by Bonnie Hammond | Feb 12, 2013 | Announcement
A generous grant from the ASPCA Equine Fund will allow several of SAFE’s Board members to attend the ASPCA/Rosalind & Franklyn Schaefer Family Equine Welfare Professionals Workshop in Spokane on June 12, 2013. We are very excited to participate in this seminar...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 29, 2013 | Volunteers of the Month
The SAFE Board of Directors has selected the 2012 Volunteer of the Year. Please join us in extending our congratulations to this year’s recipient, Chelsey Braswell!!! Chelsey has been a volunteer with SAFE for over 2 years. During that time, she has filled many roles...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 28, 2013 | Kat
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 25, 2013 | Bridgit
Bridgit left NWESC for her new foster home on Wednesday, where she made the acquaintance of our good friend Moonshine. The two youngsters hit it off right away! But Jackie awoke the next morning to find Miss Bridgit had had a little too much fun the night...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 25, 2013 | Jewel
Here’s an update from Jewel’s fabulous foster mom, Janelle! Jewel has been very respectful of me and my space without running away from me, just really polite. She is a bit nervous being caught but if you go slow she will let you halter her. She is terrified of the...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 22, 2013 | Announcement
It is my great pleasure to formally introduce the newest member of the SAFE Harbor team: trainer and barn manager Brittney Stewart. Brittney joined SAFE as its second full time paid employee on the first of January, and already she has had a tremendously positive...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 21, 2013 | Bridgit, Jewel, River
Our three recent intakes, River, Jewel, and Bridgit, have spent the past six weeks at NWESC regaining their health and their weight. They are all going to be moving on to their next accommodations and starting their new lives. Jewel has already left NWESC for a...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 20, 2013 | Announcement
We are so lucky here at SAFE to have many outstanding individuals in the local equine community who support the work we do. One of the kindest, most generous of those is Dawn Anderson, of Anderson Equine Saddle Fitting Services. We first met Dawn when she contacted us...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 3, 2013 | Cameo
Cameo got her feet trimmed earlier this week. Brittney reports that while Cameo seems to be getting over her fearfulness, and is no longer shaking in fear as she leaves her stall, she is now exhibiting some truly bratty behavior when it comes to allowing herself to be...
by Bonnie Hammond | Jan 1, 2013 | Who We Are
Melinda has been a horse fanatic from the very beginning. She convinced her parents to buy her a Morgan gelding when she was 9, and spent her formative years immersed in the Snohomish County 4‑H horse program. In 2003, she started a job at a dog and cat shelter and...
