adoption process step3 : Adoption REFERENCES

Personal Reference:

To be completed by any non-family individual who has worked with or known the applicant for at least 4 months and can attest to the applicant's character and level of responsibility.

Equine Professional Reference:

To be completed by any non-family individual professional in the equine industry. The preferred individual is the applicant's current trainer or riding instructor. Other suitable individuals include; the barn manager of the facility where the applicant is boarding or has boarded a horse, a secondary vet, or a farrier.

Equine Veterinarian Reference:

To be completed by a non-family licensed equine veterinarian. If the applicant is a current or recent horse owner, the vet should be the individual who has been treating the applicant's horses most recently. If the applicant is a first-time horse owner or someone who has not owned a horse in many years, ideally the vet may be the individual who will be treating the applicant's newly adopted horse. If this is not realistic, the vet can be a small animal practitioner who treats the applicant’s dogs, cats, etc.

Each of your references should submit the applicable form above. As the applicant, you are responsible for contacting your references and asking them to submit a reference form to the Secretariat Center. Please note, that the forms for each type of reference are different, so make sure your references complete the correct form.

Click the buttons above to access each online reference form.

References completed online will be submitted to the Center automatically upon completion.

Please contact us at adopt@secretariatcenter.org with any questions or concerns or to obtain a PDF hard copy for your references to complete and submit.