Latest SAFE News
Chance is adopted!!
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 18, 2013 | Chance, Placed Horses
We are absolutely delighted to announce that one of our very favorite horses (Chance!) has been adopted by one of our very favorite volunteers! Tracy Green has been volunteering alongside Chance since he arrived at SAFE Harbor Stables and wouldn’t you know, she fell…
Atticus and Scout
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 17, 2013 | Atticus
If you’ve been following local news, you may already know that SAFE is involved in an animal cruelty case involving two horses in the City of Snohomish. The horses first came to the attention of Snohomish police after neighbors reported seeing an emaciated horse on a…
SAFE receives Education Grant from the ASPCA
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 17, 2013 | Announcement
We are very excited to announce that SAFE has been awarded a grant through the ASPCA Equine Fundraising Education Program. This $500 grant includes a one year membership in the Association of Fundraising Professional for SAFE’s Executive Director Bonnie Hammond, and…
Seeing Triple?
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 15, 2013 | Nora, Sapphire, Sasha
SEEING TRIPLE? Nora, Sapphire, and new intake Sasha make a nice matching set in the field at SAFE Harbor. One more grey mare and we’ll have to change our name from SAFE to SAGE (Save a Grey Equine?)
Update on April from Equamore
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 14, 2013 | April
We got this wonderful update on April from our friends at Equamore. It’s absolutely thrilling to hear (and see!) that she is doing so well! Here is a picture of April with Sara, another liver chestnut mare, and other mares in the mare field this morning. It has been…
Training Update on Cameo
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 13, 2013 | Cameo
Cameo has been in training with Andrea Lucianna for 30 days, and things have not been entirely rosy for our little bay mare. She arrived at Half-Trak Farm with a bit of an eye infection that had to be treated with daily eye drops…a routine that she did not care for…
Foster/Training Update on Ginger
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 12, 2013 | Ginger
Update from Kim on Ginger: She has settled in really well, and faster than expected. She is comfortable with the routine and getting along well with other horses and people. She is horrified by the “lion” (fluffy barn kitty) and gives major snorty stink eye. She has…
Sasha arrives at SAFE Harbor…eventfully
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 8, 2013 | Sasha
New horse Sasha sustained a head injury when she reared up and flipped in the trailer about an hour into her ride to SHS. The vet was called out, an exam revealed no bone involvement or brain injury. She was treated and the head wound was closed with staples. Trailer…
The best part of an Adoption Manager’s job…
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 5, 2013 | Maggie, Placed Horses
The best part of an Adoption Manager’s job… a “thank you for saving her” hug from a little girl who is over the moon for her very first pony. It just doesn’t get much better than that. Congratulations to Stella who took Maggie home with her today! You two have fun…
Everett Herald: Horses’ owner may be charged with animal cruelty
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 4, 2013 | Atticus, SAFE in the News
Horses’ owner may be charged with animal cruelty By Herald Staff Published Oct 4 2013 SNOHOMISH — Police here are recommending animal cruelty charges against the owner of two horses that apparently were so poorly cared for that one had to be euthanized. The case was…
2013 Q3 Impact Statement
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 30, 2013 | Quarterly Impact Statements
New Horses Intake Date: July 17, 2013 Sapphire (owner surrender via Regional Animal Services of King County) Intake Date: August 31, 2013 Dottie (owner surrender) Intake Date: September 13, 2013 Atticus (City of Snohomish Police Dept) Scout (City of Snohomish Police…
A happy ending for April
by Bonnie Hammond | Sep 30, 2013 | April, Rescue Stories
We’re not going to beat around the bush because we have some great news to share: April has been adopted. On Saturday, she left SAFE Harbor Stables with a professional hauler to travel to Equamore Horse Sanctuary in Ashland, Oregon, where she will have permanent home…
