Ben and Lisa Take a Lesson with Michael Sparling
Here is a lovely write up from Lisa G who is training Ben at Safe Harbor. He is gaining a lot of confidence from her steady and caring approach. I worked with Ben in a lesson with Michael Sparling the other night, and have a lot of things, big and small, to work onā¦
Emmy, Sophie and Annabelle are turned out for the winter!
Emmy is getting a winter turnout with her new friends Sophie and Annabelle. Sophie and Annabelle have been at the farm for about a month now and welcomed Emmy into the herd. They are all getting along well and even the goats get to hang with the girls! We are hopingā¦
Do You See the Family Resemblance?
This lovely young mare to the left is one of Dottieās offspring, Dana. Doesnāt she look a lot like Dottie? Dana lives in Juneau, Alaska and a few months back, her owner was researching her lineage online and stumbled upon Doty Belleās āWhere Are They Now?ā video onā¦
Photos of Khianna
Here are some beautiful photos Jessica took of Lisa and Khianna working together:
Unforgettable Anakin, Part 2
Up until Dec 23rd, Anakin had not tried laying down in his stall at Cedarbrook. Heād been on a strict referring diet since his arrival two weeks before, and he had just graduated to free choice hay. Heād also stopped trying to eat his bedding, so his stall was filledā¦
Anakin Update 12-28-2015
We had a little unwanted excitement just before Christmas. Up until Dec 23rd, Anakin had not tried laying down in his stall at Cedarbrook. Heād just graduated to free choice hay (as opposed to the small frequent meals heād been getting up to that point) and heādā¦
Tess Intake Photo ā Sept 2015
Bean Intake Photo ā Sept 2015
Bean is one of three mares seized by animal control in Snohomish County after they were discovered hidden in a barn, locked in filthy stalls, and starving. Beanās filly Jessel was one of the three. Bean was considerably underweight when she was seized. The horses wereā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Lacey
What a remarkable job Kaya is doing with this little feisty pony! The growth in Kayaās horsemanship and dedication to Lacey this winter was inspiring. All the hard work shows in how well they did in the clinic this past weekend. Kayaās enthusiasm and commitment to theā¦
Clinic Update: Nashville
Nashville has earned the reputation of being very amiable to new riders and able to be put into a clinic or taken on a trail ride by someone sheās just met. For this past Joel Conner clinic, we were able to let volunteer rider Scott get on her the day before theā¦
Clinic Update: Justin
Joel was kind enough to make Justin one of his projects for the clinic. He rode him every day and helped us understand a bit more of what Justin needs to work out his braces. I had the chance to work with him the days following the clinic and all I can say is WOW heā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Update: Kat
Blair did an amazing job with Kat in our Spring Joel Conner clinic. It was great to see this mare out with all the other horses looking pretty darn good in her senior years. We are glad she is back at SAFE and getting a chance to find a suitable forever home withā¦
Joel Conner Clinic Update: Renee
Catherine took Renee into our spring Joel Conner Horsemanship Groundwork Clinic. Here is what she had to say about her experience: I was able to work with Renee over the weekend. On Friday we had troubles with paying attention. Renee was more interested with gettingā¦
New Horses at SAFE
Slim, Moon, and Cassidy were surrendered to SAFE after the sudden and unexpected death of their owner. Their ownerās passing coincided with an unusually large amount of snowfall in this area, so friends and neighbors pulled together to take care of theā¦
