Latest SAFE News
Hello, Mr Chip!
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 7, 2014 | Chip
Chip has been enjoying a lovely stay in foster, but this weekend, he returned to Safe Harbor to start training with Terry. We don’t think Chip’s been ridden much, if at all, so we’ll be starting with ground work training and go from there. It’s our hope that we can…
First Day of School
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 5, 2014 | Owen
Yesterday was a big day for Mr Curly Pants: he left his foster home, where he’s spent the last 6 months, and headed off to officially start his training. He’ll be spending the next three months with trainer Matt Olson, who will work with Owen in hand and then start…
A Good Karma Update
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 5, 2014 | Karma
Karma had permission to leave the hospital a few weeks ago, but we had no room for her at Safe Harbor, all the stalls were full! We finally were able to move Oscar into foster with our dear friend Helga Roberts at Dutch Mills Farm, so that meant that Karma could…
Emmy is younger than we thought!
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 5, 2014 | Emmy
Emmy is 7!!! Dr. McCracken came out to do her dental float last week, and after examining her teeth, said that Emmy is actually closer to 7 than 8 or 9 as we were told. Now that’s she’s recovered from her cough, Terry has started working with her again and she is…
August Training Notes
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 5, 2014 | Bucky B Lucky, Cameo, Finn, Jewel, Kai, Lola, Misty, Oscar, Phoenix, Ruby, Sapphire, Skye
Phoenix: Going well under saddle with strengthening exercises in the walk including: shoulder fore, hauls, halt rein backs, and collected walk. He’s up to 7 minutes at the trot and continues to look sound. We’ve been working in some trot poles during the rides.…
An Open Letter from the Appaloosa Girl! Or Misty’s Summer of Contemplation…
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 4, 2014 | Misty
Hello friends! This has been an interesting spring and summer for me! I left Countdown Stables at the end of February and came to Dancing Horse Stables (Kellie and Peter Larsen). They are my new foster people and Lisa, my old foster mom, is still coming to visit and…
Unwanted horses find love through SAFE place
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 4, 2014 | SAFE in the News
Unwanted horses find love through SAFE place By Seraine Page, Bremerton Patriot Staff Writer Published September 4, 2014 Portland was found starving in a field in Snohomish County when he was discovered last June. Shortly after, the thoroughbred horse was retrieved by…
Rocky — Intake Photos
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 3, 2014 | Rocky
We have a new friend to introduce: this is Rocky, a 21 year old Paso Fino gelding, who was surrendered to SAFE over the weekend. As you can see, Rocky is severely emaciated, with an infestation of lice and badly overgrown hooves. We have taken him straight to the…
August Volunteer of the Month: Nora C!
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 2, 2014 | Volunteers of the Month
Please join us in honoring Nora C as August’s Volunteer of the Month! Nora came to us this spring, asking if she could celebrate her 15th birthday with a work party at Safe Harbor Stables. Nora and her friends spent the day scrubbing fences, sweeping the barn, and…
the Happy Appy!
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 27, 2014 | Aiden
Big thank you to former SAFE volunteer Chelsey B for sharing this photo of Aiden on SAFE’s Facebook page along with this cute message: “Look who we found?! Our one & only Happy Appy AIDEN!! Save A Forgotten Equine (S.A.F.E.) alumni is a happy boy, being good as…
Pretty girl!
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 25, 2014 | Skye
Thank you to Jessica F for sharing this photo from our August open house!!
Bridgit is growing up!
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 25, 2014 | Bridgit
We checked in recently with SAFE horse Bridgit to see how she is progressing in her preparation for training as a saddle horse. Bridgit has been in a foster home for the past year to give her a little time to grow and mature. Her foster mom had some wonderful things…
