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Alumni News: Miah of the Mountain

Here’s a great update from Miah’s adopter, Heather! Hi everyone, happy spring, Finally! Miah has been with me now for about 6 months. We did little during the winter except survive, although that time was well spent, Miah is home and I think she knows that. I was able…

Tarp training for Cameo

Cameo is pretty brave, but she’s not fond of loud or sudden noises. So Terry and Laura are working with desensitizing her. Here is Cameo’s first attempts at moving over a noisy tarp. Laura is very good at helping Cameo know she can take her time and think about it.…

Lola videos and update

Here are three new videos showing Lola’s progress under saddle. We’re also super pleased to report that Terry has had a couple of her volunteer riders working with Lola, and she has been as good for them as she is for Terry! Clearly, Terry and her team have unlocked…

Tarp training with Lola and Skye

Playing with desensitizing using the big blue tarp. Lola wanted to eat it! Skye had seen it before working with Dave but she pretended at first that it could eat her.

May Volunteer of the Month: Heather Andreini

Please join us in celebrating the selection of our May Volunteer of the Month…SAFE supporter Heather Andreini! Heather has contributed to our mission in a variety of ways.In addition to volunteering her time to do adoption and alumni site checks, she organized the 2nd…

Our Mission

We don’t often take time to stop and think about things like this, but November 2014 will mark nine years since the inception of Save a Forgotten Equine as an independent rescue organization. Over the past nine years, we’ve seen a lot of horses come and go, and while…

Sometimes fairy tales do come true

We could not be happier to officially announce that Atticus has been adopted! Our sweet old man has found himself a wonderful new home where he will live out the rest of his life in comfort, and receive the kind of care that he has always deserved. We’d like to thank…

Ginger Makes Us Smile

We are overjoyed to update everyone on Ginger’s progress! This girl has made such a wonderful transformation under Kim Lacy’s training. When we contacted Kim about taking on a SAFE horse to foster she happily accepted and offered to donate her training services and…

A Rescue Partnership: Saving Sienna and Koko

A Rescue Partnership: Saving Sienna and Koko

SAFE does the majority of its work in the public eye, sharing our stories, photos, videos, and updates with our supporters via our website and social media. But there are some rescue efforts that are done in private through our Community Outreach Program. Through this…

Sienna at NWESC

Sienna at NWESC

Here are photos of Sienna taken at NWESC at the beginning of her stay there. You can really see how awful her feet were in these photos. It was incredibly difficult for her to walk with feet this long. [gallery link=ā€œfileā€ columns=ā€œ2ā€ size=ā€œmediumā€ā€¦

Valor is a Riding Horse!

Valor is a Riding Horse!

We are so pleased to announce that Valor is now officially a riding horse! Jolene did such a fantastic job preparing him for a rider that we decided we were comfortable doing the first rides here at Safe Harbor. She spent many hours ā€œsacking him outā€ making sure there…

Trail and Training Update for Prince

Trail and Training Update for Prince

Lori has committed a great deal of time to loving and training Prince while he has been at SAFE. He is doing so well under her supervision and has blossomed into both a confident trail horse but also a calm arena partner. This boy can do it all! Here is what Lori had…

Rosie Walks the Trails

Sweet Rosie is getting some exercise out on the trails with our wonderful volunteers. Here is a quick video of her out on the trail with her buddy Prince and the minis Sunny & Shasta. Rosie did great on the trails and even ā€œponiedā€ off Prince when the volunteers…

Ru Gets his Teeth Fixed

At the end of January, Dr. Fleck came out to sedate Ru and perform a dental procedure to take down excess tooth on his lower incisors. He has a mild underbite and, likely due to lack of dental care in his past, they had grown in a way in which they ended up being…

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