by Terry Phelps | Jan 18, 2018 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Ruach, Valencia
Terry and her volunteer riders have been working with Ru and Valencia regularly since the last Joel Conner clinic in November. She has this to report on their progress: The more time I spend with Ruach and Valencia the more I fall in love with them. Both are probably...
by Terry Phelps | Jan 18, 2018 | Jessel, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
Jessel is back on the payroll at Joel Conner’s after a light fall schedule. She is now old enough to be in full time work and so we have bumped her work up in preparation to move her back to Safe Harbor in the spring. Joel’s ranch has been a great place for Jessel to...
by Terry Phelps | Dec 4, 2017 | Anderson, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
Finally, the wet weather is here and Anderson’s cough has all but gone away! He is definitely a Northwest boy who likes wet air that is dry and certainly not smoky! We are going to lower his dose of prednisolone to try to wean him off of it. There is a chance he will...
by Terry Phelps | Dec 2, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Tasara
From Terry: Sweet little Tasara is on her way to becoming a fun riding horse! I have been working with her for some time, getting her ready to be ridden. Due to her gentle disposition, we’ve been able to let other volunteers handle her too and do some groundwork with...
by Terry Phelps | Dec 2, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Rosie
Rosie is a solid citizen at SAFE and has done extremely well with all the changes over the last year. Rosie likes things to stay the same and loves constancy. So it is very nice to see how quickly she has been able to relax with changes in location and even new...
by Terry Phelps | Dec 1, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Prince
From the past few months, we have had glue on shoe on Prince to help him grow more sole and improve his soundness. Last week our farrier Daphne came and looked at his hoof health and said that we could once again try him without shoes. He was sound and his hooves are...
