Oscar and Scooter update, updated!

Oscar and Scooter were taken straight to Evergreen Holistic Vet Care on Saturday to await their gelding surgeries. Both stallions have proven to be extremely difficult to handle and their surgeries were bumped up to this week to get them done as soon as possible.…

Shiloh Update

Shiloh has finished 60 days professional training. She’s still very green, but considering she came to us as a barely handled 5 year old, she’s doing very well! She has a sweet nature and a generally calm temperament. 

Ego Afire Update

Fire is coming along so nicely! Still working on being balanced at the canter. We love this boy! 

Strider Skin Grafts Update

Seven days after after Strider’s skin graft procedure, Hannah removed the bandages to take a look. Strider has been a good boy, even though his banadages are itchy. It will be a bit more time before we know if it worked, but so far so good. Keep Strider in your…

April in the sunshine

Our friend Alexis shot these photos of pretty miss April enjoying a brief spell of sunny weather.

Never too much of a good thing…

…when that good thing is photos of Sinatra and Aiden! These two boys are always happy to drop what they’re doing and come say hi. Friendly, outgoing, and oh so funny! Thanks to Alexis for the pics! 

Animal Cruelty is a very bad thing!

Reprinted with permission from Honeycutt’s Blog at honeycutt.safehorses.org I have a friend named Mr Pibb. He is a SAFE horse like me, and when he came to SAFE he was very, very pointy. This is how pointy Mr Pibb was.————–> I know that horses are not…

Strider’s Skin Graft Procedure

Strider is resting comfortably tonight after a three-hour skin graft procedure. Last August, Strider survived a fire that destroyed the barn at Dutch Mill Farm and killed 6 other horses. He was badly burned all across his back. Since the fire, he’s been treated with…

Moonshine update

Moonshine is enjoying life at his new foster home. He’s recovered from his gelding surgery and is now living a life of leisure as he grows up. His foster mom had this to say about him: Moonshine is doing very well here with us, and has bonded extremely well with our…

Sinatra and Aiden in the snow!

Sinatra and Aiden had a lot of fun in the snow. Being young geldings, they tend to play pretty rough but like most horses, it’s all for show — they don’t really want to hurt each other. Here are some photos of the two of them: 

Miah update

In late October 2011, Miah and her herd mates Shiloh and Khianna, arrived at the SAFE farm. SAFE had tried for several months to place these mares for their owner through our SAFE-Assisted Placement program but without any luck, mostly because these horses had not…

Shiloh update

In late October 2011, Shiloh and her herd mates Miah and Khianna, arrived at the SAFE farm. SAFE had tried for several months to place these mares for their owner through our SAFE-Assisted Placement program but without any luck, mostly because these horses had not…

Brandii Bask Update!

It’s time for another SAFE foster home update! This time we check in on Brandii Bask Here’s a little update on Brandii. First, she so wants to be with my paints! The pastures are set up with single stalls/run-ins, so for now she’ll be coveting from afar. She’s…

Strider Update

A group of SAFE volunteers gathered recently at NWESC to see a demonstration by Hannah Evergreen, DVM of the daily wound care provided to Strider. While the process is uncomfortable for him, his attitude about the treatment is remarkably tolerant. Dr. Evergreen…

Goodbye Brandy

On the morning of December 13, Brandy ate her breakfast of mash and seemed fine, but not long after, she was found down in her pasture, sweating and in pain. The sudden onset of these colic symptoms led us to believe that she had a lipoma, which is a benign fatty…

Jazzy & Joker — placed!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Hartness-Hollis family on their adoption of Jazzy and Joker! Their daughter is in pony club and will ride them while she is still small enough to, and they also have plans to train them for driving! Don’t they look adorable in their new…

Dexter Update — 12/10/11

For the past couple of months, Dexter has been fostered by our friend Kyle and boarded at Feature Farm in Auburn, WA, a beautiful and extremely large, busy boarding facility.  This has been a great experience for him as he learns to deal with lots of horses in the…

Featured charity of the week: SAFE!

We’re very pleased to announce that SAFE has been selected as the Featured Charity of the week for the Washington Military Department’s Combined Fund Drive. The Combined Fund Drive is a workplace giving program for Washington State employees, and SAFE got more than…

Lola comes home from training!

Here is our Lola’s first ride after being back from training! She’s doing great and looking for a home. She is 3 years old, half-Arabian, half-Appaloosa (reg. 1/2 Arabian), 14h (and growing). Just finished 60 days professional training. Adoption fee is $1000. [gallery…

Lola gets a beauty treatment!

Chelsey spent some time with Lola today, giving her the full spa treatment! Such an amazing transformation from the poor little filly who arrived at SAFE three years ago. 

Dixie

Congratulations to Kristin B. of Duvall, WA on her adoption of Dixie! You are adopting the sweetest mare ever!

Fun with Jazzy & Joker

New photos of our little mini pair, Jazzy and Joker! We had one of our younger volunteers take them for a little spin this weekend (yes, I know she’s a little too big for them, we were just testing them out). They are indeed broke to ride, and so very cute! Now…

Misty, now available for adoption!

Updated photos of Misty taken today! She is now at a healthy weight and ready to be put up for adoption! Misty has not been started under saddle, but she is ready to be trained and has the potential to go in any direction. Adoption fee: $500.

Ego Afire Under Saddle

Ego Afire Under Saddle

An exciting update today — we saddled Fire up and took him for his first ride as a SAFE horse! He was a little nervous at first, but settled down quickly and did really well! He’s turned into such a cute horse, take a look! Video added! [gallery link=“file”…

Leonardo

Congratulations to Toni B. of Shoreline, WA on her adoption of Leo! Leo’s had a long, difficult road with us as he has dealt with multiple health issues including pneumonia. Leo will be continuing his treatment with Dr. Hannah and Pilchuck under Toni’s loving care.…

Shiloh & Miah arrive at SAFE

Here are a couple of photos taken by Chelsey on the day that Miah and Shiloh arrived at SAFE. They’ve just come off of a long trailer ride from Castle Rock, and they are still taking in their somewhat scary new surroundings. Here they look in horror upon the…

Lucy

Congratulations to Diane G. of Yelm, Wa on her adoption of Lucy! Lucy’s history

Strider becomes a SAFE horse

SAFE has taken ownership of Dutch Mills Farm barn fire survivor Strider. Strider’s owner had been facing financial difficulties before the fire took place, and had been trying to rehome this horse. Since the fire, Strider’s owner has faced enormous vet bills for his…

Khianna arrives at SAFE

Khianna arrives at SAFE

Khianna is one of a group of horses belonging to a woman who is battling cancer. When she realized that her strength would soon be fading and her finances depleted, she contacted SAFE for help. We listed the horses under our SAFE-Assisted Placement program, and…

A porpoise AND a goal!

After eating many hays, I have had time to think about the rescue that I will be making. I’m not so good with words, so maybe rescue is the wrong word. I can really only actually give hays and tasty, tasty grain to the two horses who live with me — and Jay and Chance…

The Honeycutt Nation

There is a new SAFE horse named Dixie, do you know this horse? She is very pretty but she is also very thin and sad. If I were near Dixie, I would not steal her hays because she needs to eat lots of hays and tasty grain and not be so sad. A horse should be a thing…

Dixie Intake Photos

Dixie arrived at SAFE on Sunday Oct 9, 2011. She has a Body Condition Score of about 2–2.5. She has lots of old kick wounds and is covered in bot fly eggs. Dixie shows signs of a recent abscess or puncture wound to her left front foot but seems sound today. She’s…

Bud & Brandy Update

Bud & Brandy (aka: B&B) have been in their current foster home in Federal Way since late July. They spend their days just hanging out and occasionally chatting over their fence line with the young (27 years old) gelding next to them. While they don’t do much…

Deeds — 10/8/11

We haven’t updated Deeds’ page in a while.  He spent his summer at a foster home up in Stanwood, where he was a companion to an older mare.  We have now moved him down to a foster home in Redmond, where he has a nice dry paddock and shelter and a buddy, a warmblood…