Jewelās new shoes
Jewel has doing well in her training and riding work with shoes on for the last 6 weeks. Our farrier Marla Karabinos was out yesterday to put a new set on. We discovered that she has a pretty significant bruise along the outside of her right front foot under the shoe.ā¦
September Volunteer of the Month ā Chris Trimmer!
Chris Trimmer has been a SAFE volunteer for about a year now. He doesnāt do a weekly chore shift but is still an integral part of the barn. Chris is our guy with a truck. He will and does haul, transfer, carry, move just about anything that SAFE asks him to. Chris isā¦
Karma: Health Update
We got some exciting news from Dr. Fleck on Karmaās recheck ultrasound. The check ligament is laying down new tissue and healing well! Part of the rehab for this injury will be to begin to āload the legā by slowly increasing Karmaās work. Weāll begin by adding 5ā¦
Scarlett: Health Update
Scarlett has continued to be a good girl for her handwalking rehab. She shows signs of being very stiff in her hocks. We are continuing to monitor her through her rehab and look for ways to make her more comfortable. We recently had a new set of shoes put on Scarlettā¦
New Maggie Photos!
Stella is one FUN ride!
Stella has been a doll to work with in training at Safe Harbor this past moth. I have been her primary rider but recently I asked volunteer rider Casey to ride her a few times a week. Stella was absolutely great for her new rider. This was a really important test toā¦
Banjo Update
Banjo is doing well at NWESC. He was a bit sucked up in his flanks on Friday and they think it was from de-worming. Heās been given some Probiotics and Banamine to help. He is also on a little bute to help with his hoof pain. He is soaking in apple cider vinegar eachā¦
Lola keeps on going strong!
We have been steadily adding riding time to Lolaās workouts and she is doing great. She has been easy to start up again with no big issues and acts like she didnāt miss a day of work. We continue to stay on the rail or do big circles so we donāt over stress anyā¦
Board of Directors Recap 2018
The 2018 SAFE Board of Directors is an exceptional group of people who volunteer their skills, time, and expertise to making SAFE a strong and vital nonprofit organization. Our Board of Directors is entrusted with three key responsibilities for SAFE: advocacy,ā¦
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¦
