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…
Aiden Update
We picked up Aiden today in anticipation of him going to training tomorrow, and Nadia’s return (if you hadn’t heard, she is already pending adoption). Here’s a picture of him hanging out in our pasture. He’s still only about 14h, but stocky and absolutely a…
Corona Update April 23 2011
Quick update for your Easter weekend…this beautiful day I took Corona out and cleaned him up. Finally, he is growing in a much healthier-looking summer coat where he had been bald in patches. He is still clinging on to some of the more stubborn long wiry winter coat…
Nadia — Pending Adoption!
Nadia is not even back from training yet (she is coming back on Sunday), and she already has a potential adopter! They went up and tried Nadia up at the trainer’s and feel she is a perfect fit for her family. Pending adoption!
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…
Phoenix shines in training!
Volunteer rider Jolene Duncan has been spending some quality time with Phoenix. When we talked about project horses Jolene could concentrate on, I was very happy she was willing to take on training with Phoenix. We both agreed that what this beautiful boy needed was a…
Ben: Follow up Bodywork
Dr. Christin Finn came to see Ben on Friday for his third bodywork session. Each time, the work has made changes to how he moves and even the shape of his back. This time it was clear that we needed to push through some very tight back and pelvic muscles. While the…
Anderson: Training update & Video
Anderson is coming along well in his training and shows every indication of making a great riding horse partner. Here is a video of his first ride with a saddle. You can see he is very cautious about this leather thing on his back but once Darik sits on him he had…
