by Bonnie Hammond | Jul 7, 2015 | Sophie
Apparently nobody told Sophie that horses are usually afraid of tarps! Our brave little girl walked over the tarp before Terry could even finish spreading it out on the ground! And it only took about 30 seconds to convince her it was haute couture. She’s...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jul 7, 2015 | Past SAFE Events
The talented horseman Michael Sparling will be back at Safe Harbor Stables to put on another horsemanship clinic for SAFE volunteers and members of the public, July 10–12, 2015. Michael Sparling has traveled the country starting horses, teaching horsemanship, and...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jul 2, 2015 | Rescue Stories
There is a reason that we celebrate the small victories and fairytale endings here at SAFE: keeping our focus on the positive aspects of the work we do gives us the strength and energy to keep doing that work. Because in between the amazing transformations and the...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 30, 2015 | Lola
2015 has not been a great year for Lola so far. She’s been lame on and off in front since the beginning of January, and although we’ve tried several shoeing changes and she’s been examined by our veterinarians multiple times, we still haven’t been able to pinpoint the...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 30, 2015 | Quarterly Impact Statements
New Horses Intake Date: April 3, 2015 Einstein (Snohomish County Animal Control) Intake Date: May 5–7, 2015 Annabelle (owner surrender) Anderson (owner surrender) Intake Date: June 18, 2015 Sophie (owner surrender) Placed Horses...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 30, 2015 | Volunteers of the Month
Please come together to help us recognize an outstanding young woman and all her hard work and dedicate to SAFE. We are honored to introduce you to Susa Oram, SAFE Volunteer of the Month for June. Susa came to us last summer to fulfill volunteers hours needed for...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 28, 2015 | Sophie
Sophie was at her charming best this weekend, meeting and greeting at the SAFE...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 26, 2015 | Dottie, SAFE in the News
Dottie was the star of this week’s Where Are They Now? feature at Emerald Downs. This video contains a great message about the value of horses who cannot be ridden, and we’re super proud of SAFE Board Member Eve Tai for this terrific interview!
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 26, 2015 | Anderson
Our gregarious gelding was released from the hospital last weekend and made an uneventful journey down to Vader WA where he will be starting kindergarden with trainer Darik Anderson. Testosterone is still ebbing away, but we have high hopes for this handsome fella. We...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jun 18, 2015 | Sophie
We have a new horse to introduce. This is Sophie. She’s a 2 year old TB/QH filly that was surrendered to SAFE this morning. She sustained a bad injury to her neck about 3–4 days ago when she was impaled on an uncapped t‑post. The wound was not treated, leaving a...
