Alumni Update: George
Georgeās adopter says āFinally finished our round pen for George! After five weeks of terrible weather and no riding, I got on him tonight and he was an absolute gem. He was very proud of himself too!ā
Training Update: Poppy moving on the Wall
Little Poppy is hard at work in our horsemanship program, learning all sorts of new tricks. Because she has likely never been saddled before, we are putting her through all the paces with that as our first major goal, but we are working on other aspects of aā¦
Declan ā Ready for Adoption!
Declan is ready for his new riding partner! This big, sweet, handsome gelding has overcome a lot of tension and anxiety when it comes to riding and is starting to relax, lower his head, and lengthen his strides more and more every week. Declan recently started ridingā¦
March 2023 Joel Conner Clinic
Join us for the first Joel Conner horsemanship clinic of the 2023 season!! Come learn from Joel, see what our horsemanship program is all about and witness our horses in action. Join us at SAFE located here. March 24ā26th from 9AM ā 5PM Auditing is $30 each day | cashā¦
Regarding Henry
The first challenge that Henry and I faced together was helping him understand that āwalkā is a gait that heās allowed and in fact encouraged to use. Like many of the Graham horses, Henry would set off like a bat out of hell when turned loose in the round pen. Heāsā¦
Training Update: Moshi
Little Moshi is settling in well here at SAFE, and has begun work in our horsemanship program alongside volunteer Lexee N. Lexee has been putting Moshi through all the beginning pages of the āRed Bookā in preparation for saddling her for the first time. It is ourā¦
Sparrowās Racing Past
Sparrow has a lip tattoo that denotes his past as a racehorse. However itās odd: the letter that denotes the year of birth is missing, which made identifying who he was born as a bit more challenging. But by playing a game of trial and error with letters, we were ableā¦
King 5 News: Over 20 horses seized from Pierce County property recovering
A majority of the horses seized during an animal cruelty investigation are recovering at Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) and will be available for adoption. Link to video on KINGā5 News Website Author: Julie Calhoun Published: 8:43 AM PST February 12, 2023 REDMOND,ā¦
Alumni Update: Henry (James)
James over the past month. Heās been making some friends at the barn.
Alumni Update: Rae
From Christina: Rae says pre-dinner/post-ride snacks hit different on these chilly fall days (especially when your friends arenāt invited to the buffet and are jealously thundering around their paddock!)
Guard Pony Lacey
Trudy, our wonderful Saturday barn staff, recounts an interaction that she and our sweet (and brave!) little Lacey had recently: āItās arena turnout seasonā¦ Where some of our sweetest pairs of horses get time playing together in the squishy sand footing. They get aā¦
Inula Learns to Pony
Just because you canāt (or shouldnāt) ride a horse doesnāt mean there isnāt a host of fun activities you can get up to with them! The basics are obvious ā extended grooming sessions, hand walking and grazing, and the tried and true classic for any and all horseā¦
Giving Thanks at SAFE
There is always so much to be thankful for here at SAFE, but for this season of thanks giving, we went around and asked some of our herd to name one thing they were thankful for this year: Brandy, during a recent arena turnout session with BFF Bandit, took a moment toā¦
November Clinic Report: Bandit
Kirsten AL worked alongside Bandit in the November Joel Conner clinic, and said the following about this smart lady: āThis sweet 26 year old has never heard the saying, ā you canāt teach an old dogā¦ā because she continues to not only learn but enjoys theā¦
