Meet the SAFE Operations Council
What is the Operations Council you ask? Only the glue that holds everything together here at Safe Harbor! From a broken faucet to a horse with hives, these volunteers are the ones we call to ensure things run smoothly and are here supporting our horses behind theā¦
Adoption Announcement: Karma!
Weāve had a whirlwind of adoption announcements to share with you this past month. Theyāre all specialā¦but this one is especially special. Karma has been adopted. From the moment we laid eyes on Karma, we knew that this troubled mare truly needed our help. Her pastā¦
A Gift of Bodywork: Oscar and Nala
The SAFE horses have made a wonderful new friend: Barbara Breckenfeld of Movement in Balance. Barbara specializes in equine bodywork, massage, and energy healing. For the past few weeks, she has been coming to Safe Harbor and donating her time and gifts to a fewā¦
Health Update: Bridgit
We are currently working to strengthen Bridgitās hindquarters. We had Dr. McCracken come out and evaluate her and help us understand why she has such a sway in her trot from her hind legs. It is a little of āthe needle in the haystackā for an answer so at the momentā¦
June Volunteers of the Month: Gerry and Robbie Meisner
There is nothing shy or retiring about active retirees Gerry and Robbie Meisner. This couple is a powerhouse of activity at the barn. After a full careers in academia, and raising a family, Gerry and Robbie embarked on a second career of fulfilling their lifelongā¦
Open Positions on our Volunteer Team!
SAFE Horse Rescue is looking for new volunteers in a couple of specific areas! Read the following volunteer descriptions to find out if one position is right for you. If you are interested in lending some of your time to help our organization for any of the followingā¦
Adoption Announcement: Tess!
When a new horse arrives at SAFE, we never know what we might have on our hands. So we take time to get to know them and we give them time to heal and recover from their past neglect. Watching these horses transform is one of the joys of working with a rescue! Whenā¦
Health & Riding Update: Scarlett
Scarlett is looking great! The combination of leather pads on her front hooves and weekly massages with Lori McMasters have brought her a tremendous amount of relief. With the pads and no pain in her front hooves she has been able to take some stress off her hindā¦
Goodbye, Boss Hoss
At the heart of the work that SAFE does is one simple goal: putting a stop to equine suffering. Itās something we have done for every horse weāve encountered over the years. Weāve removed horses from situations of dire neglect and shown them that there are good peopleā¦
Glory has been adopted!
We are thrilled to announce that Glory is officially adopted to Melissa N! Matching our horses with the perfect adopter is a big part of our work at SAFE. We are very lucky to have so many wonderful horses but they all have their stories and are at different places inā¦
Nashville has been adopted!
Finally, we can shout it from the roof tops: Nashville has found a HOME!! This very well-minded mare met a wonderful family and they accepted her for who she is and what she had to offer. Over the last few months this mare had met a few families but nothing came toā¦
Justin has been adopted!
Justin has found an outstanding home with Kim! They are a great pair and Justin has a new brother named Linus. They are all doing well and loving the pasture together! Kim had many OTTB and when she met Justin, she saw in him characteristics of her old partners. Hisā¦
First Bath for Millie
Now that summer is here, Terry has the opportunity to teach Millie another new skill: getting used to the hose.
New Photos of Fancy
