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...

Meghan Nicholson, Volunteer Manager

Meghan has loved horses her entire life, but it wasn’t until she found SAFE in the Fall of 2018, that she was finally able to connect with them! Starting out as a PM chore volunteer, Meghan helped to clean paddocks and feed hay. She quickly fell in love with being...