HWH is interested in placing every horse into an appropriate lifelong home—it does the horse no good to be returned time and time again. HWH has invested extensive time into retraining the equines offered for adoption, and each horse will have individual requirements for an appropriate home. These include proper shelter, free choice forage and water, a diet appropriate to the horse, regular veterinary, dentist and farrier care, and a safe environment for the horse to live. Applicants should pay special attention to fencing (HWH does not approve barbed wire fenced pastures for adoptive horses), the availability of water in winter, and regular removal of manure buildup.