by Terry Phelps | Dec 6, 2016 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Sophie
Sophie is just reaching about 40 rides this week in her training with Joel Conner. We were all very excited when Joel surprised us and brought Sophie over to ride in the clinic here at Safe Harbor. She looked AMAZING and while he explained about her...
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 24, 2016 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Sophie
Today Sophie was officially upgraded from a Prospect to a Riding Horse. Admittedly, this is a fairly minor development in Sophie’s career, but quietly behind the scenes, Sophie is making a big impact on how we think about horses here at SAFE. As a SAFE horse,...
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 11, 2016 | Jessel, Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Lacey, Sophie
Sunday morning, three young redheads were saddled up and worked in the roundpen at the start of the clinic. This included Jessel (who met the saddle for the first time at yesterday’s clinic), Sophie, and Lacey. Here are photos from this...
by Terry Phelps | Jul 18, 2016 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Sophie
Sophie is doing wonderfully in her training and preparation to be started under saddle. Volunteers have been introducing her to tack and doing groundwork with her so she’ll be ready to start training with Joel Conner in August. She has been a doll for everything and...
by Terry Phelps | May 25, 2016 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Sophie
Sophie had her first dental float this week! We were able to confirm that she is coming four years old this year. One baby cap came off during the float and one wolf tooth was extracted with no trouble. She needs a little work with needles for sedation but wasn’t too...
by Terry Phelps | Jan 4, 2016 | Annabelle, Emmy, Sophie
Emmy is getting a winter turnout with her new friends Sophie and Annabelle. Sophie and Annabelle have been at the farm for about a month now and welcomed Emmy into the herd. They are all getting along well and even the goats get to hang with the girls! We are...
