Latest SAFE News
Alumni Update: Pearl
Pearl is what the barn owner calls an “air fern,” meaning she gets fat just looking at grass. Pearl is thus required to wear a grazing muzzle for turnout, but she is a good sport about it. She has had a few episodes of not quite laminitis and therefore has a tiny bit…
Puzzling Out Hayden
Hayden has been an interesting study in change, how long it takes to get from point A to point B, the pathways to reach there. Hayden has not been a straightforward horse. She is like a puzzle box, in possession of secret compartments in which she holds onto things.…
Mahina the Model
Beautiful Mahina delights onlookers when she trots around with her head up high and her tail held askew, but to us Mahina is at her finest when she is long and low, exploring what it’s like to carry herself with a little more balance. But, okay, it has to be said that…
Blackberry Caper (Veronica)
Though her halter hangs on the gate, Veronica is not immediately visible as you enter her paddock. There’s the momentary panic that accompanies a horse not being where you expect to find them, but this lovely, social mare reveals herself to the call of her name. She…
Alumni Update: Mirana
We received an update on Mirana from her adopter this summer. Mirana was adopted at the same time as her current herd mate, Cal who is not a SAFE horse. Mirana has adapted well to the new environment. She is very good for our farrier (both of them are), and she…
Alumni Update: Ruby
Ruby has a wonderful life. She shares her pasture with two other horses as well as sheep and goats. For fun, she and Sophia go on light trail rides. The rest of her time is spent looking beautiful among her many pasture mates.
A Tale of Teeth (Wilma)
Wilma arrived at SAFE to a chorus of oohs and aahs — it’s not every day that we get to save a forgotten long-eared equine. Our visual checks on intake clued us in to her most pressing care needs: long hooves, visible ribs. But it wasn’t until we offered her a welcome…
Alumni Update: Lacey
Lacey is doing well and seems to be thriving in an environment where she is one-on-one with a handler and has only one stable mate, Cameo, also a SAFE alumnus. Her adopter, Janelle does not ride Lacey, however, she spends a lot of time with her and in the last two…
Alumni Update: Nyx
Lindsay and Nyx are doing well. Nyx is 19 this year and still very healthy and willing to go for rides. Nyx also loves hanging out at the barn with his stable mate, Squish, who is Lindsay’s husband’s horse. Nyx is a lucky boy. Lindsay takes Nyx out on trail rides…
Ovaries No More-varies (Junie)
Sweet Junie was dealt an unfortunate hand when it came to her mare parts — those with ovaries can probably relate, though Junie’s ‘time of the month’ was most of the time, most of the month. We started Junie on Regumate immediately after her arrival at SAFE, but…
Welcoming Wilma and Stanley
Sometimes horses come to SAFE through a very public crisis. Other times, our involvement happens a little more quietly. Recently, Animal Control was responding to a situation involving a number of equines. While we can’t share details about the ongoing cases, Animal…
Eda is Adopted!
Eda is sweet. Eda is smart. Eda is adopted! Eda, one of the horses seized alongside over 500 roosters in an animal control seizure early last year (what we refer to as the Valentine Herd), arrived at SAFE having just weaned her foal, despite being a youthful three…
