Ben training update
Ben has been getting some good work with our volunteer riders. He is a very interesting fellow who has a playful side that has to be carefully managed. He is not for an inexperienced horse person. Even walking him to and from turnout requires the handler to be mindfulā¦
Video: Ben Jumping (baby fences!)
Ben really seems to enjoy free jumping! Terry set up this little jump chute in the arena, and Ben was more than willing to show us how easily he can soar over a 6ā³ cavaletti! Go Ben go!
Letters from friends: Skye and Strider
We were delighted to receive some very special mail last week that included letters and photos from two adopted SAFE horses, Strider and Skye! They both sound very happy in their new home! First a letter from the big horse himself: Hi SAFE Friends, Itās Strider! Iāmā¦
March training update: Cameo
Cameo has improved so much over the past several months. Sheās become very steady under saddle and seems so much more mature. She is lovely to handle and work with now that she has lost that flighty edge. She has really settled into the ground work and being ridden onā¦
A Message from the President: āAm I crazy?ā
āAm I crazy?ā This was the title of the document SAFEās president, Debi Shatos, shared with the Board of Directors last September. Our resounding answer was āNO!ā The potential craziness in question outlined a plan to lease the house adjacent to Safe Harbor Stablesā¦
Kid Kai
Chipās First Day in Foster Care
Chip was moved from Safe Harbor to a foster home in the Maple Valley area, where he now shares a huge field with an older horse named Jesse. Hereās a video of his arrival and meeting Jesse for the first time:
Who saw this coming?
Owen has been adopted, and it will probably come as no surprise to anyone that his adopter is SAFE Executive Director Bonnie Hammond. It was never our intention that Owen would end up spending his first spring and summer as a SAFE Horse on Bonnieās farm in Silverdale,ā¦
July Training Update: Ben
Checking in with Ben and Lisa!! Itās been very interesting getting to work with Ben every day, with no other horses on my roster. Iām able to get down to some nitty gritty details, get back to some Super Basics, and really work on some holes that I knew were in there,ā¦
July Volunteer of the Month: Pat Banner
Redmond resident Pat Banner has been named as Save a Forgotten Equineās July Volunteer of the Month. She was selected for this honor because of her tireless energy and work ethic, her incredible reliability (unless thereās snow!) and her all round cheerfulness. Patā¦
Ru: Happy at Home
Hereās a lovely update from Ruās adopter, Sierra: I have had Ru for a week now, and he is settling in so well. I love this horse more everyday that heās with us, and everyday we make progress with his training and with our relationship. We are working hard to makeā¦
Remyās Rescue Story
to come
Getting to know Star
Star began his training today at SAFE. He definitely has some training in there, some typical late cut Arabian attitude, jumpy but comes back quickly, a sweet cuddly side and a āwalk all over you with my left shoulderā issue. He was a very good boy for his firstā¦
Good things come in threes
Like all good horse owners, we keep close eyes on the weight of our horses. Clearly no one wants to see skinny horses, but a horse thatās overweight can face health problems too. Every SAFE horses has its meals tailored to its weight and health, and we makeā¦
