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Sasha Update — Oct 18, 2008

From Merle: Daphne came out yesterday and trimmed Sasha’s feet. She was very pleased at how Sasha is doing. Sasha is fun to work with. Hopefully, she will get her new home soon.

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…

New horizons for Misty

Misty has spent more than a year in foster care with Lisa T, a terrific rider and trainer who has donated countless hours working with this mare and continuing her training in a forward and positive direction. During their time together, Lisa and Misty did arena work,…

Owen Update

Owen continues to make steady progress adjusting to his new life as a SAFE horse. We’re taking things very slow with him to earn his trust. Fortunately Owen is a very good boy, gentle and willing and easy to deal with. It’s lucky for us that his behavior is so mild…

Sasha, Rest in Peace

On Friday afternoon, surrounded by friends who were there to comfort and say goodbye, Sasha was humanely euthanized. It is never easy to make the decision to let a horse go, but it is especially difficult when that decision is being made because we fear for the safety…

Finn training update

Finn has been in ground work for the past several weeks, and he’s been very impressive! He’s made a big impression on Laura M who has been coming to Safe Harbor Stables a couple times a week to help Terry with ground work. Laura is very enthusiastic about Mr…

Foster/Training Update: Ginger

Ginger is coming along well. She now going fairly solid walk/trot and they are working on the canter. Her canter is still very unbalanced and quick due to lack of strength but it is coming along. She has an especially hard time cantering to the right but she does pick…

Volunteer update: Moments with Savannah

Sandi N is a volunteer at SAFE Harbor who has been spending some quality time with Savannah, both as a friend and companion, but also helping her with her fibrotic myopathy. Terry asked Sandi to share her thoughts about her interactions with this lovely mare: Meeting…

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