WCER Lease Application Steps

1. Complete an application.

• Download our Lease Guidelines, Application & Offsite Boarding Agreement or request copies via email or paper mail. 

• Submit completed application to info@WyHumane.org or mail to 9640 Co. Hwy 330, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351. 

• Applications must include high quality photos of your property & trailer. Photos should contain fencing (especially corners), water sources, pastures & barn or shelter where the animal will be housed. Please include interior photos of structure(s) & trailer.

2. Expect a call within 3-5 business days of submitting your application.

• We may request additional information/photos.

• When your application is approved, we’ll call you to schedule a farm visit! 

• Approved applications remain on file for 2 years.

3. Visit our farm! (Appointments are Required)

• Meet & ride our available animals!

• Bring your tack (saddle/saddle pad) but leave trailers at home.

• If you choose to lease an animal we’ll update their Coggins, which is a blood test that’s required when transporting horses in OH. (Other states may have other requirements.) Results are usually available in 3-7 days.  

4.  Expect another call to schedule an appointment for paperwork, payment & animal pickup.

• Pickups are typically 1-2 weeks after a farm visit.

• We’ll call you to schedule after the Coggins is complete.

5.  Pickup!

• First, stop at WCHS in Upper Sandusky to complete our Equine Lease Agreement. 

• Payment is required at this time. (We accept cash, check or card.)

• Once paperwork is complete & your payment's been processed, you’ll head out to our farm for pickup! Travel time is just 10 minutes between locations. 

• Note: Animals will not be hauled in trailers we deem unsafe.

FAQs

What are your lease fees?

• $100-500, depending on the animal

• $100 for all pasture pets (horses that can’t be ridden)

What is a “Lifetime Lease Agreement”?

• This agreement allows lessees to show, ride, house, care for and enjoy the animal(s) while WCER retains ownership. 

• You will pay a one-time lease fee before taking your equine home or to a boarding stable.

• Under this agreement you cannot sell, trade, give away, transfer possession of or breed the animal. Any relocation of our equines to a new facility must be pre-approved by WCER.

• If for any reason you can no longer care for them or simply don’t want to keep them, you will need to return them to WCER. We do this to ensure the equine’s safety. We don’t want them to be sold or be placed in an unsuitable environment or worse, sent to auction.

What if I need to move my leased equine?

• The new facility must first be approved prior to relocating. Submit the information to info@wyhumane.org along with high-quality photos of the facility [including up-close images of fencing (especially corners)], water sources, pastures, barn or shelter where the animal will be housed and stall. Please include interior photos of structure(s). 

  • For Boarding Facilities, we need to know the following:

    • 1. Facility Name + Complete Address

      2. Owner’s Full Name + Phone Number

      3. Are stallions allowed on the property?

      4. Who will be responsible for care?

• If it’s your own property, we need to know the following:

  • 1. Complete Address

    2. Will you allow stallions on the property?

    3. Will there be other equines on the property?

Can I offer my equine as available for an onsite or offsite lease?

• No. Our contract is legally binding and we specify that no equine can be subleased.

I’m looking for a specific equine. Will you notify me if you get one in?

• Generally, no. We are a working farm and our time is very limited. We can’t keep track of who wants what. You can check in by visiting our Facebook Page and viewing our “Available Equines” photo album. You can also message us on Facebook or send an email. We do our best to respond to all inquiries in a timely manner.

Can I lease an untrained equine and train it myself or pay a trainer?

• No. We do not lease any untrained equines. All equines must be at least 4 years old and started under saddle before being made available for lease.