Kai in training
Kai left on Tuesday to spend a month in training with Joel Conner, who was recommended to us by Buck Brannaman. Kai made the 3 hour journey to Vancouver WA without a problem (thank you Chris T for hauling him!) and settled in nicely at Joelās farm. The next day weā¦
Welcoming Ivy to Safe Harbor!
Ivy has just arrived at Safe Harbor after 60 days in the care of the vets at NWESC. Sheās part of an active Animal Control case, and although sheās currently in decent weight and condition, another horse seized from the same owner had to be humanely euthanized due toā¦
A happy home for Skittles
We talk a lot about dreams coming true for our horses when we finally get to send them off to their new home, but weāre happiest when an adoption can make a dream come true for the human side of the new partnership as well. Susanne M has supported SAFE for quite someā¦
Boone Intake
to come
February Volunteers of the Month: Chloe and Allison
Celebrate with us Februaryās Volunteers of the Month, Chloe & Allison!! Allison and Chloe have been volunteering with SAFE for almost three years. They are a wonderful Mother/Daughter team that we have come to depend on for many reasons. They have a regular Sundayā¦
Aiden Update!!
Hereās a note we received from Aidenās adoptive family: āAiden has been here at our house for a couple of months now with his new buddy. He is continuing his training and we are getting ready for the upcoming show season. He has been doing lots of trail riding,ā¦
Emmy veterinary update
Emmy was seen by Dr McCracken at Rainland Equine last week for continuing diagnostics, following the discovery of the OCD lesion in her stifle. The results of these diagnostics were informative but not completely conclusive. Dr McCracken used Rainlandās āLamenessā¦
Michael Sparling Clinic: Kai
Kai did well for Stephanie in the Michael Sparling Clinic. He was, as Michael put it, the trickiest horse that came to the clinic. To ride Kai successfully, your timing has to be dead on and you have to be right there to support and help him find balance. It isā¦
Ru: Happy at Home
Hereās a lovely update from Ruās adopter, Sierra: I have had Ru for a week now, and he is settling in so well. I love this horse more everyday that heās with us, and everyday we make progress with his training and with our relationship. We are working hard to makeā¦
Remyās Rescue Story
to come
Getting to know Star
Star began his training today at SAFE. He definitely has some training in there, some typical late cut Arabian attitude, jumpy but comes back quickly, a sweet cuddly side and a āwalk all over you with my left shoulderā issue. He was a very good boy for his firstā¦
Good things come in threes
Like all good horse owners, we keep close eyes on the weight of our horses. Clearly no one wants to see skinny horses, but a horse thatās overweight can face health problems too. Every SAFE horses has its meals tailored to its weight and health, and we makeā¦
Tabitha is a riding horse!
Tabitha just got a status update from āProspectā to āRiding Horseā!! Sheās spent the past couple weeks making that transition, thanks to our good friend, horseman Ben Hannan. Hereās a video that Ben shared with us last week. Weāre really proud of this lovely mare andā¦
More horsemanship for Sage!
Sage has a new friend: SAFE volunteer rider Scott B has started working with her and was kind enough to share his notes after their last session! I worked with Sage on Sunday. These are the issues I noticed with her: ā¢ Sheās very herd bound ā¢ She needs to respect myā¦
