Foster a Horse
Our facility is currently operating at full capacity. If you have the space, time and money to temporarily care for a horse please consider fostering one of our horses! By fostering a horse you assume responsibility for shelter, feeding, and care but are not committed to keeping it permanently. Even providing a foster home for a short time saves critical funds and provides an opening for another horse in need. If you would like to consider fostering a horse, contact us for an application and include the name of the horse you wish to foster!
Terms for Fostering
If you decide to foster a horse you will be held to the following terms, in addition to those listed in the fostering contract:
- You will permit an LBH representative to conduct a site visit at the prospective foster care facility prior to approval of the foster agreement.
- You will be responsible for all costs of caring for the fostered horse, including but not limited to hay, grain, and farrier work. A Little Bit of Heaven, Inc. will be responsible for veterinary care.
- You will provide adequate shelter and turnout for each horse on the property. Fencing must be kept in good repair.
- Horses must be fed 2-3 times per day, and monitored for good health and weight.
- You will allow LBH staff to perform periodic checks on the well-being of the fostered horse.
- You agree to show the horse to potential adopters, who will be pre-screened prior to their visits.
- If the fostered horse is adopted out, the foster home will have the option to choose another one of our horses to foster.
- Any paperwork associated with the horse will remain with A Little Bit of Heaven, Inc.
- There is a non-refundable $25 application fee for those wishing to foster one of our horses. The application will be good for one year in the event that the applicant should want to foster additional horses. There will not be an additional application fee until the application is expired.
- All applications will go to the board for a decision of approval status.