by Beck Wren | Aug 7, 2025 | Part Time Staff
As assistant to SAFE Executive Director Bonnie Hammond, Beck Wren wrangles calendars, processes your generous donations, crafts updates for members of the SAFEkeepers Club, and strives to keep his inveterate love of puns in check. Beck started at SAFE as a chore shift...
by Beck Wren | Aug 6, 2025 | Part Time Staff
Bob May started volunteering at SAFE in 2021. In 2024, he joined Barn Staff, supporting volunteer chore teams, caring for the horses, and helping maintain the facilities. Growing up in suburban Detroit, his favorite place was “the Farm” in southwest Michigan belonging...
by Lily Leitkowski | Aug 6, 2025 | Rojo, Sparky
Sparky and Rojo, our two miniature donkey ambassadors, recently returned to SAFE to be able to greet guests at our 2025 Heart of the Horse. These two sweethearts have been dipping their (tiny, adorable) hooves in the water of attending more events, and what better...
by Cathy Olson | Aug 4, 2025 | Coco, Minnie, Teddi
Coco, Minnie and Teddi continue to do very well together. While at SAFE, Teddi served as a wonderful aunt, watching over and teaching first Minnie and then Coco herd dynamics. Teddi has extended her motherly instincts to the bovine species. Marti told us Teddi was...
by Laurie Sasser | Aug 1, 2025 | Volunteers of the Month
Congratulations to our August Volunteer of the Month, Leigh Ann Martin! Leigh Ann joined the SAFE community in January 2025 bringing with her a kind and gentle approach to our humans and our horses alike! From day one, she has shown incredible dedication and attention...
by Lily Leitkowski | Jul 30, 2025 | Venturo
Venturo turned five months old last week, and he sure is turning into one handsome little colt! He is a sweet and curious little fellow, one who very much appreciates scratches and a good romp on grass with mom, to whom he is baring a striking resemblance these days....
by Lily Leitkowski | Jul 29, 2025 | Trinket
With only a handful of rides, Trinket is coming along great. We are keeping things short and sweet (just like Trinket herself) but this smart little mare is a fast learner! She is quickly getting the hang of coming up and down through the gaits on a feel, and recently...
by Lily Leitkowski | Jul 28, 2025 | SAFE at Home Stories
At SAFE, we are proud to help horses in need find safe and loving homes. But a lot of what we do happens behind the scenes, conversations, consultations, and quiet moments spent helping people figure out what kind of horse (or donkey!) is truly the right fit...
by Lily Leitkowski | Jul 26, 2025 | Cleopatra, Deja Vu
Having a community of trustworthy organizations in our network that can call on us for support — and vice versa — helps us to help more horses, not to mention each other. In exchange for taking Hayden into our program, Care Fur Life took in not just one, but two of...
by Lily Leitkowski | Jul 24, 2025 | Eda
Eda was the first of the Valentine herd to wear a saddle, after making her way through our groundwork checklist swiftly and without a lot of trouble. Her first time being cinched up was, as you can see, pretty mellow. But mellow is more or less par for the course with...
