by Lily Leitkowski | May 23, 2025 | Zuri
7:45 AM — Rise and shine! I greet the day, and my neighbor Veronica. The weather has changed towards the drier, but sleeping outside is not my cup of sweet water — I much prefer to luxuriate in a plush stall. So you’ll find me inside in the mornings, waiting patiently...
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 24, 2025 | Announcement, Bandit Bay, Brandy Snap, Clarissa, Cleopatra, Deja Vu, Mirana, Ranger, Sienna, Trixie, Tulip, Zuri
If you look at the current population of horses at SAFE right now, eleven of them are what we call “companions” — older horses that can’t really be ridden anymore…but still need a safe, permanent home. Any of these horses would tell you that caring for a companion...
by Lily Leitkowski | Feb 7, 2025 | Zuri
Mara has recently started grooming Zuri, and here she talks about a few of the reasons why this mare is so special:
by Terry Phelps | Dec 21, 2024 | Zuri
Zuri has had us all concerned over the past few weeks. Several times, staff received calls during night checks reporting that Zuri was down and not getting up for her evening mash. Each time, Bonnie came down to check on her, and fortunately, it was determined that...
by Lily Leitkowski | Oct 16, 2024 | Zuri
From where she lounges in her shelter, Zuri hears the rattle of the gate chain as it un-clips to let you in. She greets you with a nicker, perhaps wondering if you’ve brought her a mash, or a flake of hay, or a hand capable of a scratch on the neck. Zuri is like one...
by Lily Leitkowski | Sep 12, 2024 | Zuri
Transformations are par for the course here at SAFE, but as they often happen so incrementally, it can be challenging to remember the ‘before.’ When Zuri was first seized by Animal Control back in March of this year, she was about as low on the body condition score...
