Atticus Update
Atticus was released from the vet hospital last week and was transported to SAFE Harbor Stables. Six weeks post rescue, he is feeling a lot betterā¦in fact the excitement of moving caused him to get quite amped up! He loaded well into the trailer, but was fairlyā¦
Kai ā Available for Adoption once again
Kai is back at SAFE Harbor and is once again available for adoption. Kai was adopted earlier this year to a rider looking for a horse to do low-level eventing and trail riding with. After an extended trial period, things were going quite well for Kai ā he wasā¦
Savannahās Story
If youāve visited SAFE Harbor Stables in the past few days, you may have noticed thereās another new horse in our herd. Her black and white coat is glossy, her eyes are bright, and she is definitely well fed. If she looks a bit familiar, itās because she is a formerā¦
Ginger Training Update
Ginger is quickly making progress with Kim Lacy at Hidden Falls Farm! She is longeing in tack and Kim is putting weight on her back with no problem. Kim also reports that Ginger has also learned how to cross-tie and clip well. Weāre all very proud of our pretty girlā¦
Misty Update from Lisa
Weāre on a roll lately. Misty has been absolutely wonderful to ride and handle. Though she can still be a fruitcake on the lunge line (as Kyle witnessed when she came to shoot some video recently), she is really learning connection and trust with me ā when she getsā¦
Moonshine Update
Moonshine was such a superstar at the Haunted Open House! His was the most involved costume of all the horses, and he handled it likeā¦likeā¦like heād been wearing clothes his whole life. After the party was over, I took several more shots of him hanging out in hisā¦
Dottie the Dragon!
Dottie wore a dragon costume for the Haunted Open House, and she was cute as a bug in her SAFE purple splendor! The base of the costume was a full hooded lyrca slinky, and Dottie was completely unfazed by having it put on her. In fact, once it was on, she seemed happyā¦
Meet āTrigger,ā Roy Rogersā famous steed!
Just kidding, itās Phoenix. All the SAFE horses dressed up to celebrate Halloween at the Open House on October 27, and Phoenixās costume was pretty easyā¦ Here he is in all his palomino glory: Phoenix isā¦
Take a ride on Lacey!
Mason goes around the world!
Barn Manager Lori McMasters has a huge place in her heart for Mason, and spends lots of time working with him on the ground in preparation for returning to saddle work when he is ready. (And only when he is ready ā he will tell us when itās time!) Lori built thisā¦
Clinic & Photo Update: Jessel
We got a chance to see Jessel recently when Joel brought her along to the June clinic. We were amazed to see how well this youngster is going under saddle ā it only goes to show you the value of good foundations and a proper start! She had her moments ā testing Joel,ā¦
Beautiful Dottie Belle
Diana sent us these photos from a recent visit with Dottie. Stunning!
Clinic & Photo Update: Raven
Raven was such a brave girl for her first groundwork clinic with Joel Conner this past month. Thhe transformation in her was really something to see. Raven is learning to relax and accept new things and find peace and comfort from her handlers. She is beautiful toā¦
Vida is officially a companion horse
Unfortunately we are going to have to retire Vida as a riding horse. Off and on since we got her, she has had a slight lameness in her front right hoof. It would come and go but recently it was enough for us to call Dr. Fleck to come take a look. He discovered in theā¦
