JR’s Story

The founding members of SAFE met online on the Chronicle of the Horse (COTH) bulletin board in the spring of 2005. What began as a few people pooling money to purchase a single horse off a feedlot turned into quite a large group of people banding together in support...

Sheridan Jones, Vice President

Sheridan grew up riding in Southern California, buying her first horse for $1 (not actually a huge bargain, according to her eventually horse-poor parents) and working from a young age as an equine veterinary assistant, stable-hand, catch-rider, and professional groom...

Eileen Carrel

Horses are an integral part of Eileen’s life. As a child, she participated in local rodeos in Eastern Washington and rode along many miles of cattle fencing. As an adult in Western Washington, she competes in the hunter and equitation rings for the most part (although...