by Terry Phelps | Dec 19, 2016 | Anderson, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
I don’t know if I will be able to put into words how pleased I am with the work Joel Conner did with Anderson. Anderson and I had hit a pretty hard spot in our training this last summer and while I loved working with him, I knew that he needed a better hand to get him...
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 16, 2016 | Sierra
Sierra (aka Baby or Wildfire) was rescued by SAFE in early 2006 as a 6 month old filly, along with her dam Brandy, a pony mare. Her sire was reportedly a mustang. As a filly, Sierra was black with a blaze and two blue eyes. At the time of her rescue, Sierra was...
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 14, 2016 | Stormy
We had a bit of a setback in Stormy’s healing process post-surgery. After the bandage removal, we continued to clean the incision site daily and administer antibiotics as Dr. Fleck had prescribed. He said to continue to treat and monitor it, but there was potential...
by Terry Phelps | Dec 6, 2016 | Jessel, Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Lacey
Jessel and Lacey made their way over to Ellensburg to start working with Joel Conner. They are both doing well and I checked in with Joel this week to see how the girls are doing. The plan is to give Lacey 90 days of professional training and let Jessel winter over...
by Terry Phelps | Dec 6, 2016 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Sophie
Sophie is just reaching about 40 rides this week in her training with Joel Conner. We were all very excited when Joel surprised us and brought Sophie over to ride in the clinic here at Safe Harbor. She looked AMAZING and while he explained about her...
by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 5, 2016 | Gracie
by Terry Phelps | Dec 1, 2016 | Joel Conner Clinic Reports, Stevie
We are so grateful for the help of our volunteer riders. Casey is one of a very special group of people who make SAFE a great community, working together to train and find adoptive homes for our horses. She has been studying and working up to five times a week...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 30, 2016 | Stella
Our wonderful volunteer rider Casey has been dedicated to Stella’s rehab work and a tremendous help to getting this mare onto the road to a full recovery! Here is what Casey has to say about the progress she is making with Stella: After four months of strict stall...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 30, 2016 | Emmy, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
We have been working on strengthening Emmy’s stifles for the past few months. There have been a few small setbacks but we have been slowly working her up to weight of a rider. Her training currently is a combination of lots of walking both on the ground and...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 30, 2016 | Jewel, Joel Conner Clinic Reports
We are so grateful for the help of our volunteer riders. Casey is one of a very special group of people who make SAFE a great community, working together to train and find adoption homes for our horses. She has been studying and working up to five times a week...
