Hayden
2021 Yakama Reservation Mare
Suitability: TBD
Color: bay
Markings: sock (lh)
Height: 14.0 hh
Weight: 875lbs
Adoption Fee: TBD
Hayden’s connection to SAFE began before she set even foot on our property, as she is the filly of our mare, Tiva. After she was weaned, Hayden moved to Care Fur Life, a rescue in the Auburn area, where she grew up and received a great start under their care, including being sent off to training for 90 days where she was lightly started under saddle. Now at SAFE, we will continue Hayden’s education as a riding horse and see her on to her forever home.

A Mother’s… Love?
The last time Tiva saw her filly, Hayden, was when she was weaned from her. The pair had been living in a stall, and when Hayden left for her fresh start at Care Fur Life, we did not anticipate that the pair would ever be in the same space again. But life moves in interesting ways, and nearly three years after their separation, Tiva and her filly were both at SAFE. We bided our time, waiting for Hayden’s intake quarantine to come up so we could reintroduce the pair, wondering how it would go.
Tiva is an interesting herdmate. She slots in easily to almost any social situation because for the most part she more or less sticks to herself. She doesn’t pick fights, and she gets out of the way when asked. But the curious thing about Tiva is her expression in interacting with other horses. She will more often than not snake out her neck, even occasionally baring her teeth, but it’s all posture. As soon as the other horse asks (re: tells) her to move, she is out of there, quickly. She is really the definition of all bark and no bite. Occasionally a very low-level horse will move their feet for Tiva, but it is a rare occurrence.
So we were curious as to how the Tiva-Hayden reintroduction would go. Would Tiva recognize her? Would she behave differently with a horse who she had a previous relationship with?
No.
Hayden came in hot, and succeeded immediately in moving Tiva, who walked away with her characteristic ear pinning. At their official reunion, Tiva greeted Hayden with her trademark attitude, and as they sniffed noses for the first time, Tiva — you guessed it — made a stink face. Hayden then greeted Eda while Tiva stood on the sidelines.
Okay, but what if the first time was a fluke? They sniffed noses again, and this time Tiva made an attempt to move Hayden off, to which Hayden did move off, but with a modicum of confusion. Tiva’s feel is, after all, quite odd. After that, Hayden gave Tiva her space, and Tiva continued existing as she had been before the family reunion.
Hayden and Tiva’s reunion (or lack thereof) is a great example of how much horses live in the moment. Tiva clearly hasn’t been wondering all these years where her filly has gone. If we had to ask her, she would probably say “Daughter? I barely know her!”

Hi, Hayden!
Our newest intake, Hayden, may be new to SAFE, but her connection to us is about as old as she is. For the last three years, Hayden has been learning and growing and receiving phenomenal care at Care Fur Life, but before that, she was living in a stall alongside her mom, Tiva. Yes, you read that correctly: Hayden is Tiva’s filly! We think we see some serious resemblance in her face, but it would appear that she gets her dark color and luscious locks from her dad.
Hayden learned all her good horse citizen basics at Care Fur Life, and in fall of last year was sent to training to get started under saddle, where she had 90 days put on her and was, and we quote, “a joy to have in the barn.” The nice folks at Care Fur Life reached out to us with the hopes we might have leads on any potential adopters for green horses, as they did not have a way to continue with her work under saddle on site. After talking things through, we decided that the best option would be a swap. They came out to meet some of our companions, and together we determined that the best option would be for them to take both Cleopatra and Deja Vu (more on that to come!)
While we are still getting to know her, Hayden has so far been a total pleasure to have at SAFE. For only being three and a half, she is a mellow and relaxed young lady — a testament to the great start she got at Care Fur Life — and we are looking very much forward to bringing her into the fold of our training program!

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