Romeo — 6 year old Hackney stallion

Romeo is a 6 year old (7 in May) Hackney stallion, dark bay/white pinto, 14.2h, that was surrendered to SAFE after being abandoned on a property in Mill Creek two years ago.  The property owners have been feeding the horse and lost contact with the owner two years…

Biscotti Site Visit 2011

Here are some photos of Biscotti and his adopter Tracy at his site check on 3/20/11.  He is just shy of 3 years old and as you can see, Tracy has started some light under-saddle training with him.  He looks just great! 

Nadia Update

Nadia is doing great! She is now going walk, trot and canter off the lungeline in the big arena. She was a little testy about being ridden at first, being sulky about going forward and generally crabby, but finally instead of trying to work with her like a horse that…

Delilah — Adopted!

Congratulations to Eileen D. of Everett, WA on her adoption of Delilah!  Eileen takes lessons with our trainer, Andrea Lucianna, and fell in love with Delilah while she was in training.  Eileen had to put down her wonderful gelding, Spencer, last year due to a…

ESMA Award for Best Use of Social Media by a Charity (International)

SAFE is honored to have received the Equine Social Media Award for Best Use of Social Media by a Charity (International). The winners in this category were announced today during a video award ceremony, which you can view on ESMA’s You Tube channel or in the video…

Tia Update — Mar 2, 2011

Yesterday, I met with Dr. Hannah and some of the caretakers to discuss Tia.  While she has settled down from her very unsettling episodes of extreme anxiety that she was exhibiting a couple of weeks ago, she is still generally showing some signs of agitation at times.…

Nadia Update — Mar. 2, 2011

Here is a photo of Nadia under saddle yesterday.  She actually was not very good yesterday, she is very herdbound to her pasture mate and was screaming and fairly tuned out to the trainer (she’s since been moved and now shares a pasture with Delilah, who gets along…

Nadia Update — Feb. 28, 2011

I’ve been playing phone tag with our trainer, but I caught her for a few minutes this morning and she gave me a quick update on Nadia.  Their farm in Stanwood has been buried in 3 feet of snow (and still snowing today! thank goodness we just have rain here now) and…

Corona Update Feb 27 2011

I was at NWESC today dropping off our two new horses and took the opportunity to get some updated photos of Corona.  He is looking so much better!  He has gained a considerable amount of weight already, his feet look much better, and his injury is looking considerably…

New Intakes — Feb 27 2011

SAFE has taken in two senior horses (25+) surrendered tonight to King County Animal Control (we were told the mare is 37, the gelding is 33, but Dr. Evergreen thinks they are not quite that old, but definitely over 25). They are currently in SAFE’s care and are being…

Baxter — Pending Adoption!

Cross your hooves that Baxter has a new home!  Here he is today with his potential mom-to-be.  She does a great job with him!

Greta Update — Feb 23, 2011

Update from our volunteer who did a site visit on Greta this year: Greta seems happy, when I showed up she just sort of stared at me and didn’t want to come over to say hi. When her mom showed up she got really happy and came over to her mom who haltered her. Her mom…

Charmeon Update — Feb 21, 2011

This beautiful video was sent to us from the trainer who has been working with Char.  She has had about 5 rides so far (in both western and english tack) and seems to be doing an excellent job with her!  I love the music…“beautiful, beautiful”, is certainly what I…

Lexi — Adopted!

Today, Lexi went off on her next adventure in life!  Congratulations to Cindy G. of Lynnwood, WA!  We were sad, but also so happy, to see her finally find her forever home.  Cindy is SO happy to bring Lexi home! Lexi has a long history as a SAFE…

SAFE Journal — Feb 20, 2011

Today was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the air was crisp and clean, and horses were enjoying the weather as well.  Today, Lexi went off on her next adventure in life!  We were sad to say goodbye, but so happy to see her finally find her forever home. Cindy…

Zan Update — Feb 20, 2011

Sara had a lesson on Zanadu today that went really well. They are using trot poles to help with canter departs and it seems to help her a lot. No more kicking out in the departs and she is picking up the correct lead right when asked, not rushing into the canter like…

Nadia Update — Feb 19, 2011

Nadia has gone into training!  Our trainer picked her up from the foster home on Thursday night.  She reports that Nadia looks great and that Judy, her foster mom, did a great job getting weight on her.  She worked with her a little bit yesterday, Nadia was very…

Lexi Update — Feb 19, 2011

I am thrilled to announce that Lexi’s adoption has been approved!  She will be leaving for her new home this weekend!  Congratulations to Cindy G. of Brier, WA on her adoption of Lexi!!

Tia Update — Feb 19, 2011

Tia is doing ok.…she continues to be happiest in her stall and gets nervous outside of her stall.  Dr. Hannah did a brief dental exam on her and most of her teeth are at the gumline so there isn’t much to be done, a few corners that could be rounded and she thinks…

Corona Update Feb 19 2011

Corona is doing great!  His bloodwork was rechecked and his muscle enzymes which had been elevated previously are now normal, allowing him to be given some bute this week which has surely made him feel more comfortable.  He continues to be a very tolerant, good boy…

Lucky Update — Feb 17, 2011

Today, Dr. Bryant from Pilchuck Hospital came out and took follow-up xrays on Lucky’s injury to his left front fetlock.  When he took xrays last May, he was less concerned about the bone chips (he has several, but all could be easily removed) than he was about the…

KCTS‑9 — From Stable to Table

Aired Friday, Feb 18, 2011 on KCTS-TV channel 9 From Stable to Table examines the disturbing fate of retired racehorses and the people who try to save them. Featuring SAFE horse Bucky B Lucky!

Viewing Parties for Bucky B Lucky’s TV Premier!

SAFE will be hosting two separate viewing parties for Lucky’s big debut as a TV star!  As we mentioned previously, PBS will be doing a story on what happens to racehorses after their racing careers are over, and Bucky B Lucky will be featured prominently in this…

Corona Update Feb 13 2011

Quick update on Corona — he is doing very well, on antibiotics now and the vet reports he is very tolerant for his twice-daily chlorahexadine scrubs.  She does feel bad for him as he is probably in some amount of discomfort, but she has not felt comfortable giving him…

Lucky Update — Feb. 13, 2011

We also had one of our newer volunteers Victoria ride Lucky for the first time in a lesson.  Lucky however, was having a “Thoroughbred day” — his brain was simply not in the game today and he was fidgety, agitated, and unable to concentrate.  Lunging settled him…

Annie and Zanadu Update — Feb 13, 2011

Today was lesson day at the farm today.  We had a potential adopter come out to watch Zanadu and Sara in her lesson today.  I missed the lesson but Sara reported Zanadu did great today, no bucking or kicking out in the canter at all today and the trainer set up trot…

Charmeon Update — Feb 12, 2011

Charmeon’s owner has hired a trainer to start her under saddle. She sent us this photo. Looks like she is doing well!  Also, I double checked her height as she looks much taller than 15h in the photo.  She is 16 hands and 1800 lbs!

SAFE Journal — Feb 12, 2011

Another busy day at SAFE! This morning Allison, one of our volunteers and myself hauled Annie and Zanadu up to the Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe where they participated in an event for the Snohomish County 4H called Equine-O-Rama. Dr. Hannah Evergreen gave a talk…

Training Update on Baxter & Delilah — Feb 12 2011

Delilah and Baxter both went on trail rides this week at the Pilchuck Tree Farm! Both did great, Delilah was relaxed and on a loose rein and Baxter was also extremely good. Sara was able to ride him in a lesson on Thursday, he gave her one buck at the canter but she…

Tia Update Feb 12 2001

Tia seems to have settled down and is no longer agitated as long as she is in her stall, but her left eye is still bothering her quite a bit and very swollen and oozing. She may have banged it during her bout of anxiety, or its possible she is having a uveitis…

Corona Update Feb 12 2011

Corona is doing very well! Dr. Hannah has spoken to the vet who saw him earlier this week and she feels like the injury will be relatively minor once we get the infection under control.   We’ve been contacted by three people who knew Corona back when he lived in…

Tia Update — Feb. 11, 2011

Just a quick update on Tia. This morning she was again very agitated when the barn crew arrived and once again was given Ace to settle her down, which only brought her anxiety level down from about an 8 or a 9 to maybe a 5. Tia’s bloodwork came back and was somewhat…

SAFE Journal — Feb 11, 2011

Yesterday was an extremely busy day at SAFE!  First of all, we have the new horse Corona who came in late yesterday afternoon.  Dr. Hannah finally got a chance to look at him last night.  She has not yet spoke to the vet who treated him previously (hopefully will do…

Corona Update Feb 11 2011

Dr. Hannah finally got a chance to look at Corona last night.  She has not yet spoke to the vet who treated him previously (hopefully will do that today) but her overall impression is that it is “not too bad”, despite how bad it looks.  She was not able to get his…

Vet Day at SAFE

Dr. Hannah had a busy day at the SAFE farm doing spring shots and dental floats on Annie, Dexter, and Lexi. Lexi was a good girl and we are hoping to wrap up her adoption soon and send her on her way to her new beginning! Dexter was good right up until the sheath…

Tia Update — Feb 11 2011

As I mentioned in my last update on Tia, she was very nervous and worked up yesterday when I went to visit. In fact, while Dr. Hannah was at our farm working, she received several calls about Tia from her farm help at NWESC. They thought she was upset because the…

Tia Update — Feb 10, 2011

When I stopped by NWESC today to take pictures of our new horse, I checked in on Tia and also talked to Dr. Hannah a bit about how she has been doing.  Tia has gained quite a bit of weight and looks much better.  Dr. Hannah would still like her to gain a few more…

Corona — Initial Intake — Feb 10, 2011

Corona is a coming 10 year old bay Reg. TB gelding (registered name “Triple Copy”), 17h who was surrendered by his owner to a private individual who then surrendered him to SAFE.  As we understand the situation, the owner had fallen on hard times and the horse has an…