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Dory — Background, History, Photos

Dory is one of the Elledge horses from Snohomish County that SAFE has been quietly housing for the county since last March. If you are not familiar with her story, she first went to the Enumclaw auction after the seizure along with the other mares and foals. When she…

Biscotti — Oct 13, 2008

Scotti is just fine from his choke incident a while back, and yesterday was the big day — he was weaned. We weaned him and the Arab filly we have from Sno County (Ariel) at the same time and also brought Kayo, Julie’s colt, here as well, so they could all be weaning…

Sasha Update — October 11, 2008

Pending adoption! And update from Merle: Sasha is doing great! What a smart girl she is. Yesterday she had company come to see her and got to show off all her new training. Looks like Sasha will get new home soon. That is so great! Sasha was so cute with the little…

Sasha Update — Oct 3, 2008

From Merle: I went and got Sasha from Jaime’s today. She will spend some time here “playing” in the round pen. Sasha was a little reluctant to get in the trailer but finally decided to go in. And a funny story from Valerie: Thought I would share a funny Sasha story -…

Annie Update from Sept 28 2008

Update on Annie from Julie B., foster mom: I am now riding Annie in English tack with no problems. She is going well under saddle but has tried to buck when asked to trot — not sure what that is about! She continues to improve with listening to leg and seat aids. I…

Update from Phoenix’s new adopter

Update from Phoenix’s new adopter: So, here is the first of what will be MANY updates  After Jaime and I got him settled in his new paddock yesterday I left and got his grain and put together packages for the boarding facility to feed him. When I came back, he was…

Phoenix Adoption Annoucement

Congratulations to Bernadette Ziegler on her adoption of Phoenix!! Bernie fell in love with Phoenix the last couple of months while she has been volunteering out at the farm, and finally decided to adopt him. He will be boarded at a facility in nearby Clearview, so he…

March training notes: Finn

Finn is such a nice horse! He’s happy just to have his halter put on and be taken for a walk – he loves interaction and physical contact. Loves to be loved on! We set him loose in the arena, and he had lots of pent-up energy to burn. He ran around and around, kicking…

March training notes: Sasha

Moving forward with her in strengthening and re-introducing a rider. Her back is very weak so it will take time to build up. First rides were good but Sasha does show stubbornness when it comes to going forward. This could get ugly quickly so I’m taking it slow and…

SAFE Awarded Training Grant from the ASPCA

We are extremely pleased to announce that SAFE has been awarded a $4,000 Training Grant from the ASPCA Equine Fund for the second year in a row. This grant was given in recognition of SAFE’s commitment to producing good equine citizens who are ready to succeed,…

Rain, sand, and Sasha

This is what happens when you mix rain, sand, and Sasha. I think she knew I was laughing…what else could I do? Love her face! 

February Volunteer of the Month: Lisa Tuininga

One of the many ways to volunteer with SAFE is to become a Foster for a SAFE Horse. Our network of foster homes is what allows us to help more horses than we can house at our main facility. When we happen to come across a foster who is also willing and capable to…

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