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Charming Young Pacing Gelding!

Seaside Way, known in the barn as "Lil Wayne" is a curious and engaging gelding who enjoys horses and humans alike.  Wayne can often be found picking up items hanging on his stall, playing with his ball, making funny faces and generally commanding attention.  He is just as handsome as he is charming and has loads of potential for his future career!

• Leading and Ground Manners - Level 1 - Wayne may startle if you move quickly at his face, but is generally easy to halter and is led in a regular halter and lead rope. 
• Grooming and Tacking - Level 1 - Wayne stands quitely in the crossties, enjoys his grooming sessions and is easy to saddle and bridle. 
• Horse Care - Level 1 - Wayne is barefoot and an easy keeper. 
• Riding - Level 1 - Wayne took quickly to riding. He stands quietly at the mounting block and moves easily off the leg.  Under saddle he will trot and pace as he is learning to navigate his new job and the smaller spaces of the indoor arena.  His adopter could easily cultivate their preferred gait as he is very willing to please.  Wayne is working well in and out of the arena and is quiet riding down the road or working with obstacles in the arena.
• General Demeanor - Level 1 - Although Wayne is playful, he fits easily into the gelding groups here and is happy to get along with others. He was just gelded in January, so we do not recommend him for a mixed herd situation.
• Horse Physical Capability - Level 2 - Wayne is suitable for a mid-impact future career.  

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Interested in this horse? Already approved adopters may reach out to this horse's trainer at the "Email About This Horse" button above for further information. Still need to become approved? Learn about the process and start your questionnaire at newvocations.org/adopt. Approved applications are valid for 2 years.

ABOUT OUR ADOPTION FEES

New Vocations intentionally sets our horses’ adoption fees lower than the average cost of buying a Thoroughbred or Standardbred from a private seller (in today’s market, horses coming right off the track are often listed at $5,000 to $10,000!).

Our fees range from $0 (waived) to $3,500.

• Fees typically correspond with a horse’s Anticipated Physical Capability. So, horses that are found to be best suited for non-riding careers (our Pasture Potatoes) have waived fees, while the fees for horses assessed to be suitable for high-impact careers will be up to $3,500.

While our adoption fees are low, it’s important to remember that costs associated with ongoing care and additional training for a horse can be high. We hope that by helping adopters save money upfront, you’ll have more funds available to cover the costs of properly caring for and training a retired racehorse.

When you adopt a horse through New Vocations, you’re helping two horses; your new family member and the one who takes their place in our program. Our facilities are nearly always at max capacity, which means we can’t take in a new horse until one is adopted. Keeping our adoption fees low helps us find appropriate homes for horses quickly, enabling us to help even more horses transition off the track as stalls open up in our barns!

Another perk of adopting from us: we do all we can to give you the most value for your adoption fee. Most adoptable horses have been in the program for a minimum of 60 days, during which they've rehabilitated (if needed), socialized with other horses, been evaluated by trainers and veterinarians, and have been in regular training with a professional. On average, the monetary value of these services exceeds $5,000. Any medical records (often including X-rays and ultrasounds) and pertinent history we have on each horse are also available to interested and approved adopters.