Bath time for Cameo
July Volunteer of the Month: Candace Carlson
Organized, efficient, motivated, wonderful! The list could go on and on about our July 2016 Volunteer of the Month, Candace Carlson. Candace has truly found her niche here at SAFE, she is the Tack Queen. She is cheerful and willing, and most important of all,ā¦
Meet new SAFE horse Gracie!
Gracie is a sweet and elegant half Arab mare who was surrendered to SAFE in July 2016. Her ownerās declining health and finances made it impossible for her to continue to care for her. Sheās not been ill treated but sheās essentially spent the past 6 years turned outā¦
Jewel: Training and Photo Update
Jewel is now officially confirmed in her walk trot and canter work under saddle. Sheās been getting constant work here at Safe Harbor and has recently added a few new volunteer riders to her workout team. Just five years old this year, Jewel has filled out into a veryā¦
Cameo: New Photos July 2016
Here are some GORGEOUS new photos of Cameo. Thank you Jessica Farren for the lovely shots!
Oscar: Training Update and Photos
Oscar has been a superstar for many of our volunteer riders. He continues to do well as a riding horse and has great ground manners. We love him very much and hope that his forever family comes to find him soon! He is a gentleman and a volunteer favorite. He deservesā¦
Sophie: Training Update and Photos!
Sophie is doing wonderfully in her training and preparation to be started under saddle. Volunteers have been introducing her to tack and doing groundwork with her so sheāll be ready to start training with Joel Conner in August. She has been a doll for everything andā¦
Health Update: Rocky
From Rockyās foster mom Kellie: Just giving you an update. Overall, Rocky is doing well. Jim should be out this week or next to do his front feet. He is looking long, but most of that is how his feet grow these days. He is cantering and trotting around when you turnā¦
Surgery for Mina
The very first time we saw Mina from a distance, we thought she was a gelding. But when we got a little closer, it became clear that she was actually a mare with an umbilical hernia. Umbilical hernias occur when the abdominal wall around a foalās navel fails to closeā¦
New Fancy Video
Recently Joel Conner was at Safe Harbor and Casey asked him to jump on Fancy to see how the work she had been doing felt to him. He was very happy to see how far Fancy had come in the last weeks and complemented Casey on a very nice job setting the foundation for thisā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Moon
Kaya has been helping us with Moon and recently took this lovely big mare into the Joel Conner groundwork class at Safe Harbor. The two really connected over the weekend and Moon had some great changes. Kayaās groundwork is improving and she has become a very BIG helpā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Anderson
Recently Kaya has taken over riding Anderson at SAFE. She is doing a great job with him and it is really great to see him take to a new rider. He is keeping up the training and seems as the saying goes āthe student has become the teacher.ā He has been a good boy forā¦
Training Update: Kat
Kaya has been doing a fantastic job helping prepare Kat for adoption. Kat has gained a ton of weight and has some topline muscle now! She has settled in so well to life at Safe Harbor and her special connection with Kaya is very sweet. Weāre glad she has such a greatā¦
A Cure for Ameliaās Allergies
Trying to figure out why a horse is perpetually itchy can be a frustrating, head-scratching, expensive experience. Our last-ditch effort before jumping to allergy shots for Amelia was the elimination diet. Cutting out all of the things she is potentially allergic toā¦
