by Terry Phelps | 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...
by Bonnie Hammond | 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...
by Bonnie Hammond | 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...
by Bonnie Hammond | 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...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 29, 2015 | Bucky B Lucky, Cameo
Cameo Heather & Terry working on Lucky Lucky Lucky thanks to Jessica F for these...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 24, 2015 | Emmy
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 23, 2015 | Oscar
Oscar, if you recall, was returned to SAFE by his adopter, having regressed a great deal from the horse he was behavior-wise when he was adopted. After his return, we started noticing some lameness in his front right leg. Dr King of Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 21, 2015 | Phoenix
We are excited as to how well Phoenix’s recovery has progressed! We are now riding him daily for about 45 mins of walk and trot work along straight lines, and he has remained sound through it all! Our next steps include introducing turnout in a small pasture; trotting...
by Terry Phelps | Jan 21, 2015 | Bucky B Lucky
Lucky is going beautifully under saddle! He has strengthened over his top line and built up a good amount of muscle over his back. He is holding a nice self carriage and has an easy walk, trot, and canter. Lucky is ready to show First Level dressage this year and...
