by Bonnie Hammond | Nov 27, 2019 | Cyrus, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
SAFE volunteer Phoebe T has been working with Cyrus on groundwork and saddling. Here’s her report about the November Joel Conner Clinic: First off it was a privilege to work with Cyrus for 3 days in a row. He went from being constantly distracted on day 1, to being...
by Bonnie Hammond | Nov 27, 2019 | Amelia, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
SAFE volunteer Jennifer A got to work with Amelia on the ground at the most recent Joel Conner clinic. Here’s what she had to say about the experience: I was so excited for the opportunity to work with Amelia at the Joel Connor groundwork clinic. It was my first time...
by Melinda Couvillion | Nov 26, 2019 | Remy
After months of chiropractic adjustments and careful rehabbing, Remy seemed as recovered as he could be from his back issues and went back to training with Nick Donohue. Nick brought him along slowly and mindfully, being sure to pay close attention to the situations...
by Melinda Couvillion | Nov 26, 2019 | Mara
Mara is arguably one of SAFE’s cutest current residents. Although she is still reserved, she has begun to come out of her shell and let us get to know her a little better. At first she didn’t want to admit it, but she eventually caved and allowed us to see how much...
by Melinda Couvillion | Nov 26, 2019 | Farley
Farley has settled in well here at Safe Harbor Stables. We have gotten to know and love his gentle personality and sweet nickers. Although he is shy, he does seem to enjoy the company of people and will seek out attention from his caretakers. He and Butter are quite...
by Bonnie Hammond | Nov 25, 2019 | Fancy
Casey had this to say about Fancy’s performance in both the Buck Brannaman clinic in October and the November Joel Conner clinic: Fancy has had a busy and productive couple of months. In October, we rode with Buck Brannaman in Spanaway, which was a great experience....
by Melinda Couvillion | Nov 21, 2019 | Horse Health
SAFE made a new friend in 2018 when we started Raven on her automatic feeder. We ordered a replacement power supply for a donated iFEED unit, and through a reply email we learned that the US division of the company was based right here in Western Washington. Not only...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 21, 2019 | Butterscotch, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
Lori helped Butterscotch get introduced to horsemanship in our recent Horsemanship clinic. Here is what she had to say about working with this smart senior mare: Butter came to SAFE about a month ago. She’s a sweet girl but didn’t understand much about horsemanship. I...
by Bonnie Hammond | Nov 19, 2019 | Commentary, Rescue Stories
There’s something especially sad about an elderly horse in need of a home. If this were a perfect world, every horse would grow old and eventually pass on in a comfortable, safe place, surrounded by friends and familiar faces. But this world is far from perfect, and...
by Melinda Couvillion | Nov 19, 2019 | Butterscotch
Bathing Butter has been something that we’ve wanted to tackle due to her perpetually grimy, shaggy haircoat. The hope was that a bath with a medicated shampoo would help her be less itchy. None of the oral supplements and antihistamines that she’s been on have seemed...
