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Run free, Shay
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 18, 2016 | In Memory, Shay
Strength and beauty. Two words that perfectly describe Shay. In the four years that we have known her, we’ve seen her battle back from neglect to become a vibrantly, beautiful mare. She’s lived a happy life in the company of her best friend Marta under the wonderful…
Anakin Update — March 14, 2016
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 14, 2016 | Anakin
Another month has flown by and the skelatal horse we met back in December is becoming more and more of a memory. Anakin has now put on nearly 200 pounds since his rescue, and he is starting to glow with renewed health and vitality. He’s enjoying more and more turnout…
Chance Site Visit Photos
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 9, 2016 | Chance
From Slaughter Trailer to Dressage Champion: 5 Reasons to Adopt a Rescue Horse
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 7, 2016 | SAFE in the News
Published March 2015 by Double D Trailers’ Blog Bonnie Hammond is the executive director and co-founder of a very special organization called Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) in Woodinville, WA. SAFE’s mission is “To rescue, rehabilitate, and retrain horses facing…
Rocky: New Photos and Heath Update
by Terry Phelps | Mar 1, 2016 | Rocky
We had a nice visit last week with SAFE horse Rocky at his foster home. Jessica Farren was able to come along and took some beautiful photos of Rocky. He has really come a long way from the frightened and pained horse that SAFE took in over a year and half ago. His…
February Volunteer of the Month: Melinda Merryman
by Bonnie Hammond | Mar 1, 2016 | Volunteers of the Month
Every volunteer that helps at SAFE does important work. Without our volunteers SAFE would not be able to accomplish as much as it does. All of them are incredible people but sometimes our volunteers go above and beyond what is asked. Melinda is one of the above and…
Aubrey: Health Update
by Terry Phelps | Feb 26, 2016 | Aubrey
Dr. McCracken came to examine Aubrey and check her soundness to see if she could be a light riding horse. After palpating the front leg she determined that the bow tendon is very old, so there is no point in ultrasounding it. Dr. McCracken confirmed that Aubrey has…
A Great New Life for Maggie!
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 24, 2016 | Maggie, Placed Horses
For SAFE horse Maggie, the road to her forever home has been a long one. This mustang pony mare was gathered out of a Nevada BLM roundup in 1995, so by our estimation she’s about 22 years old. We know very little about her life before coming to SAFE but there’s pretty…
New shoes for Phoenix!
by Terry Phelps | Feb 16, 2016 | Phoenix
We had new shoes made for Phoenix and he is LOVING them! He is sound and moving great in them. David Barron and Gavin Cooper from Olympic Forge started trimming and shoeing horses for SAFE at the beginning of 2016. Phoenix has been struggling to find the right pair of…
Training update: Khianna
by Terry Phelps | Feb 16, 2016 | Khianna
Here is an update from Khianna’s volunteer trainer and rider Jolene. We are very proud of her progress: Khianna is slowly transforming into a calm and confident horse. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to use a tarp to assess Khianna’s progress. I expected a…
Rover Update!
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 11, 2016 | Rover
Rov is a joy to our family and appreciated every day. All of the horses on the property love him and look after him like a little foal. And, my daughters have a ball with him even though they’re now too big to ride him.
Freedom at last!
by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 10, 2016 | Anakin
Yesterday was another big day for Anakin! Following his eye doctor appointment and a sponge bath, he got to go out into his run for the first time ever! His exercise has been strictly controlled in order to keep him from burning too many calories, but the racehorse in…
