable ever been
accused of inhumane treatment of animals by
animal control, humane society, a boarder,
the ASPEA or the authorities? Yes No
7. Has anyone on your farm/stable ever killed
a domestic animal? If yes, please explain the
circumstances:
_______________________________________
8. Has any horse died in the care of this
facility manager? ______ If yes, please explain the
circumstances.
_____________________________________________________________
9. Has anyone at this stable ever been
convicted of a crime? Yes no, if yes, please
explain
____________________________________________________________________
10. Does anyone reside at the farm where the
horse will be boarded? __________
11. How many hours per day is someone on the
property? _______________
12. Write out complete directions to your
farm from the nearest interstate, attach a map
marking the horses residence, the adopters
residence and the adopters work:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
13. How many acres of fenced flat clear cut
pasture is currently used for turn out (total)?
____________________________ (acres)
14. Describe your pasture/paddock size, fence
height, condition and construction
materials.___________________________________________________________________
15. Is there a covered shed or run in located
in the corral, paddock or pasture available to
this horse, where the horse can get out of
the weather or sun? _______
16. If yes, give dimensions of the covered
shed ________. x _______. (in feet)
17. How many horses will be sharing that
covered shed at one time? _________
18. Do you have a barn that will be used on a
daily basis for this horse? _______
19. Is the barn and the covered shed one
structure or different structures?
_________________
20. Will this horse have an individual stall
of its own in this barn, that will not be shared
with another horse and will be used on a
daily basis? _________
21. What are the dimensions of the stall?
________. x _______. (in feet)
22. Describe your shelter or barn size,
height at the lowest point, construction materials,
condition and
age.____________________________________________________________
23. How many horses do you have living on
this property? ________
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24. What is the maximum number of large
animals you will have living on this property?
______
25. What other large animals live on this
facility (both number and type)?
___________________________________________________________
26. # of hours you spend with each horse you
currently board: ______________
27. Do you have any extremely Alpha horses
(top of the herd and hard on other horses) or
any horses that are extremely submissive and
will allow a more alpha horse beat up on
them? ________
28. Will these horses be turned out with the
adoption horse? ________
29. Do you ever feed your horses in the
pasture? _______ If so, how often?
__________________________
30. Are there any times of year when you turn
out 24 hours a day? _____
31. If yes, what months or how often do you
do 24/7 turn out? _______________________
32. Describe in detail your facility (number
of stalls, number of total acres, outdoor rings or
round pens, paddocks, pastures, indoor
facilities, wash stalls)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
33. Will there be boarding horses (where
owners are paying to stay there) turned out with
your adoption horses? _____, if yes, how
many?________________________
34. Do all the horses share the same pasture?
________
35. Will all these horses be turned out
together or will they have separate paddocks for turn
out?
________________________________________________________________
36. Do you have any stallions or colts that
are turned out with other horses (ever)?
________________________________________________________________
37. How do you separate horses that don't get
along during turn out?
________________________________________________________________
38. Do you do same sex turn out? _________
39. How many hours per day will this adoption
horse be turned out? _______________
40. How many days per week will this adoption
horse have turn out? _______________
41. How many horses will be turned out
together at one time? ______________
42. In what size paddock/pasture? ______
acres
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43. Are horses brought into the barn during
winter nights, summer days and inclement
weather? __________
44. If No, what is your turn out plan?
______________________________________________
45. If your barn is set up as a run in shed,
how do you contain horses during sickness,
injury or harsh weather, etc?
__________________________________________________
46. Are there any busy roads bordering this
facility (with excessive traffic or vehicles that
go faster than 25 miles per hour)? Yes No, If
yes, what steps have you taken to protect
the horses from this road and what type of
fence do you have bordering this
road________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
47. Do you feed grain and hay on a daily
basis? ___________
48. How much with each horse on an average?
(in pounds or quarts)
____________________________________________________________________________
49. Do you grain Twice a day or once a day?
__________________________________
50. Describe the type, name brand of
concentrated feeds and type and amount of hay and
percentage of protein you will provide
____________________________________________________________________________
51. Describe the type of watering system you
will provide (stall buckets, automatic
waterers, troughs,
etc)________________________________________________________
52. Do you blanket horses in a water proof
rug or stable blanket? Yes No, If yes, at what
temperature? _______
53. Barn/Stable Veterinarian
Name:
_________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _____________________
Email Address:
__________________________________________________
59. Barn/Stable Farrier
Name:
_________________________________________________________
Phone Number: _____________________
Email Address:
__________________________________________________
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60. Write out directions to this stable or
farm from the nearest interstate, attach a map that
has the stable/farm, the adopters work and
the adopters home clearly marked on the map.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
61. On a separate sheet of paper draw your
horse facilities (a top view, showing layout of
house, barn, pastures/paddocks, arenas, round
pens, etc)
Statements of understanding
62. I understand that SWAP horses require daily exercise,
worming and farrier work every other month,
annual shots and coggins, at least one clear-cut acre of
fenced flat paddock/pasture per horse or exercise
at least 4 times a week (in addition to turn out), and at
least 20 gallons of fresh water daily and at least 1
pound of feed (grain) per 100 pounds of horse per day or
more with matching amounts or more of hay (at
least 10 lbs of grain per day or more a day and at least 10
lbs of hay or more for the average 1000 lb.
Horse) and will provide all the above at our facility.
63. I understand that many of SWAP horses have been worked
hard at a very young age and that, although
they may be sound for many riding disciplines, it is
recommended that before the adopter engage in any
strenuous activity with the horse that they have it checked
by a vet who specializes in the area or
discipline that you are looking at doing before adopting the
horse. I understand that some of these former
competitive horses will never to able to do concentrated
levels of training as required for eventing,
hunter/jumper over fences, upper level dressage, contest or
speed events, competitive trail riding, steeple
chase or endurance racing.
64. I have read and understand the adoption contract signed
by the adopter, the special restrictions of their
adoption horse and the rules of SWAP. I will obtain a copy
of the adoption contract and do my best to
make sure the adopter abides by the agreement with SWAP. I
promise to uphold my responsibility to care
for the horse until it is moved according. I understand that
the adopter is required to provide annual
documentation every June to both SWAP and the original owner
with the adoption horse.s coggins, vet
records, farrier records, current pictures, location,
updates on training, current use, health, illnesses and
injuries, information on lessons taken, handler/rider
training, adoption horse training, etc.
65. I agree to release all vet, dental and farrier records
to Second Wind Adoption Program on the adoption
horses at any time in the event it is needed to verify the
horse.s health while in my care. (this is also
signed by the adopter).
64. I understand that Animals adopted from the Second Wind
Adoption Program include no guarantee
regarding training level, soundness, temperament, breeding
soundness or general condition. The Adopter
assumes full responsibility for any personal injury,
property damage or death caused by an Adopted
Animal in the Adopter's care. As the boarding facility owner
and manager I agree to hold harmless and
indemnify Second Wind Adoption Program, Crossed Sabers
Stable or any other SWAP facility or foster
home, all persons associated with the program, its heirs or
assigns for the horse's training level,
soundness, temperament or general condition and for any
damage caused by the Adopted Animal.
65. I understand SWAP or it's approved foster facilities do
not have the funds available to fully evaluate each
horse medically or physically or for training in all
disciplines or in all situations and that SWAP and it.s
representatives do not know everything about every horse,
regardless of how long the horse has been in
the program. I understand that horses are like people, in
that each horse reacts differently to new
environments and differently to different people, handlers
and riders. As a boarding facility manager or
owner I understand it is my responsibility to get to know
the SWAP horse fully in order to protect it and to
protect the people handling or riding it. I understand that
it can take as much as 6 months for a horse to
acclimate to a new environment and new people that I will
give the adoption horse every opportunity to get
to know me and its new environment. I understand that many
of the SWAP horses are going through a
transition from one career to another and they will require
time, training and patience to learn a new job.
Facility Change Form . change 7, August 15,
2004 Owners Initials _____ page
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66. As the stable owner/manager, I understand that no lien
can ever be put on an adoption horse for Non
payment of board or any other service that I/we provide at
this stable and that the horse is owned by the
Second Wind Adoption Program, the agreement between SWAP and
the adopter is an agreement of
possession, not ownership.
67. I understand that if the adopter is not paying their
bills (to you, the farrier, vet or any professional that
cares for this horse) in a timely manner or not caring for
their horse, neglecting, abusing or over-working
it, the second wind adoption program must be promptly called
by the stable owner/manager to recover the
horse.
68. I understand that the Second Wind Adoption Program will
Not pay any past bills of adoption horses for
adopters and that as a facility manager I must release the
horse to the Second Wind Adoption Program or
its designated representative.
69. I have also read and understand all the rules and
regulations of adoption and understand that the adopter
can never sell or transfer this horse to another person
without our knowledge and written permission and
that as the boarding facility I will confirm this with SWAP
prior to allowing the horse to be released to
anyone or moved.
70. I also understand that adopter cannot change the horse's
residence without prior approval from the
Second Wind Adoption Program and I will confirm that the
move has been approved by SWAP before a
SWAP horse is moved.
71. I do promise that the above questions have been answered
to the best of my ability and that these are
truthful answers. I have read and promise to abide by the
Second Wind Adoptions Program rules and
regulations for adopters and boarding facilities.
72. I understand it is the adopter's responsibility to know
their limitations regarding time, money, knowledge
and riding ability. I understand that SWAP recommends that
every person looking to adopt a horse
should take at least two years of lessons (at least 3 times
a week) before adopting/buying and have a plan
for continuing education, that the adopter should obtain a
vet check prior to adopting and the adopter
should always come to meet the horse and ride the horse if
the horse is to be a riding horse for the
adopter. Many adopters opt not to do these things even
though it is recommended.
73. I promise that this form is true and factual and I
understand that any false statements can result in
immediate removal of all the adoption horses from my
facility and can also result in legal action against
the adopter or facility owner/manager in a civil court by
the Second Wind Adoption Program and/or its
legal representative. I have read and understand the
Adoption Contract for Adopters, and agree to abide
all rules and regulations of this program, as per the
adoption contract signed by the adopter and agreed to
by the owner/stable manager.
74. I understand that any falsification of this form on the
part of the adopter, stable owner or manager will be
considered fraud. I also understand that moving, selling or
transferring ownership of any SWAP horse by
the adopter or stable owner is considered Grand Larceny. I
understand both offenses will result in criminal
investigations, possible incarceration, a fine of $20,000.00
paid to SWAP, in addition to the estimated or
appraised value of the horse at the time of donation, plus
the cost of recovering the horse to be paid to
SWAP by the facility owner. I also understand and accept
that SWAP has an additional $5000. fine with
regards to not making minimum care, abuse, unlawful death,
neglect, or negligence, deliberately harming,
overuse, breaking the adoption contract and misuse of any
horse owned by Second Wind Adoption
Program. I understand that SWAP retains ownership of all its
horses for the rest of the horse.s life.
75. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the
parties hereto shall be subject to and shall be
construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of
West Virginia and Doddridge County. If SWAP HQ
is ever moved, the state and county where SWAP HQ is located
will govern disputes and we agree to this
venue. The parties hereto shall consent to jurisdiction and
venue of the courts of West Virginia for all
purposes and for any disputes arising under this Agreement
as long as SWAP HQ resides in Doddridge
County.
76. I understand that many of the adoption horses are
restricted in some way, some are restricted from
jumping, some are restricted from competing and some are
even restricted from being ridden. I will
understand the restrictions of this adoption horse and will
inform SWAP if the adopter is not following our
rules or restrictions for this horse. I understand the 20%
rule with riding and that no swap horse will carry
more than 20% of its weight (including tack).
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