Rodeo City Equine Rescue Group is dedicated to rehabilitating and re-homing abused and unwanted horses. We are a tax exempt 501(C)3 organization operating under the laws of the state of Washington. RCER provides safe and healthy foster homes for equines, whether they are an abuse/neglect impound or a voluntary owner release. RCER is dedicated to giving horses the life they deserve. Rodeo City Equine Rescue is a 100% volunteer organization and no member receives a salary, tip or monetary compensation for their time, effort or talent. Our goal as a rescue is to rehabilitate and re-home equines and bovines. Each of our volunteer members works out their own facilities to house, rehabilitate and re-home animals. Our organization is funded entirely through fundraising and community donations. If you would like to support Rodeo City Equine Rescue, please contact us. We would like to thank our supporters for their time and generosity. Rodeo City Equine Rescue follows the AAEP guidelines for equine rescued and retired horses. RCER is also familiar with current Washington State Animal and Livestock laws .
STEP 1. Fill out an adoption application. Please fill this out completely. Only fully completed adoption applications with references will be considered for approved. STEP 2. Make an appointment to visit the horse you are interested in. This is a very important step. It is a chance for you and the horse to see if you have a connection and are a good fit. STEP 3. If you have been approved to adopt the horse you are interested in and have decided that this is the perfect horse for you, confirm through email or phone that you would like to adopt the horse. At this point you are first in line to successfully adopt this horse. Any other interested parties will be put on a waiting list. STEP 4. Sign the adoption contract and pay the adoption fee. Until these requirements have been fulfilled the horse will remain for adoption. This step (step 4) should be completed within 3 days after the adoption approval. After this time if step 4 has not been completed then the horse will be available to the next person waiting to adopt this horse. STEP 5. Congratulations! We are so happy that you have found the perfect horse. At this point we will be happy to remove your horse from the available horses for adoption. It’s time for your horse to go to its new home! Please make arrangements for your horse to be transported. We ask that you pick your horse up in a timely manner so we can bring in the next horse waiting for our help. We understand that people have to work and life can get crazy so we will give you grace period of 7 days (from the date we received your confirmation email) to pick up your new family member. After 7 days there will be a $10 per day charge for feed and care. You have a maximum of 14 days (from the date we received your confirmation email) to pick up your horse. If you need to extend this time please make prior arrangements with the foster family or find a temporary boarding facility. If your horse has not been picked up or other arrangements have not been made within 14 days. Your horse will become available for adoption again. Your adoption fee will be returned minus the $10 per day boarding fee starting from the date we received your confirmation email.