by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 27, 2019 | Announcement, Fall City 40, Rescue Stories
We’ve had to stay pretty quiet about the situation with the Fall City Forty for two reasons. One, because we were being threatened with legal action for our involvement in this rescue mission; and two, because we were holding out hope that we would be allowed to...
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 12, 2018 | Announcement, Rescue Stories
Most of the rescue work that SAFE does is fairly straightforward. A horse, facing neglect or abuse, is taken in, rehabilitated and retrained, then we find it a new home. The circumstances of neglect may vary, but the basic storyline is the same. In 2018, we found...
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 22, 2018 | Aurora, Belle, Rescue Stories
In journalism school, they say “don’t bury the lead,” so I’ll come right out with it: Aurora and Belle are being adopted together to a Thoroughbred sanctuary in northern California. They will live the rest of their lives, together, with nothing expected of them but to...
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 14, 2018 | Rescue Stories, Sienna
SAFE does the majority of its work in the public eye, sharing our stories, photos, videos, and updates with our supporters via our website and social media. But there are some rescue efforts that are done in private through our Community Outreach Program. Through this...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 3, 2016 | Anakin, Rescue Stories
Up until Dec 23rd, Anakin had not tried laying down in his stall at Cedarbrook. He’d been on a strict referring diet since his arrival two weeks before, and he had just graduated to free choice hay. He’d also stopped trying to eat his bedding, so his stall was filled...
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 9, 2015 | Anakin, Rescue Stories
For us, Anakin’s story began early Monday morning, with an email asking for our help. It was from a woman in Winlock WA who wanted to know if SAFE had room to take in an emaciated Thoroughbred gelding. He had been rescued a few days earlier by her young boarder,...
