by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 14, 2010 | Full Time Staff
Lily Leitkowski has been a horse girl since her mother first sat her on the back of one at the tender age of two. Growing up in Florida, she took riding lessons throughout her childhood, and although she never had a horse of her own, in the physical sense, she...
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 1, 2010 | Who We Are
When SAFE rescues a horse, it makes a commitment to that horse for its entire life – once a SAFE horse, always a SAFE horse! As SAFE’s Alumni Program Manager, Shar is responsible for following up with every horse that has “graduated” from SAFE’s program. She maintains...
by Wren Beck | Aug 6, 2009 | Full Time Staff
Growing up in Colorado, Laurie Sasser spent many formative years in the mountains around horses at ranches, farms, and rodeos. She joins SAFE with experience helping brands build communities in wellness, arts, e‑commerce, and online content creation. Laurie teaches...
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 20, 2008 | Who We Are
After moving to Seattle to pursue a coffee career in 2017, Kaya realized there was a horse shaped (and sized) hole in her new life. She stumbled upon SAFE online and immediately started volunteering. Kaya soon learned of the horsemanship program and was so impressed,...
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 18, 2008 | Who We Are
Trudy Mossop has been finding ways to have horses in her life from a young age, starting off by mucking out stalls at a neighbor’s barn to trade for riding lessons. She rode with the Cornell University recreational equestrian program (mostly hunter-jumper) during...
by Bonnie Hammond | Nov 15, 2006 | Operations Council
From a young age, Lexee has been involved with horses and has no plans to stop anytime soon. Beginning with taking lessons and working as horse camp counselor to now running horse shows and volunteering at SAFE, horses have been her go to hobby. With her own horses...