Latest SAFE News

Photo shoot with Dottie Belle!

Volunteer Jessica Farren recently visited Miss Dottie Belle at the Pacific Moon Equestrian Center.  She took absolutely gorgeous photos!  The fall colors are a stunning backdrop for this beautiful mare. Dottie has thrived under Karen Moore’s care.  We are so blessed…

Marta Update

Ms. Marta continues being her fancy “prancy” self.  Every morning, she puts on a show, arching her neck, snorting and trotting with her fabulous self-carriage.  She likes to remind us that her sire was the famous Probat and that many of her family members are National…

Shay Update

Shay has struggled with periodic bouts of lameness over the years.  Recently, it went on long enough that we called out Dr. Fleck, from the Rainland Farm Equine Clinic, for an evaluation.  He reviewed earlier x‑rays of Shay’s rotated coffin bone and thought she just…

Health Update: Banjo

While at Cedarbrook, Banjo is getting a special treatment on the Theraplate. This type of therapy helps increase circulation and promotes healing of hooves.  Lisa, Cedarbrook’s office manager, reported: “Banjo had his first Theraplate session today and he did well.…

Lola is going Fabulously!

It is so exciting to be riding Lola again!  This spunky little mare is doing great and she’s an absolute riot to ride.  She is ready for her forever home and to be with someone who is looking for fun. We have been working on light aid transitions and some walk-canter…

Our Resident Comedian Ben

Some pictures are worth a thousand words, and some, like these, a whole bucket of laughs.  Ben is a big goofball with as many expressions as that of a great stand-up comedian.  We love hanging out with this big guy as his antics always put a smile on everyone’s face.…

Finding the Feel: Update from Jewel’s blog

Claire Crist, a volunteer at SAFE, is doing her senior project by helping horses get trained and adopted at SAFE. Her blog, Finding the Feel, documents her work with SAFE horse Jewel. Read more at http://learning.safehorses.org. Here are some videos from our ride on…

Health Update: Banjo

Recently, I visited with Banjo, who is still under Dr. Hannah Muller’s care at NWESC. He is doing well and will hopefully be ready to be released shortly. Daphne Jones just completed Banjo’s second trimming and she reported that his deep fungus shows signs of…

Banjo Vet and Farrier Update

Banjo had his dental done Tuesday evening. It took a lot of work and he had one tooth that had to be removed. It was infected deep into the socket. He is on bute for a few days to help with the pain. Hopefully this will help him start eating a bit better. Banjo got…

Cameo: Health Update

It has been 3 months since Cameo’s torn hamstring injury. She has been doing well for her rehab and time off. She was allowed out of her stall rest and put into a stall with a run. We have steadily increased her hand walks to 30 minutes. She also has been quiet enough…

Jewel’s new shoes

Jewel has doing well in her training and riding work with shoes on for the last 6 weeks. Our farrier Marla Karabinos was out yesterday to put a new set on. We discovered that she has a pretty significant bruise along the outside of her right front foot under the shoe.…

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