Lexi Update from Sept 26 2010
Update from Sara: I rode Lexi this weekend and she was a good girl. SAFE has done a great service to her in putting a fabulous foundation on her. She’s such a sweet girl and so easy to handle. After many rides on a very greeney this summer, riding Lexi was a fun…
Charmeon
Charmeon is a 13 year old Percheron cross mare, gray, 15 hands and approx. 1400 lbs. Her owner has lost her job and is unable to care for her two horses any more and desperately needs to find Charmeon a home. Her current owner has had Charmeon for 5 years and she…
Tia
breed: Appaloosa color: grey with blanket age: 30+ sex: mare height: 15 hh Tia was rescued from a neglect situation and is still recovering from her ordeal. She has chronic uveitis and is blind in her left eye. She came to us about 200 pounds underweight and the…
Baxter
breed: Paint cross color: white and black pinto age: 11 (born approx. 2000) sex: gelding height: 15 hh Adopted by Mandy K. of Yelm, WA. Baxter was rescued from an animal cruelty case in Skagit County in December of 2009 where he was starved to a Body Condition Score…
Sampson kills his ball
Lexi
breed: Quarter pony color: chestnut age: 8 (born 2002) sex: mare height: 13.3 hh Lexi is green broke and would be suitable for a child or smaller adult with advanced beginner riding skills. Status: Adopted! training: SAFE provided 60 days of professional training to…
Ask and Ye Shall Receive: the Story of Redmond
Jaime & I went to the Yakima feedlot in Oct 2005 to help CBER evaluate a large group of new horses. Because there were so many horses at the lot, CBER had to focus on the sound, rideable horses that would be the easiest to find home for. There was a chestnut…
Tia Dec 1 2010
Tia is doing well, she seems stocked up on her right hind but she doesn’t favor it or move lame on it. I put her in the arena for a bit last night with Slam and Vanna and she rolled and ran and bucked with the two of them. She is very vocal and has quite a distictive…
Two New Intakes at SAFE
Taking possession of new horses is one of the most challenging parts of our job. Usually, even when a horse has been neglected, it’s had some degree of handing. And loading an unfamiliar horse into a trailer can be a challenge, but with patient efforts, we usually get…
Training Update: Cameo
Cameo has officially grown up!! She went on her first real trail ride and did very well! She had a few jumps here and there but overall it was manageable and she came home a bit more mature then when she left. Couldn’t be more pleased with how grown up she is acting…
Hollywood Hills Schooling Show — May 2, 2015
Nala, Misty, and Karma competed at the Hollywood Hills English/Western Schooling show this weekend, and all three girls were amazing! Nala won the English Walk/Trot Reserve High Point for our age division at her very first show!! She earned that award with a first…
Farrier/Foster Update: Finn
Finn has really been giving us fits trying to figure out how to keep his hooves comfortable! Our amazing farrier Jake Cowden recently decided to take Finn on as a foster horse, moving him to his home to be able to closely monitor him and make more frequent and subtle…
Einstein and Ivy at play!
Sometimes goofy horses just need time to be goofy. But look at how deftly Ivy moves Einstein around the arena.…almost as if he were…a cow? Does Ivy have a secret past as a cutting horse?
Emerald Downs “Where Are They Now?” — Kai
