Edward

2014 Yakima Reservation gelding
Type of Rescue: Owner Surrender 
Intake Date: 8/21/2021
Adoption Date: 8/14/2026
Length of Time with SAFE: 5 years

ADOPTED!! by Barbara and Dale

Edward, along with Jacob and Esme, were obtained through a now defunct rescue organization by a family that moved to Washington state hoping to keep horses on a rented property near their home. They soon discovered that the property flooded rather badly during the fall and winter months. With no other options available to them, these horses just had to live in the wet, muddy conditions. Thankfully, they were able to survive. Edward was suffering from equine asthma for quite some time, resulting in severe weight loss that left him quite emaciated. Their owner turned to SAFE for help after coming to the realization that caring for these three horses was more than they could handle. Edward learned quite quickly to be patient as we administered an inhaler twice a day for weeks and then moved onto a daily nebulizer. After a couple of months on the nebulizer Edward was cleared to come off of it, and has been breathing free and easy for the last couple of years.

Edward was adopted out in 2025, but after major life changes for his adopter, it was decided that the best course of action would be to bring Edward back to SAFE. After getting legged back up as a riding horse, Edward met Barbra and her husband Dale, who took him home shortly thereafter. In his new home,  Edward is good friends with his chestnut gelding brother, Nic, and spends his time learning about fun horse obstacles with Barbra, both on the ground and under saddle.