Another Challenge for Jewel
During the major windstorm last weekend, SAFE horse Jewel was injured. We discovered a 2ā laceration across the back of her left hind pastern. The cut was deep enough to warrant an emergency vet call, and Dr. Penny came out to take a look (driving around multipleā¦
Taste the Rainbow!
We have a new horse to introduce to everyone! Her name is Skittles, she is an 18 year old Arab mare who is supposedly trained and able to be ridden Skittles was seized by King County Animal Control several months, and placed at Northwest Equine Stewardship Center forā¦
Cowgirl Kat!
Itās been a while since we updated you on Kat. Weāve seen a definite improvement in her tendency to trip over her front feet, and we suspect that the addition of vegetable oil to her diet has helped with that. Volunteer Sara E has been working with Kat under saddleā¦
Oscar, returned to SAFE
We have an old friend back among the herd at SAFE Harborā¦the Arabian gelding El Johar Jamaal, formerly known as Oscar the Grouch, currently known as Oscar the Sweetie Pie. SAFE has elected to allow Oscarās owner to return him to us to be rehomed, as we strongly feelā¦
Jewel: Checking in on our little missy
I have continued to work with Miss Jewel on her ground work to establishing respect and good social behaviors. A lot of the work includes leading and positioning along with catch and release game. She is a surprisingly very smart little girl who really enjoys doing aā¦
Portland medical update
Weāre happy to say that Portlandās recovery has continued and heās now officially up to a good weight (4/9 as determined by Dr DeWard) and looking healthy. Now that heās got plenty of good food to eat and no mean horses beating him up, heās truly enjoying life again,ā¦
Bridgit was *not* on Santaās Naughty List
She was a very good girl this year, so Santa brought a special gift for Bridgitā¦GrownUpClothes! She got her very own Pony size surcingle. Here she is modelling her Big Girl outfit. Isnāt she adorable? (the angle of the photo is exaggerating her current slightlyā¦
Training Update for Bucky B Lucky!
Lucky has had a recent change of scenery, moving from Dutch Mills Farm up to White Birch Farm, where he will continue his under saddle work with trainer Melonie Rainey. We would like to thank Helga Roberts at Dutch Mills for everything sheās done for Lucky during hisā¦
Belle and Aurora Join the Herd
SAFE welcomed two new horses to our herd today. Belle is a 19 year old Thoroughbred mare, and her daughter Aurora is 11 years old. The two girls are sharing a quarantine space at Safe Harbor for the time being, and seem very interested in all the goings on aroundā¦
Adoption Announcement: Cameo!
It may take some time but when the right fit comes into one of our horses lives the adoption process seems to have always been meant to be. This is exactly how it was when Cameoās adopter Lindsay realized that she couldnāt see her life without this mare in it! We allā¦
Adoption Announcment: Vida!
We are so pleased to announce the placement of our sweet companion mare Vida. She is now loving her new life with JoElla! A few months ago JoElla came to us, interested in getting a horse. She has never owned a horse before and while she did have family to help herā¦
September Volunteer of the Month: Debbie Meyer
In recognition of her outstanding efforts to obtain sponsorships for the 2017 SAFE Benefit Horse Show, Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) is pleased to honor Debbie Meyer as Volunteer of the Month. Our September honoree had not been around horses before joining SAFE, ābutā¦
2017 Q3 Impact Statement
New Horses Intake Date: August 10, 2017 Cosmo (owner surrender) Angel (owner surrender) Callie (owner surrender) Nashville (owner surrender) Renee (owner surrender) Valor (owner surrender) Placed Horses Cameo Vida Ruger Nora
End of Summer Photos with Valor
