Miah’s First Trail Ride! (With Kat!)
Miah took a big step today with her first ever trail ride as a SAFE horse — possibly the first of her life — and she did great!! It’s only just recently that she’s gotten to a point where she was ready to hit the trails, and she was a very good girl. To be fair, she…
Welcome to SAFE, Ginger!
Ginger is a very pretty 9 year old bay Arab mare in fairly good physical condition who has recently found herself homeless. Her former owner is an elderly woman who developed Alzheimer’s and has just left her home to go into an assisted living facility. Ginger was…
Hospice
As rescuers, we often have to face the consequences of neglect upon the bodies, minds, and spirits of the horses we take in. The most obvious signs of neglect — the protruding bones, the dull coat, the sad, lifeless eyes — are usually the easiest to erase. Horses can…
Chance and Kat go on a trail ride!
Chance went for his first trail ride as a SAFE horse today, accompanied by Kat. Chance has a lot of experience as a trail horse but it’s been a little while since he’s been out in the woods, so he started his journey into the Redmond Watershed by doing a fair amount…
Cameo photos
Opal — Adopted!!
Exciting news to share!! Opal has been adopted!! Congratulations to Lys H and thank you for offering this lovely mare (now named Bella) a wonderful new home! We hope to see you and Bella at the SAFE show in August!! Update (August 3, 2013) Bella & Lys did indeed join…
May Volunteer of the Month: Jeff Frazzini
This month we are recognizing our outstanding volunteer Jeff Frazzini! Jeff has volunteered with SAFE for over two years. He does feeding and farm chores every Sunday morning. Recently, he started assisting Facilities Coordinator, Victoria Guy, with maintenance and…
Moonshine’s big day!
It’s a big day for Moonshine! He’s climbing aboard the trailer and heading up to Arlington to start training with Andrea Lucianna at Half Trak Farm. Andrea will have her hands full with this sassy young man as he learns to adjust to a life where he doesn’t get to do…
Joel Conner Horsemanship Clinic
Aug 15–17
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Open House and Tack Sale
Sept 27 from 12–3pm
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November Volunteers of the Month: Ian and Bran Lefae
SAFE Names Ian and Bran Lefae as November Volunteers of the Month Ian and Bran Lefae jumped right in to the Save A Forgotten Equine family this year and immediately started showing their willingness to work hard and play hard. They not only took on training Shasta and…
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Gracie
SAFE’s volunteer riders and their horses spent last weekend working with Joel Conner. Here’s a report from Erika S about her session with Gracie: My first time working with Gracie was two nights prior to the clinic. She seemed anxious, and seemed like she was…
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Ruckus
SAFE’s volunteer riders and their horses spent last weekend working with Joel Conner. Here’s a report from Terry about her session with Ruckus: When I found out SAFE was getting another mini, I thought we would be thinking of him as a companion only. Sunny and Shasta…
Health Update: Stormy
Stormy has been very patent and relaxed during her recovery from her eye surgery. She had a bandage change Monday 11/14 and Dr. McCracken was pleased with the progress. We were able to remove the bandage on Friday 11/18 and she was allowed to have time out in a small…
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Ben
SAFE’s volunteer riders and their horses spent last weekend working with Joel Conner. Here’s a report from Melinda SAFE’s Herd Health Manager about her session with Ben: I had the pleasure of working with Ben for both groundwork sessions of the Joel Conner clinic over…
Joel Conner Clinic Report: Prince
SAFE’s volunteer riders and their horses spent last weekend working with Joel Conner. Here’s a report from Lori about her sessions with Prince: Prince and I entered the Saturday groundwork class. Prince started out being extremely herd bound and more focused on his…
