Holly Update
It’s especially heartwarming to know that the SAFE programs help amazing horses and people find each other. We love getting updates about what they’re doing post-adoption. Former SAFE horse Holly and her guy Wade have been hitting the trails around Auburn &…
October Volunteers of the Month: Kim and Sage Young
SAFE’s October Volunteer of the Month is a wonderful mother/daughter team. Kim Young and her daughter Sage have been Farm Chore volunteers for nearly two years. They are dedicated, reliable and hardworking. Sage is currently our youngest regular volunteer; her level…
Love comes in all sizes
photos of Aiden, by Justin Schmauser
SAFE is fortunate to have so many professionals as friends, who donate their time and talents to our rescue mission. One such person, photographer Justin Schmauser, has not only produced stunning images of some of the SAFE horses, he also supports SAFE as a monthly…
Kat video Oct 2012
Strider Update
Strider’s story will be featured in an upcoming issue of Pet Connection magazine, in an article written by Dr Hannah Mueller. Our Assistant Herd Health Coordinator Chelsey Braswell took these photos of Mr Strider a few days ago. Look at his back! It’s almost…
Zanadu’s angels
Zan’s been a SAFE horse since June of 2010, and she’s come a long way from the unhandled and underfed filly she was when we first met her. Restarted under saddle by professional dressage trainer Andrea Lucianna, Zan became a superstar riding horse — willing, easy,…
Poster Hub
Looking for an easy way to help SAFE? Here’s a biggie — we have several healthy and well trained horses that need to be adopted. Every horse we adopt out means that we have space to take in a new horse who needs our help! So if you live in Western Washington, you can…

Heart of the Horse
July 19 from 5–10pm
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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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Emmy’s new friend!
What is cuter than pictures of sweet Emmy? Pictures of Emmy and a PUPPY! Molly is our volunteer and neighbor’s new golden retriever puppy and Molly along with her big sister Maggie, came over to say hi this week. These photos are absolutely ADORABLE! Jessica Farren…
Not impressed.
Jewel, who helped out as an anatomy model at yesterday’s Equine Health Fair & Open House, is not impressed by Ben’s posturing.
Meet the new kids on the block!
Please join us in welcoming the two newest faces at SAFE! Stevie and Lacey are two young mustangs who were born in the wild, then rounded up and sold at auction. They are now three and a half years old and while they haven’t had the easiest life so far, they have…
All should bow to me!
Cameo during a bodywork session with Dr Hannah Mueller at the SAFE Open House.
Meet the SAFE Operations Council
What is the Operations Council you ask? Only the glue that holds everything together here at Safe Harbor! From a broken faucet to a horse with hives, these volunteers are the ones we call to ensure things run smoothly and are here supporting our horses behind the…
Adoption Announcement: Karma!
We’ve had a whirlwind of adoption announcements to share with you this past month. They’re all special…but this one is especially special. Karma has been adopted. From the moment we laid eyes on Karma, we knew that this troubled mare truly needed our help. Her past…