by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 29, 2024 | Bijou
Over the hills and across the pass, to R&B Ranch Bijou goes! Longtime SAFE volunteer Blair recently purchased a beautiful property in sunny Ellensburg, and wanted to take in one of our companion horses to winter alongside her herd. She had previously seen Bijou...
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 28, 2024 | Announcement
Another week: done. This was a busy one, but aren’t they all? We had Joel Conner here for our last clinic of 2024, picked up a new horse (more on him later), and had all the things going on that normally go on here at SAFE.
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 25, 2024 | Sienna
To know her is to love her. The ‘her’ in question is Sienna of course, but if you had to make an educated (or even uneducated) guess, it’s likely you would have reached that conclusion on your own, for Sienna is tremendously easy to love. Something...
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 22, 2024 | Artie
A is for Artie, and also for Asking ourselves how this Awesome guy hasn’t been snatched up yet? This 11 year old Yakima Reservation Horse stands at an Admirable 13.3, but don’t let his status as a short king have you writing him off — he is a stout and hearty dude!...
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 21, 2024 | Announcement
Last week at SAFE! Some highlights are featured in the video below: Las
by Cathy Olson | Oct 20, 2024 | Bridgit
A SAFE alumni volunteer provided this update on Bridget after a recent visit. Bridgit is so sweet. She followed us everywhere and wants to be patted and be the center of attention. Her pasture buddy is Oreo, a mini horse. Oreo prefers not to be patted but be seen from...
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 18, 2024 | Tiva
Tiva’s middle name is Louise. Or Marie, depending on the day and who you ask. Both roll off the tongue, and neither are serious, their function purely decorative. Typically a middle name is invoked when the subject is misbehaving (i.e., ‘Tiva Marie, don’t you look so...
by Cathy Olson | Oct 17, 2024 | Jollie
Libby, formerly Jollie, has a very good life. She has a mare friend and both are happy and healthy. Their pasture is lovely, Mike has made a pasture paradise for them allowing for them to get exercise and have managed grazing of green grass. He hand walks Libby...
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 17, 2024 | SAFEkeeper Updates
Ranger, Oreo, and Mabel arrived at SAFE last month from Pierce County Animal Control. They were seized from their owner after multiple incidents in which the three horses escaped their pasture and were found roaming about the neighborhood and on the road, which can be...
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 16, 2024 | Zuri
From where she lounges in her shelter, Zuri hears the rattle of the gate chain as it un-clips to let you in. She greets you with a nicker, perhaps wondering if you’ve brought her a mash, or a flake of hay, or a hand capable of a scratch on the neck. Zuri is like one...
