We are jumping for joy to announce that Ciara and Inula have been adopted, together! These two came to us in 2023 as part of a 7 horse seizure out of Gig Harbor. During their time at SAFE, they both told us they would be better suited for the companion lifestyle: Ciara had a particularly tough time adjusting to wearing a saddle, and Inula has a case of ringbone despite her youth. Through our horsemanship program, they progressed through the checklist of basic skills they would need to be good equine citizens, and both made transformations from standoffish and flighty mares into sweet and personable companions. Ciara and Inula also had the chance to ‘field test’ adoption by spending time at (separate) foster locations, where they fit in great to different herd dynamics. These two are kind to both horse and human.
Enter Eric. When it came time for him to make the kind decision to help his older mare, Rosie (also a SAFE Alumna) out of pain, he reached out looking for a new companion for his other mare, CJ. After talking it through, he decided he would like to take both Ciara and Inula home. The pair arrived to help CJ with Rosie’s passing, and settled right into their new home.
Since then, the trio have been hanging out peacefully alongside the rest of Eric’s menagerie of pigs, goats, turkeys, and chickens.
