New Board Members: Welcome Lara Lutz and Meghan Hoey!
We would like to introduce two new additions to the SAFE Board of Directors: one, a familiar face, and the other, a new friend! Lara Lutz has been involved with SAFE since the day she opened her home and heart to a rescued mare named Amber, way back in 2010. Sinceā¦
March training update: Karma
I cannot lie, this horse is my favorite to ride and work with at Safe Harbor. She is very smart, sensitive and loyal. We continue to progress every week with more consistent riding, light aids and very soft contact in her mouth. We have restarted Karma using the styleā¦
March training update: Misty!
Misty is going very well for her volunteer riders. She is working on good ground manners and we have had little to no problems managing her behavior at Safe Harbor. She did have an allergic reaction a few weeks ago to what we could only guess was a bee sting. Itā¦
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¦
Checking in with Angel
Volunteer Kaya M. has been getting to know Angel and is her special friend. Kaya has a very kind, positive attitude that is helping this frightened old mare open up to a new friendship. Here is what Kaya had to say about her interactions with Angel: Angel has been aā¦
Nashvilleās First Trail Ride
Nashville has been going really well under saddle, and yesterday she went out for her first ever trail ride! She was a little unsure in the beginning but quickly settled with her friend Roscoe out front and Bowie bringing up the rear. We tried her in the lead and alsoā¦
Handsome Remy!
Remy is settling in to a vastly different life at Safe Harbor Stables. Heās no longer a stallion, so heās feeling the ebbing of his hormones and starting to look at other horses as potential friends. Heās getting accustomed to being waited on hand and footā¦
Glory and Fancy, Growing up!
These babies are growing up to be beautiful young mares! The two thin fillies covered in rain rot that we met in March who didnāt want to be approached or touched are gone. Casey and I have been laying the foundation for their first rides later this year. At the lastā¦
Getting to know Amelia
One of our wonderful Horsemanship volunteers, Phoebe, has been taking time to get to know Amelia. She seems like an old soul with a rough past. Her eyes are still lostā¦not quite ready to relax into the feeling of comfort or peace. But hopefully with all the love andā¦
Mommies to beā¦
Beautiful mares, full baby bellies and a late summer glow were a perfect setting for photographer Jessica Farren to capture this special time in their lives. All three were wonderful models and our herd health manager Melinda, their midwife, helped set the stage.ā¦
