Alumni Update: Breve
Breve is enjoying life on a beautiful, peaceful property and is well taken care of by Lola who has created an atmosphere of community around ponies and horses. Breve has now been started in saddle and is good with kids. The kids still have to be led by their parents…
Alumni Update: Skye
Corrine and Skye are doing fine. Skye enjoys relaxing in the pasture with her horse and pony pasture mates and one goat. Skye hates being in the barn shut in a stall but because the winter weather was so nasty at times, it was necessary. Most of the time she has…
Tulip Feeling her Oats
Down the road at her foster home, Tulip has been doing exceptionally well. This beautiful chestnut mare is a far cry from the thin horse seized by Animal Control earlier this year. She is looking appropriately round these days, and clearly feeling great! When she is…
Alumni Update: Zoe
Zoe continues to do well with her adoptive family. They enjoy going on trail rides together, with Erik being the only one to ride Zoe.
Alumni Update: Champagne
Champagne is a companion for a retired TB mare whom he shares a paddock with during the day. He is very happy with his mare and loves being by her side.
A Day in the Life with Zuri
7:45 AM — Rise and shine! I greet the day, and my neighbor Veronica. The weather has changed towards the drier, but sleeping outside is not my cup of sweet water — I much prefer to luxuriate in a plush stall. So you’ll find me inside in the mornings, waiting patiently…
A Lifetime of Safety Means Being There for Our Alumni—Always
Miss Pepper recently returned to SAFE after a routine alumni check revealed she was no longer being ridden regularly. She was living in a paddock with two other mares, receiving good care, consistent feeding, and companionship from both horses and humans. Overall, she…
Alumni Update: Kelly
We recently received an update on Kelly from Dr. Heather and Laura: Kelly came to Steven’s animal sanctuary in 2023, when she needed a retirement home. She was a SAFE favorite for her gentle spirit, but she was older and struggled with lameness and some hoof and skin…
Alumni Update: Willow
Willow is now 22 years old and enjoys ruling over 10 acres of pasture with her companion horse. She also supervises a company of sheep who help fertilize the 10 acres. She has a nice shelter to tuck in if she chooses and she gets blanketed when the winter gets too…
Venturo Growing Up
What’s black, white, and brown — err, we mean grey — all over? A four month old Venturo! Vinnie is proof that butterflies aren’t the only creatures capable of metamorphosis. It’s hard to believe that this little bay guy is now a not-so-little grey guy. From afar, it…
Alumni Update: Picasso (Justice)
SAFE alumni volunteer Manuela recently checked in with Picasso, now known as Justice. Justice appears to be living the good life at a fabulous farm. He gets to work and play every day with his human and also other horses. To keep Justice in top form, he is served a…
Thank You, Deloitte!
We feel incredibly lucky to have welcomed Deloitte back for the second time as a participant in their annual Impact Day on June 6th. Over the course of 6 hours, 19 participants worked on projects ranging from sanding and staining benches, washing or painting fences,…
Wren is Adopted!
We are delighted to announce that Wren has been adopted! Jake and his fiance came out to meet some horses, and fell in love with Wren. For the last month or so, Wren, now called Sage, has been settling into her new home, and is now officially a permanent member of…
Alumni Update: Darla
We recently caught up with Darla and her adopter, Monne. Monne is trail riding with Darla and works her in the round pen beforehand. Monne said, “With Darla, we are always working on confidence. She is such a smart girl, she even puts herself back in the sacrifice…
