Biscotti — Sept 2, 2008
Scotti is doing much better. I had some gravel delivered today and he and Hope were very excited and running around. He’s still getting his hay soaked and his breathing is still somewhat ragged. He was not a very good boy for his antibiotics last night but was much better this morning. I will be happy when the 5 days is up.
Biscotti — Sept 1, 2008
Scotti gave me a huge scare last night. I was gone most of the day school shopping and by the time I got out to feed it was 8:30 and already dark. I fed everyone and was heading back to the house passing by the front pasture that Hope and Scotti were in, and Scotti whinnied a greeting as he always does, except it sounded really weird and wrong. I went over to check on him and his breathing was…
Biscotti — August 30, 2008
Here’s a photo from August 28th with volunteer Crystal: And from Monica who did an article on him in her Horsebytes column: Scotti sure doesn’t look like he has ever had any nutritional setbacks in his life! If you haven’t yet been to visit him, though, it is his personality that constantly lures people into the paddock.http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsebytes/archives/147502.asp I was…
Annie Update from Aug 28 2008
Update from Monica B.: Yesterday I tried to make the most of a break between rain showers. With the help of Ashley, who boards her horse at Edensgate, and her friend Hailey, we put Annie through her paces. http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsebytes/ I hope to supplement this at some point with some footage under saddle, but she looks pretty good just out in the field! If you want to just go…
Holly Update — Aug 25, 2008
Holly at the SAFE Show! More pictures of Holly at the 2008 SAFE Benefit Show can be found here.
Holly Update — Aug 15, 2008
Update from Holly’s foster mom: Here are some pictures of Holly from today getting ready for the SAFE horse show. Holly has learned to be clipped, bath and is learning how to be a show horse, for showmanship. Holly would make some 4‑H girl and wonderful project! She is so calm and sweet. She cleans up real good!!! I’ve had so much fun working with her.
Holly Baby Photos!
Pictures of Holly, I am guessing about 6 months old in these photos. These photos were given to me by a former employee of Jean’s who asked to be anonymous. Holly’s dam was called Mellie and was a registered appaloosa named Moonlight Melody. As far as we know, she was owned by Jean at the time of the seizure, but was not found. It is believed Jean may have given her to a friend prior to the…
Sinatra Update from Aug 5 and August 15 2008
Sinatra is now available for adoption! I have some new information on Sinatra from someone who used to work out at Jean’s farm in Monroe. Sinatra is actually older than Phoenix. Sinatra turned a year in around the April/May timeframe, and Phoenix was more like a July/August baby. However, Sinatra’s dam, Sea of Wisdom, was not very tall, not more than 14h, whereas Phoenix’s dam, Olympic Spirit…
Sasha — Aug 15, 2008
Here is Sasha, fully recovered. Photos courtesy of Monica Bretherton:
Holly Update — Aug 13, 2008
Holly update from her foster mom: A Holly update… It’s been a while since I’ve let you know how Holly is doing. She is really good! Although, yesterday when I went out to bring horses in I found her on the driveway. The other three horses were still in the pasture. She had jumped the gate, broke the hot wire over the gate and bent the heck out of the gate. She had a couple small scratches was…
Sinatra Update from July 25 2008
There’s video of the Superstar here: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsebytes/archives/144400.asp
Honeycutt Photo Gallery — July 2008
Photos by Leah Anderson These images are so lovely. Click on them to see for yourself.
Sunny, thank you for the Sunshine
Sunny was nearly 30 years old when he came to SAFE, a badly neglected Arabian gelding with terrible teeth, an enlarged knee, and a tendency to choke. A diet of extremely wet mush made from beet pulp and senior grain helped him regain some of the weight he lost so that we could get his loose tooth extracted and his teeth floated. Although he had been treated so poorly in the past, he was a very…
Annie Update from Jul 23 2008
A recent photo of Annie:
Biscotti — July 22, 2008
A couple of photos from this weekend:
Gelding Day for Phoenix and Sinatra
Today was the day that Phoenix and Sinatra were turned into happy geldings. The procedure was done in the front pasture by Dr Hannah. Update 7/23/2008: Phoenix was rechecked yesterday by Dr. Hannah and is doing well. He has had quite a bit more swelling than…
Holly Update — July 18, 2008
Holly update from her foster mom: Holly is doing good. I have given her my TB gelding as a pasture buddy and that is working out good. At night they are brought into their own paddock and stall. I am in AZ taking care of my daughter, who just had surgery but I get daily reports on Holly and the rest of my critters. I can’t believe how well the horses do here in 112 heat! Holly is a wonderful…
Sinatra Update from July 14 2008 and July 17 2008
Sinatra was gelded today! All went well, although his recovery was a little wild. Then he was forced to stand and watch Phoenix have his brain surgery. We tried putting them in separate stalls, but they were having none of it so they are sharing one for now. July 17 2008 They are both doing well. Phoenix has a bit more swelling than Sinatra (he was a little more endowed as…
Deeds Update from July 13 2008
Update from Deeds’ adopter, Kate: I have to gush about how amazed I am by this boy: Each day we’ve been taking little walks and just doing some getting-to-know-you stuff, grooming and so on. Last night, he was more than happy to just stand next to me while I chatted with a neighbor about his adoption… he just rested a hind foot and kinda leaned his head against my arm, not even trying to rub.…
Summer Update from July 1 2008
Photos from the summer:
Deeds Update from July 8 2008 and July 9 2008
Update from Deeds’ adopter, Kate: Whew! That was a looooong trip! Luckily, the big guy was quite relaxed each time i checked on him on the way to Lynden (though he was rather sassy about getting IN the trailer, thank you Bonnie for helping!). When we finally arrived home, he turned around and announced himself to the county. He walked very nicely up to his turnout and promptly rolled in the…
Deeds Update from July 6 2008
Congratulations to Kate A. of Ferndale, WA on her adoption of Deeds! I can’t wait to see photos and hear how he is doing at your place. I am so happy he has found such a wonderful new home!! It took almost a year, but good things always come to those who wait. From Kate, Deeds’ Adopter: Deeds will be coming home on Tuesday afternoon! Thank you so much to everyone at SAFE who took care of him…
Biscotti — June 30, 2008
Hope and Scotti today:
Sinatra Update from June 30 2008
Sinatra is actually starting to grow into himself and look like a horse. And he can move! When he gets going he is really quite fancy to watch. No action shots today but here are a couple enjoying his HUGE new pasture with Phoenix! LOOK at this! He has straightened out behind! I included a before photo from when he first arrived for comparison. Phoenix and Sinatra are…
Phoenix and Sinatra June 2008
A few photos of Phoenix and Sinatra enjoying their huge new pasture:
Buckwheat Update from June 24 2008
From Jenny: I briefly visited Bucky last week — it was a bittersweet visit because of Shante’s passing (Shante’s final resting place is a lovely spot on kind of a knoll, under a huge tree). Bucky was eating his mush and hay when I arrived; he’s all shed out, his coat is glowing, and he is bright (though Kathy said he seemed out of sorts following Shante’s death). [gallery link=“file”…
Deeds Update from June 22 2008
Annie Update from June 19 2008
Another Annie update from her foster mom, Julie: Here’s another update on Annie. Unfortunately I can’t seem to post to the message board from my computer — I’ve tried everything and even my techno-savvy ex-husband can’t figure it out… Anyhow, yesterday was Annie’s fourth ride and first ride in “grown-up” tack : ) — my western Crates saddle, which is alot heavier than the breaking/backing…
Biscotti — June 18, 2008
Ok, the naming thing. We’ve thrown around the idea of a naming contest/fundraiser. I am not sure how many people are interested in this, but ok, how about $5/name? Contest ends Sunday 6pm. And PLEASE, pick good names! We are looking for a barn name, not a registered name, so while “Sail the Golden Seas” was really creative and cute, we won’t be registering him (his adopter could choose to try,…
Annie Update from June 17 2008
Fantastic update on Annie from her foster mom, Julie! I just wanted to give you an update on how Annie is doing. I have started her under saddle and have put three rides on her. I have bridled her and have ridden her with a snaffle. She is halter broke and leads safely. She will put her head in the halter herself and no longer tosses it when being haltered. She will move away from pressure when…
