Adoption
People Helping Horses strives to place rehabilitated horses into a loving home. Some horses will be great riding horses while others will make excellent companion horses.
Residents remain at our rescue facility in Arlington Washington for a minimum of 6 months while their health, behavior, and personality is closely monitored and documented.
We work to rehabilitate any health or personality issues to insure that horses adopted out are suitable for the purposes the adopting family intent.
Prior to adoption, both the horse and the adopter will spend time together to ensure that their personalities and lifestyles are compatible; the future home of the horse will be visited and deemed safe and healthy.
After adoption, People Helping Horses will perform a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual checkup on the horse; their health, safety, and happiness will be evaluated in their new home. People Helping Horses will retain ownership of the horse until the full year is up and their new, permanent home is deemed happy, healthy, and safe.
If you are interested in becoming a future adopter, foster care provider, or volunteer, please click here to contact our office.
Adoption Follow-Up Procedures:
Once a horse is in a trial
adoption period, PHH conducts three site visits within the first year, at
approximately 30, 90, and 180 days.
During the site visits, the
PHH representatives will ensure that the facility’s fencing and shelter are
intact and that the horse is happy, healthy, and well cared for; making certain
that the horse:
· is maintaining a
healthy weight
· has access to
fresh water
· is current on
farrier visits and worming (with records)
· has a pasture
companion
A PHH representative will
make a final site visit one year after the horse has been released into the
adopter’s care. If all the above requirements are met, the adoption will be
finalized with the signing of the adoption contract. We ask that adopters keep in contact with us with
pictures and updates if possible after the adoption has been finalized.
