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The METS Network
What is METS? A statewide equine safety net initiative that provides alternatives for horses
Maryland Equine Transition Service
- needing homes by helping
- wners identify and select
the best transition options. Why does MD need METS?
- 101,000+ horses in Maryland
- Live an average of 30 years
- Most horses have multiple
- wners
By addressing
Maryland Equine Transition Service
- Some horses can be difficult
to place
- Owners may not know all of
the options
equine issues as an industry,
- ther groups
won’t be apt to step in.
METS: Program Services
Maryland Equine Transition Service
What is the METS Network?
A group of industry‐based organizations, businesses, and individuals that support the mission of METS.
- Associations and Clubs
- l
Maryland Equine Transition Service
- Trainers and Training Facilities
- Riding Stables
- Boarding Facilities
Rescues and Therapeutic Riding Centers
- Veterinarians
- Other Equine Industry Professionals
METS Network Categories
TRANSITION SITES The core of the METS Network. These members are willing to take ownership of a horse in need of transition. VETERINARIANS
Maryland Equine Transition Service
Program advocates and service providers; Euthanasia consult and procedure @ set fee. NETWORK ASSOCIATES Support METS through financial, in‐kind, or
- ther program‐related contributions