Biscotti — June 16, 2008
Photos courtesy of Leah Anderson: Hope’s baby (come on! Name please!) got his first “trim” today. He was a bit fussy at first but once I figured out that as long as I scritched his back and butt really hard — Daphne could do whatever she wanted with his feet. Even for all his struggles in the beginning — Hope was across the pasture and never even looked up.….thank…
Holly Update — June 13, 2008
Holly update from her foster mom: Holly was as bad as the others but because of her color it was not as apparent. The first time she came in wet from the rain I was taken back by how thin she really was. Holly weighed 680lbs when she came here. Yesterday I did some beauty shop on the girls and she weighs 750lbs. Dr Hanna says she is just right! She has grown 1/2″ too. Emma has grown 4 1/2″ and…
Sinatra and Phoenix from May-June 2008
May 21 2008 Not exactly a glamour shot, but here here’s Sinatra and Phoenix — I call this shot “Bonnie’s Groupies.” Sinatra is so laid back compared to Phoenix, who is Bart Simpson personified. Or is that horseified? June 12 2008 Mike managed to grab the camera and a photo of the boys playing rough (as boys do!) a couple of weeks ago. June 16 2008 Some lovely photos of the two boys by Leah…
Holly Update — June 11, 2008
Update from Holly’s foster mom: Dr Hannah was out last week and Daphine was out today. The little girls are growing! I love the colors on Holly. I looked at the Appaloosa web site but still don’t know what the name is for Holly’s colors. Maybe.…Bay Roan with blanket and snow flakes. Not sure.
Annie Update from June 11 2008
Annie’s first ride, as blogged by Monica Bretherton in her Horsebytes column: http://blog.seattlepi.com/horsebytes/archives/140910.asp
Deeds Update from June 9 2008
Update from Liz Stabbert, equine photographer: Like Amy said I got to go out and meet her and Deeds a couple days ago. I was almost hoping he was still feeling spunky and I could get some dramatic galloping Deeds shots It ended up I got a lot of pictures of him eating. Back to his old self I guess! All in all he was a very sweet boy and it was fun to get to see him in person. Hopefully we can…
Annie Update from June 7 2008
Annie received her vaccination boosters, a dental float, and a trim on Friday. She was very good for her front feet, but still required some sedation for her back feet, although Daphne was able to handle her back feet a bit better without sedation. Annie is also reportedly doing VERY well at Julie’s and is responding well to the groundwork. While we will continue to have her in training and may…
Deeds Update from June 6 2008
Deeds is popular with all the ladies at Frontier Training Stables. Deeds got a visit on Thursday from Mr and Mrs Kea’s Crest. I wanted to introduce him to them because they are interested in a horse that Mrs KC can ride. I told them about Deeds, and how I thought he’d make a suitable candidate, so we drove over to the boarding barn to see him. Deeds ended up making me look very foolish. Either…
Biscotti — June 5, 2008
From Monica B: When we visited Monday we got to play with Hope and baby a bit. May I say, Hope is stunning! She has such vibrant contrast with her white and black. She has “cleaned up” beautifully. Her weight looks great and she is a very gentle girl and has such sweet eyes. Baby is all colt! What a character. Even before we approached his pasture you could see him tearing around, whinneying,…
Annie Update from June 1 2008
Just a quick note — Annie was FANTASTIC getting in the trailer today! It took us only 5 minutes or so and we didn’t have to use anything to get her in, just a little grain to encourage her. She was SUCH a good girl! She is now at Julie’s (with Cedar) to get some groundwork training.
Annie Update from May 28 2008
Jaime, Allison and I stopped by to see Annie and Dutchess last Saturday. I was quite impressed with how beautiful Annie has become now that her health and weight have been restored. She is really stunning. She is friendly enough when she doesn’t feel stressed or threatened in any way, and she enjoyed the large handfuls of grass that Allison fed her. We are going to attempt to send Annie for…
Biscotti — May 28, 2008
From Valerie (volunteer): He is a handful! On Monday I went over to Jaime’s and we stood there and watched him pounce mercilessly all over Hope because she had the nerve to eat her grain instead of paying attention to him. He grabbed ahold of the crest of her neck and was shaking his head back and forth like a dog with a tug toy. Eating her mane. Rearing up and climbing all over her neck and…
Honeycutt Photo Gallery — May 2008
A few samples from the Honeycutt Photoshoot from May 15, 2008. All photos by Liz Stabbert.
Biscotti — May 21, 2008
Update from Valerie (volunteer): An update on Hope’s baby. I went to Jaime’s yesterday and spent a little time with him. You will all be glad to know that he is turning into the little stink we all hoped he would. He is barely a week old and was already trying to nip me and grabbed ahold of my shirt. I was scratching his back and he humped it up and did a little bouncing with his head down.…
Holly Update — May 17, 2008
Update from Monica Bretherton on her Horsebytes column: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsebytes/archives/139100.asp I am trying to figure out what her Appy pattern would be called. I think Snowcap, because she has no spots, Marble, because of the pattern in her darker areas, and then she also has non-Appy specific Sabino markings — the high whites and white going over the lip, to…
Honeycutt Update from May 16, 2008
Liz Stabbert of Liz Stabbert Photography came by yesterday and donated a photoshoot of Honeycutt. I know we often joke about Honeycutt becoming a model.…well apparently it’s no joke to him! He stood nice and still for his close-ups, and conveyed a lot of emotion with his eyes and forelock. But when we turned him back out with the other horses, he put on a show for the camera the likes of which…
Biscotti — May 15, 2008
Our little colt is doing MUCH better today! Time for his first turnout! He wasn’t so sure he wanted to leave the safety of his stall, and twice he turned around and went back in the stall calling for momma to come back with him (she was eating grass and had no interest in him whatsoever). Finally he got brave and followed her out. Wow, what a springy high stepping little trot he has! He is ALL…
Holly Update — May 14, 2008
Foster mom update: You should see her now! We took some pictures today so you should see them soon. Holly was so good for Dr Hannah. Holly is NOT preggers. Yeah!!!!!
Annie Update from May 14 2008
Annie finally got her back feet done with the help of a little sedation. It was a fine line between giving her enough sedation to keep her from kicking (apparantly, she was still hard to do) and not so much where she couldn’t stand. But they got it done. Phew! She also got her shots.
Biscotti — May 13, 2008
Sorry I haven’t given many updates or photos yet. Its been miserable weather-wise and dealing with a sick foal in quarantine and a newborn means not much is getting done with him and he hasn’t been out of the stall yet except to go from one stall to another when I am cleaning stalls. While Hope is a tolerant mother, she is not as interested in her baby as I would like to see. When I moved her…
Background and History
Biscotti was born at SAFE out of a 5 year old black and white pinto Saddlebred mare named Hope (Registered name “Acquiescence”) that was rescued from a large animal control seizure involving 9 other horses (plus 10 more in another county) in Carnation on February 22, 2008. Hope was in horrific condition when she arrived at SAFE, and we had no knowledge that she was pregnant at the time, being…
Horsebytes Blog by Monica Bretherton: Photo Assistant
http://blog.seattlepi.com/horsebytes/2008/05/08/photo-assistant/ A gray new day is dawning…. And I’m not done with yesterday yet. But here are some pictures. Maid duty at SAFE is, well, a little repetitive, so when there’s a chance to accomplish two things at once, like picking Phoenix and Sinatra’s paddock and taking some “after” pictures of them, I seize it. First things first – the old hay…
Phoenix Photos and Hock Swelling
Phoenix is doing great! The main concern with him right now is a little bit of a swollen left hind hock that I am keeping an eye on. I think he probably overexerted himself somehow. Other than that, he is doing really well and I took tons of hair off him yesterday. I need to change his name to Phoenix the Photogenic, because he takes GREAT photos! [gallery link=“file”…
Holly Update — May 5, 2008
Holly’s foster mom update: Holly and Emma got to go play in the big field for the first time. They had a great time running and playing. Although, Holly would rather eat the grass. She looks really good. I have not seen her come into heat yet. Emma has been in twice. Dr Hannah comes out on the 14th so maybe she can check Holly then. I keep hoping I just missed it. I will try and get pictures…
Annie Update from April 28 2008
Our farrier tried again to get her back feet done — this is the 3rd or 4th time now she has worked with her and she is also an experienced trainer, but Annie is having none of it. She will let you brush her hind feet, but if you touch them with a bare hand, she will get very kicky and she’s not really getting much better. Not sure what we are going to do with her. Her foster home is able to…
Summer Update from Apr 27 2008
Summer after 6 weeks in SAFE’s care:
Sinatra Update from Apr 27 2008
Here’s our boy today, he is SUCH a ham but standing still for photos is not really his thing. I know it is hard to tell from these photos, but I actually see signs of a pretty horse emerging under all this hair. Right now though, he is still pretty homely looking:
Sasha Update — Apr 27, 2008
Here is Sasha, almost up to weight:
Annie Update from Apr 25 2008
Oh, Annie, Annie, Annie… She’s a little hothead that is for sure. Had a brief visit with her today and while she is very sweet, curious and wanting attention, if you scare her (and she scares easily), her reaction is to pin her ears and act out aggressively. I scared her when I reached to unsnap her leadrope and that was how she reacted. She is a tough mare that is going to need a gentle but…
Phoenix Antics
I went to Jaime’s today to turn the boys out since it looked like we were going to get a break from the rain. It has been SOP to lead them both at the same time, and this has not been a problem, but alas I think those days are coming to an end. No sooner did we get out of the stall all together, then Phoenix began nipping and biting and pushing Sinatra around all the way to the pasture. He was…
