Sparrowās Racing Past
Sparrow has a lip tattoo that denotes his past as a racehorse. However itās odd: the letter that denotes the year of birth is missing, which made identifying who he was born as a bit more challenging. But by playing a game of trial and error with letters, we were ableā¦
King 5 News: Over 20 horses seized from Pierce County property recovering
A majority of the horses seized during an animal cruelty investigation are recovering at Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) and will be available for adoption. Link to video on KINGā5 News Website Author: Julie Calhoun Published: 8:43 AM PST February 12, 2023 REDMOND,ā¦
Alumni Update: Flynn
Flynn is doing great in his new home and obviously has adoring fans. Every time we see a photo of him and one of his fans, we screech with delight because of the cuteness.
Alumni Update: Tilt
Julie recently sent us an update on Tilt with exciting news! āAnother update from down here in Santa Fe at what weāre calling Desert Jewel Ranch. A huge day for little Korra (formally Tilt). Thanks to Terry Ann Phelps-Peddy, Kaya Mead, Joel Conner and the SAFEā¦
Ottoās Tummy-ache
I played a lot of horse games on the computer growing up, most of them focused on eventing (the act of jumping or a piaffe reduced to pressing a single button on the keyboard). While this was fine, my main interest was drawn to the care parts of the simulators -ā¦
KUOW Soundside Podcast: Giving Neglected Horses a SAFE Home
Last week, Bonnie was interviewed by KUOW about the Graham horses! Listen as she introduces the Soundside team to Henry on their recent visit to SAFE. Listen to Soundside on iTunes or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Or visit the KUOW website atā¦
Jaxās Racing Past
Jax has a lip tattoo that denotes his past as a racehorse. Itās always fun when we get a horse who comes in with some kind of marker about who they were in their past ā so often we donāt have any clue a horseās history. Looking into Jaxās lip tattoo, we discovered heā¦
Alumni Update: Millie
Mille lives a happy life as the āqueenā of her pasture! Although she is not being ridden, she is able to go on trail rides being ponied behind her pasture mate. She does very well on trails, even when they encounter bicycles, hikers, and other horses. We are so happyā¦
Giving Thanks at SAFE
There is always so much to be thankful for here at SAFE, but for this season of thanks giving, we went around and asked some of our herd to name one thing they were thankful for this year: Brandy, during a recent arena turnout session with BFF Bandit, took a moment toā¦
November Clinic Report: Bandit
Kirsten AL worked alongside Bandit in the November Joel Conner clinic, and said the following about this smart lady: āThis sweet 26 year old has never heard the saying, ā you canāt teach an old dogā¦ā because she continues to not only learn but enjoys theā¦
Meet Blanche
Blanche, despite being named for a Golden Girl, is neither old nor golden. She is a 7āyear-old BLM mustang mare whose white freezebrand is the only part of her that isnāt black. This lovely lady came in alongside Dorothy, and despite not having known one anotherā¦
November Clinic Report: Tiva
The transformative nature of the horse never fails to astound me. I suppose that in working with Tiva over the last year, it has been a bit like not being able to see the forest for the trees. Not that her progress does not feel like progress, but looking back toā¦
Alumni Update: Dale
November 2023 Laura reports that Dale gets very, VERY furry for winter. With the new haircut, he resembles a mini baby bison!
November Clinic Report: Brandy
Carrie S worked alongside Brandy in the November Joel Conner clinic, and had the following to say about their time together: āI participated in the November Joel Conner clinic in the groundwork class with Miss Brandy Snap. This beautiful and kind mare has madeā¦
