Ben has been identifiedā¦
Weāve checked Benās tattoo and discovered that he is a 2004 gelding named Babe Hoolihan, bred in Washington state, and raced twice as a three year old. (He came in dead last in both races, so obviously horse racing didnāt suit him.) In 2009, he was rescued from anā¦
Nala Intake Photos
We picked Nala up today from the Pierce Co Animal Control holding barn. She loaded into the trailer without a fuss, and made the successful trip to Poulsbo where she will begin working immediately with trainer Matt Olson. Here are her intake photos, along with videoā¦
Ben at Safe Harbor
Ben arrived safely at Safe Harbor Stables and Terry & Laura spent some time with him, getting him cleaned up and taking photos. As we suspected, this guy is a sweetheart!
Ben Intake Photos
We picked up Ben today from Pierce County Animal Control. Heās a 12 year old Thoroughbred gelding, tall, chestnut, with a blaze and one hind sock. He was picked up by Animal Control after a pizza delivery driver found him running down the road ā he was in pitifullyā¦
Thank you Pilchuck Vet Hospital!
Over the course of the past year, SAFE has been extremely fortunate to have received donated veterinary services from Pilchuck Veterinary Equine Hospital. Their expertise and generosity has made it possible for us to perform diagnostic work on horses that we wouldnātā¦
The Paddock Paradise Project
Turnout. Every horse owner wants to provide more of it, but thatās often easier said than done. Land is expensive, and here in the Pacific Northwest, our winters and our horses can turn a lovely pasture to mud faster than you can say āWhat happened to my lovelyā¦
SAFE Values Statement
SAFE is currently going through an exciting period of development and growth, and as a result, weāve had the opportunity to take a closer look at who we are and why we choose to do the things that we do. Having defined these values for ourselves, it seemed to makeā¦
Owen Training Update
Owenās work under saddle with trainer Matt Olson is proceeding right on scheduleā¦our curly boy is now walking, trotting, and cantering with a rider. If youāve been following Owenās story, youāll know that weāve all been a bit surprised at how well heās done in hisā¦
Video: Tabithaās First Saddling at SAFE
Introducing Mina and Luna
Mina and Luna are the latest additions to the SAFE herd and they are both pregnant. Mina and Luna have been in a vetās care for 6 weeks and they have made nice recoveries from the neglect they faced in their previous lives. Their pregnancies have been confirmed byā¦
Sage Gets a Spa Day, and Health Update
Our little Sage has blossomed! She came to us with a long, dull coat from neglect and malnourishmentāso long and scruffy, in fact, that some of us referred to her endearingly as our little yak-pony. But after some good nutrition, a few baths, and a round with theā¦
Piperās New Foster Home
Last week, we tearfully loaded Piper into a trailer and wished her well as she headed off to her new foster home. Because Piper is so young, she has a lot of growing up to do before sheāll officially start training. So we started thinking about sending her out toā¦
Busy Bee update
another brilliant update from Ruckusā family: Hello hello, Here are some pics of Ruckus is his big boy bridle driving and also with his new fly sheet for this season with the cutest bee print ever š We are calling it the āBusy Beeā very fitting for little manā¦
Raven Takes Another Field Trip
Ravenās colic saga has unfortunately continued since her last update. Although her colics are usually very minor, we still want to get to the bottom of the problem and find a solution if we can. We hauled her into Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital last week for an internalā¦
