Bud and Brandy Update
Bud and Brandy came to us on February 27th after being surrendered by their owner to King County Regional Animal Services. While we cannot share any details of their situation as there is a case pending, we have been given permission by the…
May Volunteer of the Month: Caiti R
Our volunteer of the month for May is Caiti Raimer. Caiti is one of the volunteers at the SAFE farm in Monroe, but she’s done a lot more for SAFE than just cleaning stalls and grooming horses. This past November, Caiti’s passion for horses led her to write an article…
April — Before photo
Dr. Hannah’s assistant sent me this horrible photo of April’s injury, just before it was sutured up. THIS IS WHY BARBED WIRE IS NOT SUITABLE FENCING FOR HORSES!!! If this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will. Everyone horse owner should see this photo, as…
Lucky — post-surgery update
Lucky made it through his surgery with flying colors. Dr. Bryant said he removed some HUGE chips and Lucky should be feeling much better without them. The day after the surgery he was moved to NWESC to start his rehabilitation, which begins with stall rest and daily…
April — intake photos
Photos taken April 30th, two days after arriving at SAFE:
Nadia — Adopted!
Congratulations to Amanda B. of Yelm, WA on her adoption of Nadia! Nadia was originally part of a large seizure in Pierce County involving 18 horses and minis, 55 dogs, and numerous other animals in June of 2010, in extremely poor condition. Eventually she was taken…
Nadia
breed: Arabian color: grey age: 13 (born April 20, 1998) sex: mare height: 14.2 hh Nadia is well started and would be suitable for someone with intermediate riding skills. Status: Adopted Nadia is a sweet, pretty mare that was originally rescued from a hoarding…
Nadia Update — Apr 24, 2011
Nadia came back from training today and I was able to get a quick video and some still shots of her under saddle. She was so good that our volunteer Sara’s daughter, Angelique, was able to take her 2nd riding lesson on her even though she had just arrived in a…
New Maggie Photos!
Stella is one FUN ride!
Stella has been a doll to work with in training at Safe Harbor this past moth. I have been her primary rider but recently I asked volunteer rider Casey to ride her a few times a week. Stella was absolutely great for her new rider. This was a really important test to…
Banjo Update
Banjo is doing well at NWESC. He was a bit sucked up in his flanks on Friday and they think it was from de-worming. He’s been given some Probiotics and Banamine to help. He is also on a little bute to help with his hoof pain. He is soaking in apple cider vinegar each…
Lola keeps on going strong!
We have been steadily adding riding time to Lola’s workouts and she is doing great. She has been easy to start up again with no big issues and acts like she didn’t miss a day of work. We continue to stay on the rail or do big circles so we don’t over stress any…
Finding the Feel: Jewel
We are all very excited that for her senior community service project, volunteer Claire Crist chose SAFE! Here is a little about her first project with Jewel. You can follow her progress online at: http://learning.safehorses.org “My name is Claire Crist. I’ve been…
Ben & Oscar — An Unexpected Friendship
A few weeks ago, we had a wonderful group from Microsoft come to SAFE for a Day of Caring. All the horses had to be out of the barns since the group was pressure washing and replacing gravel and mats in the stalls. So we were a little short of places to put all the…
