Dory â SAFE Benefit Horse Show, Aug 24, 2009
Dory did great at the show! She was a little vocal in the showmanship class but settled down as the day wore on and stayed very manageable even when she was nervous. Susan Hammon from Cowgirl Spirit graciously stepped in to help with handling Dory in Showmanship andâŚ
Annie Update from Aug 24 2009
Annie did just fabulous at the show! She surprised us all by being just cool as a cucumber with all the activity in the arena! I was really proud of her, our little wild child has grown up! Of course, she had to remind us just how sensitive our little drama queen canâŚ
Sinatra Update from Aug 24 2009
Sinatra was among several SAFE horses who competed at the 3rd Annual SAFE Benefit Horse Show. He was a superstar at the show, and even won a blue ribbon in the Halter class for the Rescue Horse division. I talked to our judge, Leslie Killpatrick, over email, and toldâŚ
Buckwheat Update from Aug 5 2009 and Aug 20 2009
Due to some health problems in Buckyâs adoptive family, Buckwheatâs adopters are going to sadly have to sell their farm and Bucky is in need of a new home. This sweet guy is still quite ridable and sound and is free to an approved home. If not adopted, he will beâŚ
Annie Update from Aug 16 2009
Update from Kyle: I worked with Annie today for the first time in a few months. The people who have been working with her have been doing a great job. I think Annie has really turned a corner. She was easy to handle, didnât have any major overreactions, and workedâŚ
Sinatra Update from Aug 16 2009
Sinatra got a beauty treatment today! Allison and I gave him a bath and scrubbed him within an inch of his life. He wasnât so sure about it at first but then he did great! We gave him a bridle path, combed out his mane and tail, and then took some conformation shotsâŚ
Biscotti â Aug 15, 2009
Found some cute pictures from earlier this spring: Scotti: âHey guys, stop sleeping and come play with me!â Lola: âSnore.â Aiden: âzzzzâ Scotti: âIf you donât get up, Iâm going to bite you!â Lola: âHey now!â Aiden: âzzzzâ Scotti: âYou asked for it!â <chomp>âŚ
Sasha â Aug 15, 2009
From Megan: Good Evening- Hereâs some new video of Sasha. I got her papers in the mail last weekâshe is officially âSashana Bint Snowlion,â last daughter of Snowlion RSI (see http://www.ak-stalliondirectory.com/aâlistingsS/Snowlion_RSI.html for pics of himâhandsomeâŚ
Our Dottie Belle
Weâre quite happy to report that we havenât had any more colic scares from our dear Dottie recently. Since completing Gastrogard therapy, sheâs doing great on a product called Smart Gut and a few other digestive supplements. She gets a mash twice a day made ofâŚ
Ruby â Before and After
Ruby is having a great summer living out in pasture at her foster home. Her foster mom, Jackie, calls Ruby a very sweet girl who is friendly, curious and loves attention. Jackie says she wishes she could let her in the house so they could watch chick flicks and snackâŚ
Catching up with Karma
The new girl, Karma, was taken straight to NWESC after we picked her up from Pierce County Animal Control. We were concerned about some edema on her chest and belly, as well as the slightly snotty nose she was exhibiting. Since NWESC is better set up to quarantine aâŚ
The joy of Cameo
What a joy this little mare is becoming! I had some really lovely quiet rides on Cameo this month. She can still be quite the four year old handful but she has a new peace about her and ground work is helping her find that more and more. Once she gets rid of theâŚ
Great news about Phoenix!
Handsome Phoenix â lovingly referred to by his friends at SAFE as our overgrown golden retriever puppy â is staying sound and happy in his rehab. As you know, he was diagnosed with a left front high suspensory tear in January. As far as we could put together, thisâŚ
Finn Update
As we talked about in his last update, Finn needed some special treatment and thanks to Jake Cowden, he has been able to get the shoes he needs to feel great. We gave him a few weeks after the first set of shoes to getting used to moving in them. When we trotted himâŚ
