by Bonnie Hammond | Dec 4, 2015 | Commentary
“Old horses have a place in this world and it deeply saddens me that people can’t give them the retirements they deserve.” My Operations Director, Terry Phelps, wrote this in response to assistance we were working to provide through our Community Outreach...
by Bonnie Hammond | Nov 30, 2015 | Volunteers of the Month
Congratulations and thank you to our November volunteer of the Month, Tiffany! Tiffany has been volunteering with SAFE for almost 2 years. She started as a special events volunteer but quickly became much much more. Tiffany has been directly involved in...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 13, 2015 | Khianna
Volunteer Rider Erika fills us in on her work with Khianna this past month: “Recently, I started working with Khianna, a sweet, beautiful mare. Though she is a bit wary of new things, and still thinks the flag might eat her, our time working together has helped...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 6, 2015 | Finn
This fall Finn got a visit from one of his favorite volunteer friends Jessica. She took some beautiful photos of him and his foster mom Carrie. What a pretty boy he is! Thank you Jessica for visiting him and taking these pretty photos! You can see how much Carrie...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 5, 2015 | Marta, Shay
Recently, Jessica, a volunteer and foster committee member, spent the morning with Marta, Shay and their foster mom Eileen Carol. Eileen also volunteers as SAFE’s Foster Coordinator. I asked Jessica to tell me a little bit about her recent visit. Here are...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 4, 2015 | Banjo
Here are a few photos of Banjo while he was at Safe Harbor Stables for training and preparing to go out to foster: Terry & Banjo Lisa & Banjo ...
by Terry Phelps | Nov 3, 2015 | Nala
Nala has been great about both her stall rest and being hand walked. After reviewing her progress with Dr. Devine at Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital, we decided it was time to start the next phase of Nala’s rehab plan. We began riding her for 20 minutes at the...
by Bonnie Hammond | Oct 31, 2015 | Volunteers of the Month
Let’s all celebrate our Volunteer of the Month for October, Marco S! Marco is another volunteer who doesn’t hold down a chore or feeding shift, but plays an important role as a member of the Safe Harbor facilities team. Marco has been helping make...
by Terry Phelps | Oct 29, 2015 | Stella
Just for a little fun, I decided to work Stella in a Dressage saddle this week. She did very well and was comfortable to sit the trot and canter in the English tack. She is learning to keep a nice rhythm and cadence in her gaits. When she...
