We all win when we work together
Save a Forgotten Equine was honored with an award at this weekend’s Equine Rescue Appreciation Symposium presented by Northwest Equine Stewardship Center. We received a lovely plaque that we will be proudly displaying at SAFE Harbor. Thank you so much to Dr Hannah…
November Volunteer of the Month: Tracy Green
Tracy Green has been a dedicated SAFE volunteer since August 2011. Tracy actually works two volunteer shifts every week…she’s a Saturday farm chore volunteer and part of the Sunday PM feeding team. Tracy is always one of the first to volunteer for special events…
Oscar — Placed!
Congratulations to Jessicuh on her adoption of Oscar! We look forward to updates of Oscar on his journey as the all around family horse. Please join us in wishing happy trails to Oscar and Jessicuh!
Lovely, lovely hays!
Yesterday was a banner day for SAFE’s FALL INTO WINTER feed drive. It was the final day of a matching challenge presented by long-time SAFE supporters Cara & Scott, and as the day began, we’d only managed to raise $110 of the $500 that had been offered for…
Do you remember Bucky B Lucky?
Here’s a great update and some photos of SAFE Alumni Bucky B Lucky: Lucky is doing wonderfully! He is currently in moderate work developing his skills in Dressage, and remains sound and happy. He loves his barn, and his barn buddies. We are working with Heather Roe…
The Mares from SAFE hit the trails!
Lola, Kat, and Shiloh got out today to enjoy the fall sunshine on a 2‑hour trail ride and had a great experience! We walked past alpacas, hacked along the neighborhood road to get to the pipeline trail where the 3 mares got to work their hind quarters walking up and…
Noah — adopted!
We are over the moon today at SAFE and that is because we can finally announce that Noah has been adopted! Congratulation to Laura M and the entire wonderful M family!! Laura is a small animal veterinarian who’s been volunteering at SAFE for several months, and she…
Update on the Fall Into Winter Feed Drive
As we come to the end of October, I am very happy to report that we are well on our way to reaching our goal for the Fall Into Winter Feed Drive. We’ve raised $2,700 to date and our goal is to raise $10,000 by the end of November. I think we can do it! I know we can…
A New Beginning for Bean
From time to time, a family comes into SAFE looking for a horse and we don’t have a match. It is hard thing to say no to a great family but finding the right horse is very important. When Michelle first came in looking for a horse for her family, unfortunately this…
Saying Goodbye to Rocky
It is with a heavy heart that we share that we said goodbye to Rocky last week. Since he was rescued in 2014, we’ve worked closely with our vet and farrier to manage his pain. Rocky had both chronic laminitis and Cushings Syndrome, and for the last two years, he’s…
August Volunteer of the Month: Kris Hoglan
You might think filling the grain bags to feed our horses is a small or trivial task, but the horses would tell you otherwise. They LOVE their grain, it is the highlight of their day. The horses love grain, and we love Kris Hoglan for making it possible. Kris is one…
Video: Lacey the water pony
Anakin is doing well!
Here are a couple photos of Anakin enjoying his new home! A lovely snooze in the grass: Saying hello to his new “bro” Kai:
The Good Kind of Goodbye
Because SAFE adoptions come with a 30 day money back guarantee, we usually hold off announcing them until after that period is up. Today a SAFE horse left for his adoptive home…and because of the horse…and the home…we are going to go ahead and share this news…
