Louie under saddle
An afternoon visit with Marta
Thank you to Martaās foster mom Eileen for this wonderful update and video of our girl! Marta is doing well. She is sleek, shiny, a wee bit plump, perhaps, and getting fuzzier as the cool weather sets in. It is a little hard to judge her ideal weight because she was aā¦
Goodbye Dexter
This will not be an easy post to write. Iāve already made four or five attempts to get started, writing tired clichesā¦like āLetting a horse go is never easyā or āWe know we canāt save them allā ā¦and then hitting the delete key. Staring at an empty page. Andā¦
Charmeon joins the SAFE Harbor herd
Charmeon graduated from her refresher training course this past weekend and made the trip down to SAFE Harbor Stables where sheāll be staying while she waits for her perfect adopter to come! Char is a sweet and friendly mare who, as youāll see from these pictures, isā¦
Pictures of Sinatra, just becauseā¦
Measuring the fence this past weekend, my bright yellow tape measure caught the attention of Sinatra, who left his hay to come over and have a look. Always the social butterflyā¦
Chanceās Big Trail Ride
An update from Chanceās owner, Sandy: āChance has been doing great on the trails. I have taken him on a few rides by himself and although he needs a confident rider he has done great. Yesterday he went on a 5 1/2 hour ride for the first time with two horses he hadā¦
SAFE Tool Drive Information
Do you have extra tools cluttering your work bench? Can you really use three hammers at once? Pining for a shiny new lawnmower, even though your old one is perfectly functional? Donate your surplus unwanted tools to SAFE! We need just about everything to stock ourā¦
September Volunteer of the Month: Sherry Leake
After a short hiatus to support the July move in, and the August Benefit showā¦Volunteer of the Month returns in style. Please join me in congratulating the September Volunteer of the Month, Sherry Leake. Sherry is a hard working and dedicated SAFE volunteer who doesā¦
Mason
Our new buddy Mason came to us with trouble in his eyes and scars all over his body. He radiated tension and fear. Our initial evaluation was that he might never be able to be safely ridden. Barn manager Lori M took this horse under her wing and has already spent manyā¦
Foster Update: Finn & Banjo
Hereās a wonderful update about Banjo and Finn from their foster mom Carrie! Hereās a Finn & Joey (aka Banjo) update! Finnās just as cuddly as ever. His feet have been doing well this summer and is spending most of his time out of his Soft Ride boots, though heāsā¦
Video: Stella handwalking
Ben at the Joel Conner Clinic, September 9ā11, 2016
(as reported by his regular rider, Lisa Garr) In September, Ben and I once again worked under the tutelage of Joel Conner at a SAFE-hosted clinic. This weekend showed a completely new horse in our big olā redheaded fellow. Now able to handle pressure from the bitā¦
September Volunteer of the Month: Dave Wesche
SAFEās history is full of inspiring horse stories and the horses inspire volunteers in different ways. What is not always apparent is how volunteers inspire other volunteers. Our September Volunteer of the month, Dave Wesche, has found inspiration and community hereā¦
New Intake: Stormy
Stormy is a 22 year old Appaloosa mare who was seized from her owner by Pierce Co Animal Control. Stormy, another horse, and several dogs were discovered living tied to trees and starving, on a wooded property where their owner was squatting. The horses were seizedā¦
