Our darling Bridgit!
The nickering QUEEN! There is not a lot about this cute little mareās personality that wonāt make you fall absolutely head over heels in LOVE with her! She is the type of girl that when you come up to her stall or her turnout paddock, she will come RUNNING to greetā¦
Training Update: Annabelle
Annabelle is getting settled into the routine at Safe Harbor Stables. For the first week she was a bit nervous when other horses where being moves around from turnout or to the arena. She also would start calling and running even if the horse across from her went outā¦
Training & Heath Update: Sapphire
Since last fall, our āArabian Gemā Sapphire has had 3 separate mild colic episodes. The first two were easily managed with pain reliever, walking and monitoring. The most recent event, at the end of March, required an emergency vet call to get her feeling better.ā¦
Training Update: Einstein
Einstein is a true smarty-pants! We have introduced tack and a riderās weight, taking things slowly as he still has some weight and muscle to gain over his back. He has been an absolute gem about everything. He is getting used to the flag work and connects very wellā¦
May 21st is āGive Your Former Stallion a Bathā Day
Hereās Dr Hannah, teaching Anderson the joys of bathing on a warm day in late Spring! This was a great learning moment for our former wild stallionā¦and as it turned out, a learning moment for all of us as well. Although Anderson had been checked carefully for liceā¦
Training Update: Karma
It has been a few weeks of firsts for Karma: her first time jumping all the way into the trailer, her first trail ride as a SAFE horse, and her very first show! Trailer loading has been a challenge for Karma since the day we picked her up but we have had an amazingā¦
Stella!!!!!!!
Baby girl is back at Safe Harbor! I would say that we missed her but Iām not sure the neighbors were too happy she was home. She spent the first two days (and nights) calling for her bestie Jewel, who was stalled in the other barn. It was a bit of an adjustment beingā¦
Training Update: Kai
Kai is going very nicely for trainer Joel Conner in Vancouver WA. Heās made some great improvements, both in the ground work and riding over the course of his tune up training. There was a little setback a few weeks back when Kai cut his chin while playing over theā¦
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¦
September Volunteer of the Month: Catherine Noyes
Kirkland resident Catherine Noyes has been named as Save a Forgotten Equineās September Volunteer of the Month. She was selected for this honor because of her interest in every aspect of horse rescue. Catherine helps with the basics of cleaning up after the horses,ā¦
2018 Q3 Impact Statement
New Horses Intake Date: July 11, 2018 Remy (owner surrender) Intake Date: August 8, 2018 Timmie (owner surrender) Birth Date: September 1, 2018 Pippi (born to rescued mare Asha) Placed Horses Ruach Euthanized Horses Raven (colic)
Lunaās Getting Closer!
Right on the heels of Pippiās arrival, Luna is showing signs of getting closer to foaling. Sheās right on track for the predicted foaling date of sometime in October. She has recently started having some mammary development, and she is producing some āmilk.ā Itāsā¦
Pippi Update
Itās hard to believe how quickly time flies when we look at our little Pippi! It seems like just yesterday she was a wobbly little bundle of legs, gangling awkwardly around the foaling stall. She appears to be growing before our eyes and is exploring her world like aā¦
