The Older Horse ā a commentary by SAFE President Kyle Putnam
āOld horses have a place in this world and it deeply saddens me that people canāt give them the retirements they deserve.ā My Operations Director, Terry Phelps, wrote this in response to assistance we were working to provide through our Community Outreach services.ā¦
November Volunteer of the Month: Tiffany Lindan!
Congratulations and thank you to our November volunteer of the Month, Tiffany! Tiffany has been volunteering with SAFE for almost 2 years. She started as a special events volunteer but quickly became much much more. Tiffany has been directly involved in coordinatingā¦
Khianna: Training Update
Volunteer Rider Erika fills us in on her work with Khianna this past month: āRecently, I started working with Khianna, a sweet, beautiful mare. Though she is a bit wary of new things, and still thinks the flag might eat her, our time working together has helped herā¦
Finn Gets a Photo Shoot
This fall Finn got a visit from one of his favorite volunteer friends Jessica. She took some beautiful photos of him and his foster mom Carrie. What a pretty boy he is! Thank you Jessica for visiting him and taking these pretty photos! You can see how much Carrieā¦
A photography session with Marta and Shay
Recently, Jessica, a volunteer and foster committee member, spent the morning with Marta, Shay and their foster mom Eileen Carol. Eileen also volunteers as SAFEās Foster Coordinator. I asked Jessica to tell me a little bit about her recent visit. Here are the kindā¦
Photos of Banjo at SHS
Here are a few photos of Banjo while he was at Safe Harbor Stables for training and preparing to go out to foster:
Nalaās rehabā¦time for a saddle!
Nala has been great about both her stall rest and being hand walked. After reviewing her progress with Dr. Devine at Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital, we decided it was time to start the next phase of Nalaās rehab plan. We began riding her for 20 minutes at the walk. ā¦
October Volunteer of the Month: Marco!!
Letās all celebrate our Volunteer of the Month for October, Marco S! Marco is another volunteer who doesnāt hold down a chore or feeding shift, but plays an important role as a member of the Safe Harbor facilities team. Marco has been helping make improvements at theā¦
Freedom Based Training with Angel
My name is Mona Sterling and Iām a volunteer at SAFE. One of the things I do is work with SAFEās companion horses. Some of these horses are forever companion horses due to age or illness and others will move into being riding horses. My work is not about perfectingā¦
2018 Volunteer of the Year: Candace Carlson
When it comes to helping SAFE succeed, there are a lot of different ways that volunteers can make a difference. Most of our wonderful volunteers start out by devoting one morning or afternoon a week to their favorite horse rescue, and their dedication to our horsesā¦
Checking in With Dottie and Piper
Dottie and Piper had their routine visit from our trimmer, Daphne, last week. Piper is growing up fast! She tries to pull all the typical baby tricks in the book while sheās getting her hooves trimmed, just to see if weāre serious that she really does need to standā¦
Welcome Back, Marta
At the end of December, Marta had a dental with Dr. Fray of Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital. Marta has been dropping weight lately, and an oral exam revealed why. Once she was sedated, Dr. Fray found the beginning signs of Equine Odontoclastic Tooth Resorption andā¦
Volunteer Recap 2018
Most nonprofits rely on the strength of their volunteer program to succeed, and SAFE is no exception. Weāve been building a volunteer program for the past 10 years, and itās something weāre super proud of. But the work never stops, and thereās never a lack of thingsā¦
Adoptions Recap 2018
There are so many things we want for our horsesā¦good health, comfort, confidenceā¦the very best careā¦friendships, positive experiences, carrots. But most of all, what we want to give them is a home where they can live their lives in safety and comfort. Adoption is theā¦
