Latest SAFE News
Introducing the 2015 SAFE Board of Directors
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 7, 2015 | Announcement
First off, I want to thank all of our supporters and volunteers for making 2014 an amazing, incredible year for SAFE. We are finishing the year in such a strong, healthy place, and we truly did it as a Team. I am so proud of this organization and what we have been…
Rocky Update!
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 6, 2015 | Rocky
Thank you to Rocky’s wonderful foster mom Kellie for this update on our boy! Rocky is gaining weight, as evidence by the picture (somewhat) and his medium blanket (which is now very tight). He is eating about 3+ flakes of hay at day. (We just keeping putting more in…
2014 Volunteer of the Year: Ann Amort
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 1, 2015 | Volunteers of the Month
At the end of every year, SAFE looks back at all the great volunteers and has to make the difficult decision of who to recognize as Volunteer of the Year. We have so many people that give their time, energy, love, compassion, and support to SAFE. This past year we had…
2014 Q4 Impact Statement
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 31, 2014 | Quarterly Impact Statements
New Horses Intake Date: December 18, 2014 Ben (Pierce County Animal Control) Nala (Pierce County Animal Control) Placed Horses Strider Skye Euthanization None
More Nala photos
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 23, 2014 | Nala
Ben has been identified…
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 19, 2014 | Ben
We’ve checked Ben’s tattoo and discovered that he is a 2004 gelding named Babe Hoolihan, bred in Washington state, and raced twice as a three year old. (He came in dead last in both races, so obviously horse racing didn’t suit him.) In 2009, he was rescued from an…
Nala Intake Photos
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 18, 2014 | Nala
We picked Nala up today from the Pierce Co Animal Control holding barn. She loaded into the trailer without a fuss, and made the successful trip to Poulsbo where she will begin working immediately with trainer Matt Olson. Here are her intake photos, along with video…
Ben at Safe Harbor
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 18, 2014 | Ben
Ben arrived safely at Safe Harbor Stables and Terry & Laura spent some time with him, getting him cleaned up and taking photos. As we suspected, this guy is a sweetheart!
Ben Intake Photos
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 18, 2014 | Ben
We picked up Ben today from Pierce County Animal Control. He’s a 12 year old Thoroughbred gelding, tall, chestnut, with a blaze and one hind sock. He was picked up by Animal Control after a pizza delivery driver found him running down the road — he was in pitifully…
Thank you Pilchuck Vet Hospital!
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 16, 2014 | Announcement
Over the course of the past year, SAFE has been extremely fortunate to have received donated veterinary services from Pilchuck Veterinary Equine Hospital. Their expertise and generosity has made it possible for us to perform diagnostic work on horses that we wouldn’t…
The Paddock Paradise Project
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 10, 2014 | Announcement
Turnout. Every horse owner wants to provide more of it, but that’s often easier said than done. Land is expensive, and here in the Pacific Northwest, our winters and our horses can turn a lovely pasture to mud faster than you can say “What happened to my lovely…
SAFE Values Statement
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 9, 2014 | Announcement
SAFE is currently going through an exciting period of development and growth, and as a result, we’ve had the opportunity to take a closer look at who we are and why we choose to do the things that we do. Having defined these values for ourselves, it seemed to make…
