by Bonnie Hammond | May 24, 2011 | Zanadu
Zanadu’s potential adoption unfortunately fell through. Some concerns over her soundness in her right knee were raised by the vet which caused the adopter to back out of the adoption. We had Dr. Hannah out the following week to further evaluate her knee, which is...
by Honeycutt | May 23, 2011 | Honeycutt
Everybody wants a horse they can ride. I say that any horse that would permit a human to sit on him has a serious lack of dignity. I say if humans want to go around in circles, they are fully capable of doing so under their own power. I had to do some righteous...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 23, 2011 | Past SAFE Events
We would like to thank Dawn Anderson of Anderson Equine Saddle Fitting Services for conducting a terrific clinic this weekend at SAFE. A group of about 16 attended the lecture and demonstrations and were given the hands-on opportunity to examine the innards of...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 21, 2011 | Bucky B Lucky
Lucky is doing fabulous! He has graduated to turnout in the round pen which he is quite happy about. He tolerates stall rest very well, but he’s a young, active horse with a lot of energy, so actually getting some time to stretch his legs makes him much more...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 20, 2011 | Brandy, Bud
Bud and Brandy are doing well in their new foster home in Sammamish. Bud is almost completely shed out, but Brandy is still holding on to some of her winter coat. They are both eating their mush well and also have 5 acres of lush pasture to munch on. ...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 19, 2011 | Whisper
We have a wonderful update and some photos to share of Whisper, who is now called “Domino” by her adopter, Sabra, from their site check in early April this year. Sabra and Domino seem very comfortable with each other. Domino ran up to us in the pasture and...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Jockey Club Launches “Thoroughbred Connect” to Assist in Placement of Horses The Jockey Club today announced the launch of Thoroughbred Connect™, a free online service designed to assist with placement of Thoroughbreds following the conclusion of their racing or...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
In light of the recent EHV outbreaks, we have decided to cancel the second day of the clinic. Originally we had been offering people the opportunity to haul their horses in for a fitting, but in order to minimize the risk to the horses on the farm, we’re going to...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 17, 2011 | Horse Health
We love our Senior citizens here at SAFE. We’ve been fortunate to have met quite a few in our years of horse rescue. One such notable senior was a mare named Sarah. Abandoned at an auction yard at the approximate age of 25, Sarah was rescued, rehabilitated and...
by Bonnie Hammond | May 17, 2011 | In Memory
Sarah lived 6 happy and healthy years after being rescued from the dark, dirty cattle stall she was abandoned in. At the age of at least 30, Sarah was humanely euthanized due to her declining health and quality of life. Sarah’ story is a horse rescue fairy tale...
