Latest SAFE News
September Volunteer of the Month: Debbie Meyer
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 30, 2017 | Volunteers of the Month
In recognition of her outstanding efforts to obtain sponsorships for the 2017 SAFE Benefit Horse Show, Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) is pleased to honor Debbie Meyer as Volunteer of the Month. Our September honoree had not been around horses before joining SAFE, “but…
2017 Q3 Impact Statement
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 30, 2017 | Quarterly Impact Statements
New Horses Intake Date: August 10, 2017 Cosmo (owner surrender) Angel (owner surrender) Callie (owner surrender) Nashville (owner surrender) Renee (owner surrender) Valor (owner surrender) Placed Horses Cameo Vida Ruger Nora
End of Summer Photos with Valor
by Terry Phelps | Sep 24, 2017 | Valor
Poor Anderson
by Terry Phelps | Sep 21, 2017 | Anderson
It’s finally raining again and no one at SAFE is happier about that than Anderson. The smoke and dust in the air this summer have been exceptionally hard on his lungs. We started noticing that he’d cough a bit when asked to canter, so when Dr. Fleck came to do his…
Banjo & Finn visit Safe Harbor
by Terry Phelps | Sep 21, 2017 | Banjo, Finn, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
Our WONDERFUL foster mom Carrie brought the Finn and Joey for a visit during the last Joel Conner clinic. She had this to report about the experience: The boys both enjoyed their field trip out to SAFE for the Joel Conner clinic! They loaded into the trailer like it…
Making Progress with Mason
by Terry Phelps | Sep 21, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Mason
Lori has been working with Mason since his arrival at SAFE last year. She continues to chip away at his issues, hoping that he may still become a safe riding partner. For now, all this groundwork is helping him to trust people and be more comfortable in his body. Here…
Training & Clinic Update: Tasara
by Terry Phelps | Sep 21, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Tasara
Sweet Tasara is coming along well in her training. She has been working steadily with a saddle on her back for a few weeks now and doing well. She is a very sensitive mare and we are working on helping her relax through the groundwork. There are many things we can do…
Summer Fun with Sunny & Shasta
by Terry Phelps | Sep 21, 2017 | Sunny and Shasta
What a fun summer we had…and Sunny and Shasta have their own Facebook page now!! Now that all the SAFE horses are settled in at the new barn in Redmond, Sunny and Shasta had the opportunity to get out into the community and make some new friends this summer. A team of…
Anderson Photo Gallery
by Terry Phelps | Sep 19, 2017 | Anderson
photos by Jessica Farren
Sophie: Grown up and Looking Great!
by Terry Phelps | Sep 18, 2017 | Sophie
Sophie has been doing amazing things with her adopter Julie W. We are so happy to share this great video of them working at the Jaton Lord clinic this past weekend. Julie has done a wonderful job and is raising this girl right! They have a fantastic future ahead of…
Reber Ranch Day
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 17, 2017 | Sunny and Shasta
Sunny and Shasta had such a terrific day yesterday at Reber Ranch in Kent. Reber Ranch has always been such a great supporter of Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) and their customers are always so generous. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hi, donated items from…
Renee at the Joel Conner Clinic
by Terry Phelps | Sep 15, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Renee
This past weekend was a big success for Renee. We started on Friday by asking Joel to assess her past training and help us formulate a plan for our next steps. He took a look at her under saddle and rode her a little to see how she’d react. All said and done, we have…