Reber Ranch Day
Sunny and Shasta had such a terrific day yesterday at Reber Ranch in Kent. Reber Ranch has always been such a great supporter of Save a Forgotten Equine (SAFE) and their customers are always so generous. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hi, donated items fromā¦
Renee at the Joel Conner Clinic
This past weekend was a big success for Renee. We started on Friday by asking Joel to assess her past training and help us formulate a plan for our next steps. He took a look at her under saddle and rode her a little to see how sheād react. All said and done, we haveā¦
Getting to know Cali
SAFE Operations Director Terry Phelps has been spending a lot of time recently with the new horses at SAFE. Hereās what she has to share about Cali: This roan mare is really starting to grow on me. She was a bit shy and flighty at first but Iāve found that once sheā¦
Working with Stormy
From our Herd Health Manager and volunteer Melinda: Iāve been working with Stormy regularly for a few weeks now. Itās been a learning curve for both of us, for sure! This is the first blind horse Iāve worked with. Iāve been teaching her aspects of the horsemanshipā¦
Getting to know Cosmo
This handsome 13 year old gelding is proving to be a very nice gentleman and is very easy to handle. We were told that he has been started and ridden on trails. All of his medical evaluations have come back clear. His dental float and xrays of his front hooves wereā¦
Emmy and Gracie Find a Home Together!
Sometimes timing and patience play a big role in finding the perfect match for our horses. Rebecca put in an adoption application last year, but at the time, SAFE didnāt have the right horse for her. But several months later, we took in a horse named Gracie who seemedā¦
Getting to know Renee
We are starting to get to know one of the new mares at SAFE: Renee. We were told that sheās been ridden before, but we donāt know how long itās been or how positive those experience were for her. Renee seems a bit āwide eyedā and unsure of it all but she is gettingā¦
Adoption Announcement: Harley
We are excited to announce the adoption of Harley! Jennie came out to see Harley and Ruger early on in their rehabilitation. She understood we needed to get them both healthy before we could figure out if they were sound and rideable. Harley moved easily through herā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Jollie!
Thank you to Casey A for this update about Jollie, who got to participate in her first Joel Conner Clinic* this month! Jollie had a fantastic week! When she arrived at SAFE she hadnāt really been halter started, and she was quite pushy, so leading her to and from herā¦
Anderson Training Update
Hereās an update from Andersonās regular rider, Kaya: Since this clinic was a little unique, Anderson and I both had the opportunity to really delve into our biggest insecurities and issues. We had two round pens set up in the indoor arena and this allowed me to rideā¦
Goodbye, Slim
It is hard to share sad news with you, knowing how difficult the world is right now. But unfortunately, some things canāt wait for this to pass. We have been struggling to keep Slim comfortable for over 9 months. What started as an abscess became an infection of hisā¦
SAFE State of the Union
It should come as no surprise that horses donāt care that much about COVID-19. While the world outside the farm is changing in unimaginable ways, life here at SAFE remains pretty much the same. The horses go about their day as they always have, with certainā¦
Buddy and Banner Dental
Buddy and Banner had their dentals and vaccines yesterday. Both were good boys. We are guessing ages are 25 for Buddy and 22 for Banner. The dentals should give both a ton of relief when eating. They got an intense deep cleaning spa treatments afterwards. They bothā¦
Raising a White Flag
Do you ever get to moving so fast that you have no idea how exhausted you are? Thatās a pretty accurate description of how things have been at SAFE for the past year or so. We started 2019 off with business as usual ā caring for 30 rescued horses, managing theirā¦
