Horse Adoption Agreement and Conditional Bill of Sale
Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc.
Adopter
Name
Address
City, State & Zip
Phone
Fax
Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc.
A Florida not‐for‐profit and 501(c)(3) organization
Email
PO Box 1621
Driver’s License No.
Oldsmar FL 34677‐1621
Date of Birth
Adopted Horse
Boarding Facility
Registered Name
Name of Facility
Barn Name
Contact Person
Breed
Address
Color
City, State & Zip
Sex
Phone
Birth Date
Fax
Registration
Email
Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc. (“TROT”) and Adopter enter into this Adoption Agreement and Conditional Bill of Sale
(“Agreement”) and hereby agrees as follows:
a. Adopter shall pay TROT a fee (the “Adoption Fee”) in the amount of $ ().
b. Adopter acknowledges that the Adoption Fee is not the true value of the Adopted Horse, and that a part of the consideration of this
transaction is Adopter’s providing humane conditions for the Adopted Horse in accordance with the charitable purposes of
TROT and pursuant to the “Additional Terms and Conditions” that follow the signatures to this Agreement.
c. In consideration of the Adoption Fee and Adopter’s agreement to abide by the conditions of this Agreement, TROT shall
relinquish possession of the Adopted Horse to the Adopter and Adopter shall accept the care, custody and control of the Adopted
Horse subject to the terms of this Agreement, which includes a “Trial Period” of sixty (60) days as provided in Section 5; a
“Probationary Period” as provided in Section 6; and a “Right of First Refusal” as provided in Section 7.
Signatures
Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc. (TROT) Adopter
A Florida not‐for‐profit corporation and registered 501(c)(3)
By: ___________________________________________ By: ___________________________________________
Print Name: ____________________________________ Print Name: ____________________________________
Date: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________________________
Additional Terms and Conditions
1. Amount Due in the Event of Violation of Agreement. If Adopter fails to comply with any terms of this Agreement, Adopter agrees
to pay TROT an additional $1,500.00, plus all attorneys’ fees and all costs of legal action, including litigation that TROT may incur to
enforce the terms of this Agreement. Adopter acknowledges that the additional $1,500.00 and costs are reasonable and just
compensation to TROT in the event of Adopter’s breach of contract under the circumstances of this transaction and in view of
TROT’s charitable purposes to provide for the humane care of horses .The compensation established is for a harm that is incapable
or very difficult of accurate of estimation at the time of the signing of this Agreement. In the event of Adopter’s non‐compliance
with any term of this Agreement, the $1,500.00 and costs shall be due whether or not TROT exercises its option to repossess the
Adopted Horse pursuant to Section 11 below.
2. Liability and Risk of Loss. Upon Adopter taking possession of the Adopted Horse, the Adopter shall assume the risk of loss and
liability of the Adopted Horse and Adopter agrees to indemnify and release TROT from any and all liability or claims associated with
Adopter’s possession of the Adopted Horse. Possession for this purpose shall be when the Adopted Horse is loaded on the trailer
that shall transport the Adopted Horse from its current location to the Boarding Facility.
3. Boarding Facility. Adopter agrees that the Adopted Horse will reside at the facility listed above. If the facility is not owned by the
Adopter, the Adopter shall provide TROT with a written memorandum (the “Facility Agreement”) from the Boarding Facility and any
subsequent facility in advance of moving the Adopted Horse to the facility with the following: (a) the name, contact person, address,
phone number of the facility; (b) acknowledgment that the facility is aware of this Agreement and its conditions including (i) that
any claim or lien that the facility may have by agreement or operation of law is subordinate to the rights and interests of TROT
including the right to repossess the Adopted Horse; (ii) that TROT has rights to inspect and repossess the Adopted Horse; and (iii)
that the Adopter is able to provide the care and conditions for the Adopted Horse as required by this Agreement. If Adopter fails to
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