Dreamchaser was initially created to rescue mares and foals that were discarded by the drug industry. Since our inception, we also rescue horses from feedlots, abuse, and abandonment. We have taken in many animals in the last several years. We have gentled and trained more than one hundred horses from the drug industry, and eighty horses from abuse, abandonment, and feedlots. The majority of our horses are totally wild (untouched by humans) when they arrive here. We are one of very few facilities that can gentle and train a wild horse - our secret is common sense, time, gentleness, and patience. On average, the length of time a rescued horse spends with us is one year.
Our main goal is to rescue and/or purchase these animals to give them housing, feeding, and gentling with the hope to place them into loving, permanent homes through our adoption program.
Adoption Criteria
In order to qualify for adopting a horse, you must:
Already own a horse, preferably at least five years.
Maintain the animal(s) on your own property where you reside.
Be 18 years of age or older.
A barn or lean-to, safe and proper fencing (board or wire mesh is appropriate--not barbed wire), and adequate water/feed supply (including a way to keep water from freezing in the winter) is required.
The adoptive owner(s) must provide the name, phone number and address of their veterinarian, farrier, and person who will care for the animals when the owner is away.
Periodic checks may be made of adopted animal(s) by a DPMU representative for the lifetime of the horse. The adoptive owner agrees to submit a DPMU Adoption Update Form on the animal(s) each year on or before the date of adoption until DPMU deems this is no longer necessary.
All animal(s) will go to the best/most appropriate home that we feel meets the horses needs. Our fees are based on what it cost us to procure the animal and pay vet and shipping costs.
Any animal adopted from DPMU may not be moved to a new location or leased or loaned to another person without prior approval from DPMU. DPMU also reserves the right of first refusal if for any reason the adoptive owner is unable or unwilling to maintain the animal properly.
Dreamchaser Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation cannot guarantee any animal(s) as to its disposition or training. Animals which come into our custody are usually young and untrained. Due to their usually debilitated condition, temperament generally changes with proper care. Dreamchaser Horse Rescue & Rehabilitation will include with each adoption a complete file on the animal(s), which will explain how the animal came to be on the farm, what veterinary care it received while it was here and what the staff has personally noticed about the animal's disposition and training.
Because certain homes that do not meet our preliminary criteria may qualify to adopt certain animals, please contact the office if you have any question about your eligibility.
See our website for application.
