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 hoardingā¦
Nadia Update ā 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 Saraās daughter, Angelique, was able to take her 2nd riding lesson on her even though she had just arrived in aā¦
Aiden Update
We picked up Aiden today in anticipation of him going to training tomorrow, and Nadiaās return (if you hadnāt heard, she is already pending adoption). Hereās a picture of him hanging out in our pasture. Heās still only about 14h, but stocky and absolutely aā¦
Corona Update April 23 2011
Quick update for your Easter weekendā¦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 coatā¦
Nadia ā 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 trainerās and feel she is a perfect fit for her family. Pending adoption!
Charmeon
breed: Percheron cross color: grey age: 14 (born 1997) sex: mare height: 16 hh location: Monroe, WA Charmeon is green broke and best suited for an intermediate or above rider. Charmeon is a very nice mare with good conformation and a beautiful, floating trot. She wasā¦
Charmeon Update ā April 17
Charmeon is coming along well in her training and is much better about steering. She starts out very forward but runs out of steam quickly as sheās not very fit, but she remains very level-headed, sweet, and easy to work with. Sheās a powerful mover and a fun ride! Iā¦
Nadia & Aiden Update ā April 17
Next weekend, Nadia will be returning from training. She has been doing really well, and finally learning how to be a proper arena horse and not just having two speeds (ādead runā and āwhoaā). She is learning how to give to the bit and has not had any issues withā¦
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. Heās 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 eachā¦
Lola keeps on going strong!
We have been steadily adding riding time to Lolaās workouts and she is doing great. She has been easy to start up again with no big issues and acts like she didnāt miss a day of work. We continue to stay on the rail or do big circles so we donāt over stress anyā¦
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 āMy name is Claire Crist. Iāve beenā¦
Ben & Oscar ā 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 theā¦
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 aā¦
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 theā¦
