Getting to know Renee
We are starting to get to know one of the new mares at SAFE: Renee. We were told that sheās been ridden before, but we donāt know how long itās been or how positive those experience were for her. Renee seems a bit āwide eyedā and unsure of it all but she is gettingā¦
Adoption Announcement: Harley
We are excited to announce the adoption of Harley! Jennie came out to see Harley and Ruger early on in their rehabilitation. She understood we needed to get them both healthy before we could figure out if they were sound and rideable. Harley moved easily through herā¦
Getting to know Angel
From the day we met her, this mare has proven to us that she is a fighter who has taken care of herself for a long time. We were told that no one had haltered her in the 15 years she had been on the property. It took us about two and a half hours to halter her forā¦
August Volunteer of the Month: Kino McFarland
SAFEās August Volunteer of the Month, Kino McFarland, āseemed to be everywhere at every momentā during the recent benefit horse show at Donida Equestrian Center. āAnd when she wasnāt volunteering at the show, she had her camera in hand, working on a video to helpā¦
Farrier day for the new horses
Farrier Daphne Jones came out today to work on the badly neglected hooves of our new horses. She was able to trim all of them, except for Angel, who was very reluctant to have her hind feet handled. Daphne worked with her to get her more accustomed to having her hindsā¦
Not how a tail should look!!
Poor Nashville and Angel had tails that resembled baseball bats!! With a lot of patience (and a fair amount of Tail & Mane Detangler) we were able to save a lot of Nashvilleās tail. The matted clump that was Angelās tail was cut out.
Six new horses to introduce
SAFE has recently taken in 6 new horses. They were surrendered to us by their owner, who was no longer able to care for them, due to physical and financial set backs. The horses were all in decent weight, but had not received farrier or dental care in many years. Mostā¦
Denton and Phoenix, a band of brothers!
King, who is now known as Denton, was reunited with his good friend, Phoenix, when he returned to Joel Connerās ranch after being adopted by Lauren and Bryan Engle!! The two are great friends, and their new parents ADORE them. Here is just a small sample of imagesā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Jollie!
Thank you to Casey A for this update about Jollie, who got to participate in her first Joel Conner Clinic* this month! Jollie had a fantastic week! When she arrived at SAFE she hadnāt really been halter started, and she was quite pushy, so leading her to and from herā¦
Anderson Training Update
Hereās an update from Andersonās regular rider, Kaya: Since this clinic was a little unique, Anderson and I both had the opportunity to really delve into our biggest insecurities and issues. We had two round pens set up in the indoor arena and this allowed me to rideā¦
Goodbye, Slim
It is hard to share sad news with you, knowing how difficult the world is right now. But unfortunately, some things canāt wait for this to pass. We have been struggling to keep Slim comfortable for over 9 months. What started as an abscess became an infection of hisā¦
SAFE State of the Union
It should come as no surprise that horses donāt care that much about COVID-19. While the world outside the farm is changing in unimaginable ways, life here at SAFE remains pretty much the same. The horses go about their day as they always have, with certainā¦
Buddy and Banner Dental
Buddy and Banner had their dentals and vaccines yesterday. Both were good boys. We are guessing ages are 25 for Buddy and 22 for Banner. The dentals should give both a ton of relief when eating. They got an intense deep cleaning spa treatments afterwards. They bothā¦
Raising a White Flag
Do you ever get to moving so fast that you have no idea how exhausted you are? Thatās a pretty accurate description of how things have been at SAFE for the past year or so. We started 2019 off with business as usual ā caring for 30 rescued horses, managing theirā¦
