Emmy Intake Photos

by | Jul 7, 2014 | Emmy

Welcome a new horse to SAFE! Emmy was seized by Pierce County Animal Control after she was discovered abandoned on a property with a huge herd of starving pigs and cattle. While the owner of the animals was identified and charged with cruelty, he apparently fled the...

Stella is learning!

by | Jul 2, 2014 | Stella

Stella is learning to pick up her hooves softly without kicking. The rope allows us to desensitize her and get her used to picking up her feet at a distance where the handler can stay safe. She’s come a long way in the two weeks we’ve been working with her. By the end...

Water, water everywhere!

by | Jun 30, 2014 | Announcement, People Helping SAFE

Something wonderful happened over the weekend at Safe Harbor Stables, something that will have a tremendous impact on the lives of the horses who live there and the volunteers who care for them. To truly understand the scope of this, keep in mind that in the two years...
SAFE Day at the SAFE

SAFE Day at the SAFE

by | Jun 29, 2014 | Past SAFE Events

This afternoon, under partly sunny skies, 34 people participated in the first “SAFE Day at the Safe” and watched King Felix and the Seattle Mariners take on and beat the Cleveland Indians 3–0. Watching Hernandez throw a one-hit shutout was as much a treat as...

What’s so remarkable about this picture?

by | Jun 28, 2014 | Owen

So what’s so remarkable about this photo of Owen? It actually represents some pretty amazing progress that our newest gelding has made over the past several weeks. Owen is now allowing himself to be caught easily in his paddock when it’s time for a ground work...

Thank you, farrier Jake Cowden!

by | Jun 24, 2014 | Finn

We’re starting to understand Finn’s lameness issues a little better, thanks to Dr King who has determined that Finn a few hoof related problems going on. He does have chronic laminitis, but that does not appear to be the cause of the lameness we’ve seen. The lameness...