by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 30, 2013 | Volunteers of the Month
Our August volunteer of the month is the fabulous Sheridan Jones! Sheridan has been a longtime SAFE supporter and has fostered many SAFE horses over the years. After showing SAFE horse Corona at the 2011 SAFE Benefit Horse Show, she fell in love with and...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 26, 2013 | Lola
Turns out all the trail riding that Lola & Brittney have been doing lately was in preparation for a big adventure: a four-day trip to Cle Elum in Eastern Washington! DAY ONE: We meet up at SAFE Harbor Stables to pick up Lola. Her guests on this adventure are...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 26, 2013 | Charmeon, In Memory
Our hearts are aching this morning as we say goodbye to an amazing mare, taken from us far, far too soon. Last night, adopted SAFE horse Charmeon was lost to colic. She fought so hard, and every effort was made to help her pull through, but in the end, her beloved...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 23, 2013 | Announcement
That is because SAFE Executive Director (and website guru) Bonnie Hammond has been taking a well deserved vacation! Bonnie took her personal horse, Chance, on a camping/trail riding trip with SAFE Trainer Brittney Stewart and her husband Darby. Brittney is...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 17, 2013 | Bucky B Lucky
Lucky came to the SAFE Horse Show with Helga Roberts and the team from Dutch Mills Farm. Upon his arrival, he found the show environment to be somewhat electrifying, but after about an hour of handwalking to give him the opportunity to look at all the activity, he...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 13, 2013 | Brandii Bask
A high school friend phoned SAFE adopter Kitti L to say that her 90 year old mother had a few things she wanted to do before she died. One was to sit on a horse and walk around; she had ridden as a child and young adult. This lady was a female pilot during WWII and...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 13, 2013 | Sunny and Shasta
Sunny & Shasta paid a visit to the kids at Northwest Aerials yesterday. The visit was part of a package auctioned off at this year’s Heart of the Horse and won by Patti Gable, raising $500 for the SAFE horses in the process! Brittney and her friend Judie brought...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 12, 2013 | Sunny and Shasta
Sunny & Shasta, along with SAFE Board members Victoria and Sharman, made an appearance at Woodinville’s 35th Annual Parade & Basset Bash last weekend. Shasta was totally in her element and when she figured out that Victoria was trying to guide her to the...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 12, 2013 | Lola
Lola got the opportunity to go out on not one but TWO trails rides this weekend! First she hit the trails at the Redmond Watershed with Brittney: Then she headed out to the watershed again on Saturday, but this time with Brittney’s husband Darby in the saddle. Darby...
by Bonnie Hammond | Aug 12, 2013 | Marta, Shay
Shay was showing some increased signs of lameness last week, so she was seen by Dr Owens of Owens Equine. As we already know, Shay has clearly had laminitis in the past and has a 30-degree rotation in both front feet. Despite being carefully managed (which Dr. Owens...
