Saying Goodbye to Rocky
It is with a heavy heart that we share that we said goodbye to Rocky last week. Since he was rescued in 2014, we’ve worked closely with our vet and farrier to manage his pain. Rocky had both chronic laminitis and Cushings Syndrome, and for the last two years, he’s received daily doses of Bute and Tramadol to cope with the pain and Prascend to keep his Cushings under control. The change of season…
August Volunteer of the Month: Kris Hoglan
You might think filling the grain bags to feed our horses is a small or trivial task, but the horses would tell you otherwise. They LOVE their grain, it is the highlight of their day. The horses love grain, and we love Kris Hoglan for making it possible. Kris is one of our dedicated baggie making crew. She comes every week to sort and measure the myriad of supplements we feed to keep our SAFE…
Video: Lacey the water pony
Anakin is doing well!
Here are a couple photos of Anakin enjoying his new home! A lovely snooze in the grass: Saying hello to his new “bro” Kai:
The Good Kind of Goodbye
Because SAFE adoptions come with a 30 day money back guarantee, we usually hold off announcing them until after that period is up. Today a SAFE horse left for his adoptive home…and because of the horse…and the home…we are going to go ahead and share this news now. We said a smiling and tearful goodbye to our dear friend Anakin today as he loaded into our trailer and headed south to his new…
Gracie, free lunging at trot and canter
The Passing of the Pants
If you’ve had a chance to cheer jockey Joey Steiner to victory at Emerald Downs this season, you might have noticed a familiar logo and name on his white racing pants…SAFEHORSES.ORG. Joey and his wife, artist Dagmar Galleithner Steiner, have been supporting the SAFE horses for many years in many ways. They are regular visitors to Safe Harbor Stables, bringing their infant son Jonah to say…
Video: Jewel competing in Trails at SAFE Show
Video: Jewel and Oscar competing in Western W/J Class at SAFE Show
Video: Ben competing in Horse Agility at the SAFE Show
Video: Jewel competing in Horse Agility at the SAFE Show
NEW Photos: Jewel at SAFE Show 2016
NEW Photos: Ben at SAFE Show 2016
SAFE Benefit Horse Show, July 30–31, 2016
(as reported by his regular rider, Lisa Garr) On July 27, 3 days before our annual SAFE Benefit Horse Show, I decided to go for it and ask if our biggest redhead could go along – even if just to BE at the show, competing or not. Ben was reported to have a lot of anxiety in a show environment the previous summer, even when not participating, to an almost-dangerous degree. But he had come SO FAR…
Cheers to our Show Volunteers!
There are not enough words to say how extremely grateful we are to all the magnificent volunteers, sponsors and judges who helped make this years SAFE Benefit Horse Show possible. So much energy and love was given in preparation and execution to make this show a success. Here are a few words of thanks from our Executive Director, Bonnie Hammond: “My dear friends — my heart is filled with so…
Video: Silly Jewel finds her happy place
and the Champion SAFE Alumni Horse for 2016 is…
…Tess!!! We were thrilled to have Tess (now known as Purty Girl) and her adopter Kelly competing at this year’s SAFE Benefit Horse Show! Out of all the SAFE Alumni who competed at the show, Tess and Kelly earned the most points, competing in Western, Ranch Riding, Trails, Agility, and even the Gambler’s Choice Trails Challenge. Here are a couple of photos taken of Tess and Kelly by show…
Spa Day for Gracie
New girl Gracie got her first spa treatment.…. she is SUCH a sweetheart!! Her tail was saved by Canter Main & Tail…Gracie says that if Canter is looking for a spokes-horse, she should be the one!
Bath time for Cameo
July Volunteer of the Month: Candace Carlson
Organized, efficient, motivated, wonderful! The list could go on and on about our July 2016 Volunteer of the Month, Candace Carlson. Candace has truly found her niche here at SAFE, she is the Tack Queen. She is cheerful and willing, and most important of all, undaunted by the volume of tack we get on a regular basis. Not that her specialty stops her from helping in other ways. Candace is always…
Meet new SAFE horse Gracie!
Gracie is a sweet and elegant half Arab mare who was surrendered to SAFE in July 2016. Her owner’s declining health and finances made it impossible for her to continue to care for her. She’s not been ill treated but she’s essentially spent the past 6 years turned out to pasture. As a result, she’s gone far too long without basic care, like teeth floating and regular farrier work. She came to us…
Jewel: Training and Photo Update
Jewel is now officially confirmed in her walk trot and canter work under saddle. She’s been getting constant work here at Safe Harbor and has recently added a few new volunteer riders to her workout team. Just five years old this year, Jewel has filled out into a very good looking pony! She is suitable for an intermediate rider, due to her age and just having one year under saddle. She only…
Cameo: New Photos July 2016
Here are some GORGEOUS new photos of Cameo. Thank you Jessica Farren for the lovely shots!
Oscar: Training Update and Photos
Oscar has been a superstar for many of our volunteer riders. He continues to do well as a riding horse and has great ground manners. We love him very much and hope that his forever family comes to find him soon! He is a gentleman and a volunteer favorite. He deserves a loving family to call his own. Here are some handsome new photos of Oscar and volunteer rider Erika. SEE OSCAR IN ACTION at the…
Sophie: Training Update and Photos!
Sophie is doing wonderfully in her training and preparation to be started under saddle. Volunteers have been introducing her to tack and doing groundwork with her so she’ll be ready to start training with Joel Conner in August. She has been a doll for everything and we expect that it will be a very easy start since she is so level headed and accepting of new things. Sophie had a photo shoot with…
Health Update: Rocky
From Rocky’s foster mom Kellie: Just giving you an update. Overall, Rocky is doing well. Jim should be out this week or next to do his front feet. He is looking long, but most of that is how his feet grow these days. He is cantering and trotting around when you turn him out and seems pretty comfortable moving around. He is eating very well and cleaning up all of this feed. He is on the max meds…
Lacey: New Photos
Sweet baby Lacey! She is a doll and we are enjoying getting to know her. She is already a volunteer favorite! Here are a few photos that Jessica Farren took on our 3 week from intake. [gallery link=“file”…
Stevie: New Photos
Stevie has been with us now for just 3 weeks and he is settling in to life at Safe Harbor. He is a VERY sweet boy who is sociable and wants to connect with people. Here are some beautiful photos Jessica Farren took of his body condition after 3 week re-feeding. We are not working him yet since he needs all the calories he can get to gain weight but he is getting a little turnout to move around…
Health Update: Stevie & Lacey
We have taken them slowly through the re-feeding process, starting with just what they were getting for hay when they came to us and slowly increasing that to the full amount required. Horses need between 2–4% of their body weight in hay. Our flakes are about 5 pounds each so since Stevie needs to be around 900 pounds to be at full weight he requires 18–36 pounds of hay, Lacey requires 13–26…
Dusty in Colorado
In 2013, Dusty and his family made the move to Colorado. Dusty’s adopter, Beth A, served on the SAFE Board of Directors, and remains in contact with several people in the organization, so we get updates on Dusty all the time. Here are some photos that Beth sent us of Dusty in his Colorado home:
