Horses must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission:
- Halter Broke
- Deemed healthy by staff or a local veterinarian
- Riding horse or riding candidate
- No lameness in hooves, joints or legs
- No conformation defects
- Body condition score between 3 and 7
- No clinical signs of disease
- Must be located in Colorado
Conditions that will be accepted:
- Abnormal teeth wear (within reason)
- Warts and plaques on ears
- Insect irritation on/in ears
- Dirty sheath
- Bacterial infection to the sheath
- Nutritional dermatopathies (dull hair coats)
- Rain rot
- Girth gall (saddle sores)
- Thrush
- Clubfoot
- Horses will be required to pass a basic behavior field test prior to acceptance. Evaluations include: a veterinarian exam, plus, catching, haltering, picking up feet, bucking, biting, rearing, kicking, striking, pulling back, running off, pawing, cinchy, cold backed, spooking, head tossing, charging, weaving, loading into a trailer, and an overall behavior assessment.
Conditions that WILL NOT be accepted:
- Lameness (hoof, joints or tendons)
- Severely overgrown hooves
- Severe laminitis
- White line disease
- Severe quarter cracks
- Neurological issues
- Eye problems of any kind
- Heart conditions
- Upper respiratory tract problems
- Lower respiratory tract problems
- Abdomen/gastrointestinal tract problems
- Genitourinary problems
- Degenerative joint disease (ringbone or fractures)
- Physically disabled
- Cribbing or windsucking