Latest SAFE News
March Volunteer of the Month: Caryn Littler
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 22, 2017 | Volunteers of the Month
For volunteering tirelessly through thick and thin, for the many unsolicited hours contributed to SAFE, and in recognition of her indefatigable good attitude, Caryn Littler is SAFE’s Volunteer of the Month for March. A native of Rochester, New York who now lives in…
A Visit with Emma
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 20, 2017 | Emma
Updated Photos: Dyna
by Terry Phelps | Mar 6, 2017 | Dyna
Intake Photos: Raven
by Terry Phelps | Mar 6, 2017 | Raven
Raven
February Volunteer of the Month — Casey A!!
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 28, 2017 | Volunteers of the Month
Congratulations to Casey A. who has been named Volunteer of the Month for February in recognition of her stellar ground work and riding. “Casey is tireless, has a great attitude, is a star stall cleaner and communicates well with our ponies,” said SAFE Volunteer…
A Home For Every Horse videos
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 18, 2017 | SAFE in the News
A Home for Every Horse (AHFEH) traveled to Woodinville, Washington in June of 2016 to visit Save A Forgotten Equine (SAFE) to create videos highlighting all of the hard work rescues are doing inside of the Equine industry. Overview: video:…
January Volunteer of the Month: Dave Shepherdson
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 30, 2017 | Volunteers of the Month
Dave Shepherdson of Kenmore is SAFE’s January Volunteer of the Month in recognition of his willingness to serve tirelessly on multiple chore shifts and with the Facilities crew. Dave came to SAFE initially because he wanted to spend time with his wife Colleen, who was…
Training Update: Stevie
by Terry Phelps | Jan 27, 2017 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Stevie
Stevie left for Ellensburg last week to begin training with Joel Conner. He was a good boy, jumped right into the trailer and was calm and not stressed even though he was traveling alone. He arrived and settled in well. I spoke to Joel about him and he said that he is…
Training & Health Update: Cameo
by Terry Phelps | Jan 27, 2017 | Cameo
Cameo is coming along really well in her rehab work and she is now ready for the weight of a rider. Volunteer rider Lindsay was excited to help Cameo take this next step and helped her have a happy and easy ride. Here is a video of her first ride back:
Jewel getting some body work
by Terry Phelps | Jan 27, 2017 | Jewel
The cold weather has been hard on all of us. The horses and volunteers had to endure a few weeks of abnormally low temperatures for our area and we are all looking forward to warmer spring and summer months! One of the biggest problems is the very hard ground in our…
Health Update: Gracie
by Terry Phelps | Jan 27, 2017 | Gracie
We are so happy to report that Miss Gracie is feeling happy and healthy! When the winter weather hit and turnout became limited, the amount of time outside or grazing for the horses was drastically shortened. While we work very hard to rotate all of the horses out…
Training update and Video: Vida
by Terry Phelps | Jan 27, 2017 | Vida
Here is an update of Vida’s progress from her volunteer rider, Jolene: Vida got her first lesson in tying yesterday. She did really good. Only pulled once and though she meant it, she came off it and was really good. While she was tied I worked on taming that wild…