Brandii Bask Update!
It’s time for another SAFE foster home update! This time we check in on Brandii Bask Here’s a little update on Brandii. First, she so wants to be with my paints! The pastures are set up with single stalls/run-ins, so for now she’ll be coveting from afar. She’s…
Tragedy! (by Honeycutt)
This is Honeycutt with a blog post from my website, Honeycutt Nation. My good friend Debi sent me some terrible photos of the destruction that took place at the SAFE farm during the terrible snow storm. Look! This was the hay house at the SAFE farm in Monroe, where…
Strider Update
A group of SAFE volunteers gathered recently at NWESC to see a demonstration by Hannah Evergreen, DVM of the daily wound care provided to Strider. While the process is uncomfortable for him, his attitude about the treatment is remarkably tolerant. Dr. Evergreen…
Announcing the SAFE 2011 Volunteer of the Year: Abby Gambrill
You may have noticed that we haven’t announced a Volunteer of the Month for December. We didn’t forget, we have just been planning something special…a new Volunteer of the Year award! Each December, the SAFE Board of Directors will select one dedicated SAFE volunteer…
Goodbye Brandy
On the morning of December 13, Brandy ate her breakfast of mash and seemed fine, but not long after, she was found down in her pasture, sweating and in pain. The sudden onset of these colic symptoms led us to believe that she had a lipoma, which is a benign fatty…
Jazzy & Joker — placed!
CONGRATULATIONS to the Hartness-Hollis family on their adoption of Jazzy and Joker! Their daughter is in pony club and will ride them while she is still small enough to, and they also have plans to train them for driving! Don’t they look adorable in their new…
Dexter Update — 12/10/11
For the past couple of months, Dexter has been fostered by our friend Kyle and boarded at Feature Farm in Auburn, WA, a beautiful and extremely large, busy boarding facility. This has been a great experience for him as he learns to deal with lots of horses in the…
Lola comes home from training!
Here is our Lola’s first ride after being back from training! She’s doing great and looking for a home. She is 3 years old, half-Arabian, half-Appaloosa (reg. 1/2 Arabian), 14h (and growing). Just finished 60 days professional training. Adoption fee is $1000. [gallery…
Health Update: Emmy
Emmy’s rehab after surgery went according to plan — or so we thought —until around the 6 week mark. We noticed her take a few bad steps in turnout and that raised a few red flags that something might be wrong. Dr. DeWard examined her and noted swelling in the stifle…
Scammers make an unsuccessful attempt to defraud SAFE
What nonprofit organization doesn’t dream of getting a major donation out of the blue, or hope that one day a wealthy philanthropist will hear of their good work and write them a big check? SAFE is a growing horse rescue with a pretty long wish list, filled with…
Professor Anakin Gives Back
We are preparing for Anakin’s release from the hospital on Wednesday, getting his feed delivered, getting his stall ready, and preparing for transport. In the meantime, we were delighted to find out that Anakin is already giving back to the horse community! We…
Getting to know Bean
New horses always take time settling into their new lives as SAFE horses. In the first few weeks they’re here, we get to know their personalities, what they like, what they don’t like. We start to dream of what kind of home will be the perfect match. Bean had been a…
The call we’ve been waiting for…
Anakin Update: Jan 13 2016
Anakin has now been at Pilchuck for three weeks. We continue to see improvements in his condition. He’s steadily gaining about a pound a day, topping the scales at about 865 lbs now. (For reference, a horse his size should weigh between 1100 and 1200 lbs.) His calorie…
