An afternoon visit with Marta
Thank you to Martaās foster mom Eileen for this wonderful update and video of our girl! Marta is doing well. She is sleek, shiny, a wee bit plump, perhaps, and getting fuzzier as the cool weather sets in. It is a little hard to judge her ideal weight because she was aā¦
Goodbye Dexter
This will not be an easy post to write. Iāve already made four or five attempts to get started, writing tired clichesā¦like āLetting a horse go is never easyā or āWe know we canāt save them allā ā¦and then hitting the delete key. Staring at an empty page. Andā¦
Charmeon joins the SAFE Harbor herd
Charmeon graduated from her refresher training course this past weekend and made the trip down to SAFE Harbor Stables where sheāll be staying while she waits for her perfect adopter to come! Char is a sweet and friendly mare who, as youāll see from these pictures, isā¦
Pictures of Sinatra, just becauseā¦
Measuring the fence this past weekend, my bright yellow tape measure caught the attention of Sinatra, who left his hay to come over and have a look. Always the social butterflyā¦
Chanceās Big Trail Ride
An update from Chanceās owner, Sandy: āChance has been doing great on the trails. I have taken him on a few rides by himself and although he needs a confident rider he has done great. Yesterday he went on a 5 1/2 hour ride for the first time with two horses he hadā¦
SAFE Tool Drive Information
Do you have extra tools cluttering your work bench? Can you really use three hammers at once? Pining for a shiny new lawnmower, even though your old one is perfectly functional? Donate your surplus unwanted tools to SAFE! We need just about everything to stock ourā¦
September Volunteer of the Month: Sherry Leake
After a short hiatus to support the July move in, and the August Benefit showā¦Volunteer of the Month returns in style. Please join me in congratulating the September Volunteer of the Month, Sherry Leake. Sherry is a hard working and dedicated SAFE volunteer who doesā¦
April Update
April has been on pasture rest for several months due to showing some signs of lameness. Weāre looking forward to her beginning to come back slowly at the end of the month and we know she is too. She needs to be in work to keep her weight in check and she gets boredā¦
Hi Ho Stevie!
Stevie and Ben have a whale of a time together in turnout. Geldings love to pretend that they are fierce stallions battling it out on the wild plains. Well, Stevie does, anyway. From Benās expression, he might be wishing he was back with Oscar, who was a bit lessā¦
Dreams Do Come True: Phoenixās Adoption!
We are delighted to announce the adoption of our big beautiful boy Phoenix. He has had a long journey and is truly a survivor! Maybe he just needed time to grow up or maybe was waiting for Lauren to find him. No matter what, this is a love story worth reading. For usā¦
Whisper Site Visit Photos
Anakin Update!
Hereās a lovely update on Anakin in his new home! I thought while I had a moment Iād catch you up on how Anakin is doing. Heās not squealing as much, thatās for sure! Kai and Einstein stop for a sniff and a greeting every morning before theyāre turned out, Kai gives aā¦
A New Beginning for Bean
From time to time, a family comes into SAFE looking for a horse and we donāt have a match. It is hard thing to say no to a great family but finding the right horse is very important. When Michelle first came in looking for a horse for her family, unfortunately thisā¦
Saying Goodbye to Rocky
It is with a heavy heart that we share that we said goodbye to Rocky last week. Since he was rescued in 2014, weāve worked closely with our vet and farrier to manage his pain. Rocky had both chronic laminitis and Cushings Syndrome, and for the last two years, heāsā¦
