by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 30, 2011 | Short Stories
His life nearly ended before it really even began. An accidental breeding brought him into the world, and for Sinatra and the other horses where he lived, the world was a harsh, unfriendly place. There was not enough to eat, and horses were dying. When Animal Control...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 17, 2011 | Rescue Stories
We recently lost an old friend — at the grand old age of at least 30, former SAFE horse Sarah was humanely euthanized due to her declining health. Sarah left this world surrounded by the people who knew and loved her — her adoptive family at Bedlam Farms. In honor of...
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 22, 2011 | Rescue Stories
We first heard about Whisper from our friend and former adopter Laura Clarke, who is also a police officer with the City of Snohomish. She called to ask for our help in caring for three horses that had been seized from a 27-year old woman who lived within city...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 13, 2011 | Rescue Stories
Sampson’s dam, Delilah, was rescued from a neglect case after she and three other mares were seized by King County Animal Control. We quickly became aware that this pretty 5 year old draft mare was very pregnant! Not long after, Sampson arrived, to the delight of...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 13, 2011 | Rescue Stories
Desert Spark, or “Desi” is a 6 year old 16h chestnut Thoroughbred gelding by Desert Rival out of Strip N Get, born in Arizona. He raced and trained at Turf Paradise up until 2005, no winnings on record. He was rescued on September 11, 2006 at a feedlot in Colorado. He...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 13, 2011 | Redmond, Rescue Stories
Jaime & I went to the Yakima feedlot in Oct 2005 to help CBER evaluate a large group of new horses. Because there were so many horses at the lot, CBER had to focus on the sound, rideable horses that would be the easiest to find home for. There was a chestnut...
