Dory ā 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 andā¦
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 canā¦
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 toldā¦
Buckwheat Update from Aug 5 2009 and Aug 20 2009
Due to some health problems in Buckyās adoptive family, Buckwheatās 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 beā¦
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, didnāt have any major overreactions, and workedā¦
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 wasnāt 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 shotsā¦
Biscotti ā Aug 15, 2009
Found some cute pictures from earlier this spring: Scotti: āHey guys, stop sleeping and come play with me!ā Lola: āSnore.ā Aiden: āzzzzā Scotti: āIf you donāt get up, Iām going to bite you!ā Lola: āHey now!ā Aiden: āzzzzā Scotti: āYou asked for it!ā <chomp>ā¦
Sasha ā Aug 15, 2009
From Megan: Good Evening- Hereās some new video of Sasha. I got her papers in the mail last weekāshe is officially āSashana Bint Snowlion,ā last daughter of Snowlion RSI (see http://www.ak-stalliondirectory.com/aālistingsS/Snowlion_RSI.html for pics of himāhandsomeā¦
First Day of School
Yesterday was a big day for Mr Curly Pants: he left his foster home, where heās spent the last 6 months, and headed off to officially start his training. Heāll be spending the next three months with trainer Matt Olson, who will work with Owen in hand and then startā¦
A Good Karma Update
Karma had permission to leave the hospital a few weeks ago, but we had no room for her at Safe Harbor, all the stalls were full! We finally were able to move Oscar into foster with our dear friend Helga Roberts at Dutch Mills Farm, so that meant that Karma couldā¦
Emmy is younger than we thought!
Emmy is 7!!! Dr. McCracken came out to do her dental float last week, and after examining her teeth, said that Emmy is actually closer to 7 than 8 or 9 as we were told. Now thatās sheās recovered from her cough, Terry has started working with her again and she isā¦
August Training Notes
Phoenix: Going well under saddle with strengthening exercises in the walk including: shoulder fore, hauls, halt rein backs, and collected walk. Heās up to 7 minutes at the trot and continues to look sound. Weāve been working in some trot poles during the rides.ā¦
An Open Letter from the Appaloosa Girl! Or Mistyās Summer of Contemplationā¦
Hello friends! This has been an interesting spring and summer for me! I left Countdown Stables at the end of February and came to Dancing Horse Stables (Kellie and Peter Larsen). They are my new foster people and Lisa, my old foster mom, is still coming to visit andā¦
Rocky ā Intake Photos
We have a new friend to introduce: this is Rocky, a 21 year old Paso Fino gelding, who was surrendered to SAFE over the weekend. As you can see, Rocky is severely emaciated, with an infestation of lice and badly overgrown hooves. We have taken him straight to theā¦
