Training Update: Finn

by | Feb 5, 2015 | Finn

Unfortunately Finn has come up lame this month. We had Dr Krauter out to asses him and she found that the root of the lameness is in his left stifle. He is getting some time off and a loading dose of Pentosan. We will reassess him at the end of the load but we are now...

Training Update: Kai

by | Feb 5, 2015 | Kai

Poor Kai had a few hoof abscesses this month. We have been treating them and all are healing up well. We are working him in boots, and that seems to be helping with his front foot tenderness. He is holding a good weight through the winter. We are looking into getting...

Training Update: Phoenix

by | Feb 5, 2015 | Phoenix

Phoenix was introduced to small paddock turnout this month — he really enjoyed the change of scenery and spending time next to other horses. We are working him up to longer amounts of sustained trot. Currently he is doing 1–3 laps of trot with a few long sides of...

Blanket Express Equine Laundry

by | Feb 2, 2015 | SAFEkeepers Merchant

Blanket Express has been proudly serving the greater Puget Sound region for over 15 years, specializing in washing, repairing, and weatherproofing horse blankets of all shapes and sizes. Blanket Express uses non-corrosive soaps to preserve blanket hardware,...

Olson’s Tack Shop

by | Feb 1, 2015 | SAFEkeepers Merchant

Located in Bellevue Washington, Olson’s Tack Shop has been serving the Northwest equestrian community for more than 65 years! From lead-line to Grand Prix, Olson’s has everything for horse and rider—including saddles, boots, tack, apparel, and much more!...

Dottie’s New Foster Adventure

by | Jan 30, 2015 | Dottie

As much as we’ve loved having Dottie Belle at Safe Harbor, the relative confinement hasn’t always worked well for her size and temperament, resulting in a string of colic scares. We’ve done all we can via diet and supplements to keep her happy, but really what this...