REHOMING
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Help us give them a second chance...

If you are rehoming a pony/horse for the purpose of riding please note you must pass a riding assessment with our qualified assessor Helen
(BHS qualified instructor and qualified first aider) before we proceed with the adoption process​
  1. All interested parties must at first complete a ‘’Rehoming Questionnaire’’. ​​
This is available through our website. If you don’t have access to online, we can post you a paper version.

2. Once rehoming questionnaire is approved - you will be invited to meet the animal. This will either be at one of our yards in Co Meath or a foster home anywhere within Ireland

3. After visiting the equine if you are happy to proceed to the next stage you will be given either a Fostering Application Form OR an Adoption (rehoming) Application Form. You have seven days to complete and return the form to us.

4. Once we approve the form and are happy to proceed with the process, a detailed home check is carried out.
You will know the result of the home check within 48 hours.

5. Once the home check is passed you will be responsible to pick up the horse or pony.
If you cannot transport, LHPR will transport for a separate fee (refer to your application form).

6. The Adoption Agreement/Contract is then signed when you collect the animal - this concludes the process.

  

If you cant adopt - why dont you consider fostering instead?

Foster is the temporary placement of an equine into someone’s care either to free up space at our rescue centre for an emergency or to allow the animal to mature before being rehomed. Sometimes we use foster as an opportunity to give our rescued equines a little holiday - we all deserve one!!
Foster is short term while adoption is envisaged to be permanent.
Equines currently ready for rehoming
Policies and Forms
A rehoming success story
(just one of many!!)
Bella
Bella was rescued by our welfare team in 2014 after being abandoned on a country road. She was very nervous of humans when she first arrived but it wasnt long before she knew she could trust us all at LHPR. She then went out to foster with Tara who started her under the saddle. She is now in a fantastic home with Jill. Both Bella and Jill have a wonderful and touching bond with eachother. Jill competes Bella in jumping leagues and she also appeared in the rescue class at The Royal Meath show last year!

We are very grateful to Jill and her very supportive parents for for giving Bella a wonderful home!​