Our Mission
We donāt often take time to stop and think about things like this, but November 2014 will mark nine years since the inception of Save a Forgotten Equine as an independent rescue organization. Over the past nine years, weāve seen a lot of horses come and go, and whileā¦
Sometimes fairy tales do come true
We could not be happier to officially announce that Atticus has been adopted! Our sweet old man has found himself a wonderful new home where he will live out the rest of his life in comfort, and receive the kind of care that he has always deserved. Weād like to thankā¦
Ginger Makes Us Smile
We are overjoyed to update everyone on Gingerās progress! This girl has made such a wonderful transformation under Kim Lacyās training. When we contacted Kim about taking on a SAFE horse to foster she happily accepted and offered to donate her training services andā¦
Jewel ā Liberty Work
Terry and Jewel working together at liberty
The girls are back!
Cameo and Skye graduated from training at the end of April and returned to Safe Harbor Stables to continue their education under Terryās guidance. The two are settling in nicely, and are both healthy, happy, and feeling good. Terryās been giving them both someā¦
A home for Savannah
We are delighted to announce that our sweet Savanah has been adopted!!! Congratulations to SAFE volunteer Sandi N who met Savannah at SAFE and forged a strong connection with this lovely mare. Savannah is now living at her new home which she shares with a mareā¦
Saving Summer
We said goodbye to a dear old friend this week. Surrounded by adoring friends, at the farm sheās called home for the past few years, Summer was humanely euthanized. Summerās health had been slowly failing over the past six months or so, and she was starting to have aā¦
A Big Day for Owen
Today was full of new experiences for our man Owen. As you know, Owen is a stallion, and it has always been our intention to change him into a happy gelding, as we do with all intact male horses that end up in our rescue program. When we agreed to take Owen in, weā¦
Sienna at NWESC
Here are photos of Sienna taken at NWESC at the beginning of her stay there. You can really see how awful her feet were in these photos. It was incredibly difficult for her to walk with feet this long. [gallery link=āfileā columns=ā2ā size=āmediumāā¦
Valor is a Riding Horse!
We are so pleased to announce that Valor is now officially a riding horse! Jolene did such a fantastic job preparing him for a rider that we decided we were comfortable doing the first rides here at Safe Harbor. She spent many hours āsacking him outā making sure thereā¦
Trail and Training Update for Prince
Lori has committed a great deal of time to loving and training Prince while he has been at SAFE. He is doing so well under her supervision and has blossomed into both a confident trail horse but also a calm arena partner. This boy can do it all! Here is what Lori hadā¦
Rosie Walks the Trails
Sweet Rosie is getting some exercise out on the trails with our wonderful volunteers. Here is a quick video of her out on the trail with her buddy Prince and the minis Sunny & Shasta. Rosie did great on the trails and even āponiedā off Prince when the volunteersā¦
Ru Gets his Teeth Fixed
At the end of January, Dr. Fleck came out to sedate Ru and perform a dental procedure to take down excess tooth on his lower incisors. He has a mild underbite and, likely due to lack of dental care in his past, they had grown in a way in which they ended up beingā¦
Raven is Growing Up!
SAFE volunteer rider Casey has been working with Raven in preparation for our Colt Starting Clinic with Joel Conner on March 15ā18th. Our goal is to make her first ride as uneventful as possible and for Raven to be as relaxed about a rider up top as she is with herā¦
