New Video: Orion
Orion is finishing 90 days of training with Nick Donohue. He has come a long way from his intake and has turned out to be a wonderful riding partner. He is ready to start his new life! https://youtu.be/NeXaeeDjbo0
Checking in with Sage
Horsemanship Volunteer Phoebe had this to say about her work with Sage and helping her get more comfortable and giving when asked to pick her hooves: Sage- a strong personality who has had things her way for quite a while. Roped her hinds again. Doesnāt take her asā¦
Teddi and the Importance of Groundwork
Teddi has been working on relaxing and gentling with Horsemanship Volunteer Phoebe. We have seen wonderful changes in Teddi over the last few months as she develops more of a bond with Phoebe. We want to take a quick moment to acknowledge and thank Phoebe for herā¦
Amelia Makes Progress!
Glowing reports on Ameliaās progress from our Horsemanship Volunteer Phoebe! We will be talking with Joel Conner during this weekās clinic about his thoughts on offering her as a very light riding horse or a kids lead line. She is a sweet girl and in the right homeā¦
Foster Update: Piper
Little miss Piper has grown this summer into such a nice little lady. She spends nearly all of her time living like a wild horse with our herd in the large pasture, but she shows off her manners every time we handle her. Some of her milestones include: standingā¦
SAFE Alum Scooter is Available for Adoption
Breed: Arabian Color: Chestnut Age: 23 Sex: Gelding Height: 14.2hh Registered Name: Padronās Secret If are looking for an easy going, loving, docile companion/light riding horse, check this guy out! Pistol (known as Scooter at SAFE) was adopted from SAFE in 2012 butā¦
Video: Remy Learns Herd Dynamics
Remy is a 6yr old TB who was found on a property without any other horses so we are unsure how long its been since heās had other horses as companions. He is currently in training and the two other horses in the video are personal horses of the trainers. Tapadero, theā¦
Guess the Foaling Date for Luna and Mina!
Do you think you can guess when Luna and Mina will have their foals? Weāre going to have a fun contest to see who can guess the closest to the actual birth! Weāll give a you a clue to get you started. The two mares were both palpated and ultrasounded by equine reproā¦
Cyrus Is On The Mend
Cyrus has come such a long way since he first arrived at SAFE, and soon he hopes to be making friends with a few other SAFE geldings. Before he gets the chance to spend the day with the other boys, he is working on recovering from a minor injury he received on Januaryā¦
Beauty in the Big Arena!
This is Beautyās second time riding at SAFE outside of the round pen. She is coming down off a feel nicely, learning to soften through one rein stops and building trust with her rider. She can be fairly āgate sourā and she would prefer to be ridden alongside anotherā¦
Meet Marianna Clair, SAFEās new Development Director!
We have a brand new SAFE staff member to introduce to everyone: Marianna Clair, who joined SAFE last week as our Development Director. Marianna will be taking over responsibility for fundraising efforts at SAFE, as well as planning and executing events, and developingā¦
Flynnās First Ride at SAFE!
This was the first time we saddled Flynn, bumped him up to the fence, and mounted him for a ride. He did extremely well and felt like a ābeen there done thatā pony! We have only had him at SAFE for 2 months and most of the time has been spent recovering from his eyeā¦
Hazelās New Home
Terry recently dropped off Hazel at her new home. Here is what Terry had to say: āJackie and I were so blessed to be there the day Hazel was picked up and today we got to help settle her in to her new home at Hooved Animal Rescue of Thurston County. She truly has comeā¦
Piper is Adopted!
We are excited to tell you all that our baby Piper is returning to her wonderful foster mom, Talia, but this time it is for KEEPS! Yep, you heard it right, Piper is ADOPTED! Talia fell in love with Piper two years ago when she opened her herd and heart for Piper toā¦
