Horse Rehabilitation

When horses are brought to the Youth Ranch, they are cared for and supported through donations. We give first aid care if needed, hoof care, proper nutrition and training to help them rehabilitate so they can become useful horses in the Youth Ranch activities or they become adoptable.

Horses surrendered or donated to IHCYR will be accessed as necessary for all veterinary care, farrier care, training accessments and will not be adopted, fostered or leased off the premises until this is successfully completed. Horses that may be approved for adoptions, fostering or leasing may only be done when the Adoption Requirements are met by the adopter(s). 

 General Rules:

 Adopted horse must never be neglected, abandonded, or inhumanely treated.(example:  you must provide regular farrier and vetinary care, de-worming program, proper nutrition and exercise etc.)

Adopters must have horse experience or will need to take horsemanship classes before the horse(s) lease the care of IHCYR.  The classes will need to be approved by IHCYR but do not have to be done through IHCYR.  Professional Instructors or trainers will also be approved. 

The adopter agrees that the horse cannot be sold, traded, leased or given away or used for any commercial purpose (including breeding).  If an adopter cannot continue with the care and adopter is responsible for finding an appropriate home that will meet the same adoption IHCYR requirements and will need to be approved by IHCYR, otherwise the horse will be returned to IHCYR. 

The horse(s) must never be sent to an auction

IHCYR reserves the right to provide life long follow-up to all adoptions.  IHCYR

will inspect any future adoption site and will request site visits.  Failiure to allow inspections of facilites and the ongoing care of the horses will cause the horse to be returned to IHCYR.   Facilities for any horses coming under the care of IHCYR must be approved and all rules followed for the well being of the horses.

Adoption fees are not refundable or tax deductible.   

 Horse Care

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The adopter agrees to provide nutritious amounts of food and water, a safe shelter and human treatment at all times.  This will include proper fencing, (not barbed or smooth wire).If boarding, the adopter agrees that all of the required provisions for care are met.  The feeding program must keep the horse in good flesh, with no back bone or ribs showing, this will include all farrier care, worming program, vaccinations and cleanliness of the shelter area:otherwise the adopter is subject to a breach of the adoption requirements and the horse will be removed.  The adopter will allow IHCYR to come onto the property where the horse is located to return the horse(s) to IHCYR facility. 

Shelter that can accomodate each horse, stalls,  or run in shed must be provided. Horses may be stalled together as long as the horses are not unequally dominant.  Stalled horses must be turned out daily in proper arenas or turn out areas.

The adopter will not allow the horse to run at large, adequate fencing must be provided and kept in good repair. 

  Horses that have been surrendered or donated to IHCYR for any reason have come under the care of IHCYR and all rules will be followed.  Any horse coming under the care of IHCYR will not be returned to any owner/or guardian for the horse(s) that have been abused, neglected in or have failed to meet the above requirements. 

It is understood and agreed upon by anyone relinquishing, surrendering or donating any horse(s) to IHCYR that all the above requrements are agreed upon, a written signature will not be necessary as the guidelines are posted and access is available through the IHCYR website, anyone one surrendering, donating  any horse(s) to IHCYR is advised to go to the website for infomation concerning IHCYR and its programs   

Donations and volunteers make it possible for IHCYR to care for horses brought to us in need of love and a home.

Many horse have come to us for care, many have been adopted or have received their wings.

Ruby, Sterling and Buttons were some of these beautiful friends who taught many children and adults to ride, and gave thier love to us. We miss these three who stayed with us in the school. 

Brownie, was adopted gained her weight, and would not go sound for her adopted family.  She is in a program in Westcliff where she does not need to be ridden.

Grey was given to a family in Gunnison, where he has so much room and children to love him.  He was blind in one eye and would not go sound for the youth here in the program.  He has an amazing home with Alan from Esty ranch. 

National, Dartanyan, Preacher, Buster, Spirit, Splash, Laredo, Rio, Cheyenne, Sierra Rose, Reign, Finny, are some of the friends who have been adopted or given new homes after coming to IHCYR.