LOPE Ranch Horses Available for AdoptionUpdated: 3.22.2012
Horses owned by LOPE Ranch have been donated by their race trainers or owners to ensure they find great new homes. LOPE rests and rehabs any injured horses, and often starts the retraining process for sound horses. Mostly, horses relax in a grassy turnout pasture and learn to be "just horses" again before being adopted into new careers.
Prior to purchase, prospective adopters of LOPE Ranch horses must be approved by submitting an online application form and passing a reference/veterinary check. Unless otherwise noted, all of these horses are at the LOPE Ranch near Austin, Texas.
If you are interested in adopting any of the LOPE Ranch horses here, please contact LOPE for adoption fees and more details.
FEATURED Chaplin: 5 year old @14H Arabian gelding. Chaplin raced a few times and even won second place one time -- but he was just too short to be competitive at racing. He has been in turn out and is fully let down from the track. Sound, with no injuries. We have ridden Chaplin a couple of times and he is green, but very willing. Super kind and intelligent young horse -- and a cute mover too. Adorable and ready to be someone's fun riding horse! UPDATE: Chaplin has a sponsor for training! Thanks to Julie, he will be going to Hy Court Farm for training/lessons so that he can learn some fun skills for his next job. Read more on the LOPE blog. See video. (Photo) (Photo) (Photo)
NEW! Sally: 10 year old @15H bay mare. A very special LOPE horse is up for adoption. Sally is an adorable mare who has been part of LOPE's work for the last few years. She has developed muscle atrophy on one hip (due to possible starting gate injury long ago) -- and the LOPE ranch work is now too hard for her. Sally would do best with light pleasure/trail riding and is a sweet, kind horse who loves people. Goes English or Western (and even neck reins a little). We will be very sad to see Sally leave LOPE -- but it's time for her to find an easier job. Sally is extra special to LOPE (she taught us so much) -- so we will be looking for an especially awesome new home for her! Read more about Sally on the LOPE Blog. (Photo)
Taylor: 12 year old @16H bay mare. Taylor was a successful racehorse in her day -- and then became a broodmare at a race breeding farm. She had some rough handling at some point in her career (though the people who had her last were very kind and loved Taylor). Very sweet, sensitive mare. She can no longer be bred due to a difficult last foaling -- but she would be a lovely riding prospect for someone willing to restart her under saddle. Once Taylor trusts you, she will do anything for you -- she wants to bond with her handler very much. Very pretty mover too! (Photo) (Photo)
