Getting to know Duchess
Duchess is a lovely gentle mare that we really hope will prove to be suitable for a beginner rider. She settled into Safe Harbor last week nicely and we have lightly started groundwork as we becomes accustom to our barn and getting back into work. Overall, things areā¦
Duchess
We welcomed back an old friend today. Duchess is a 12 year old palomino Saddlebred mare, who came to SAFE as a two year old during a major Animal Control seizure in 2008. Duchess arrived at SAFE emaciated and unhealthy with badly overgrown feet and a dreadful parasiteā¦
Valorās Strength Training
Valorās rehabilitation is going super! The barn managers at SAFE began with walking him 2x a day, added ground poles and walking up hills. He then was able to graduate to roundpen work with Jolene to prepare him for saddling and ultimately to be ridden. As part of hisā¦
And the nominees areā¦
2017 was an absolutely incredible year for SAFE. We moved our entire operation from 3 acres in Woodinville to 11 acres just down the road in Redmond. We also had a record setting year in terms of adoptions, new intakes, and new volunteers, but the story for 2017 isā¦
December Volunteer of the Month: Cathy Olson
Washington native Cathy Olson has been honored as Save a Forgotten Equineās (SAFE) December Volunteer of the Month in recognition of four years of consistent service that includes working barn shifts and performing night shift, various clerical tasks, editing theā¦
Welcoming Melinda!
SAFE is overjoyed to introduce you to a new staff member who will be joining us in early January. Melinda Merryman is a veterinary technician who has accepted a position with SAFE to oversee the health and well-being of our horses. Melinda has been volunteering withā¦
Valor: A Good Little Helper!
Valor was on site to help Caren with the installation of his new turnout slow feeder. He inspected the work and was very helpful in making sure everything was level. Many of the turnouts are now equipped with these wonderful boxes that keep the hay dry, limit waste,ā¦
Getting to Know Aurora
Aurora is a beautiful young mare with a lot of potential. We are very excited to be helping rehabilitate and train this big bodied and elegant Thoroughbred. She is now up to date on all of her medical and farrier needs. She did well for her dental visit with Dr. Fleckā¦
All About Millie
Back in March, The Limelight Pet Project featured Millie in a spotlighted video, and we wanted to share the full story of Millieās transformation, as told by Terry. (You can see the Q13 news segment here.) Lovely little Millie is looking for adopters to show her theā¦
Renee and Angelās Story
Back in January, The Limelight Pet Project featured Renee and Angel in a spotlighted video, and we wanted to share the full clip about these BFFs. (You can see the Q13 news segment here.) Both Renee and Angel are still looking for adoptersāfill out an application ifā¦
Jollie: This Big Three Year Old is Soon to be a Riding Horse!
Jollie is a lovely 3āyear-old mare who is currently 15.2 hands with room to grow! This BIG bodied sweetheart has had basic groundwork foundation put on at SAFE. Sheās also seen our farrier, had her vaccines and boosters, and, most recently, had her first dental.ā¦
The Young Ladies at Play
They grow up so fast! Here are Nova, Rae, and Pippi at play, with Cassidy tagging along. thank you to Dirtie Dog Photography for these gorgeous photos! [gallery link=āfileā size=āmediumāā¦
Millieās Glamour Shots
thank you to Dirtie Dog Photography for these gorgeous photos!
Zoe: Ready for you!
This stunning 11-year-old Morgan type mare is ready to come home to you! Zoe has been a steady, sound riding horse at SAFE for almost a year now. She is kindhearted and loves going out on trails with other horses or working solo in the arena with her rider. She alwaysā¦
