Dusty, a new EMACIATED Arabian gelding!

Meet Dusty, he's the newest addition to the horses at Safe Haven. He came from here in Cottonwood, I'm sorry to say! but at least one person, who cared about him was smart enough to call Linda! Dusty was brought to Safe Haven that afternoon.

As you can see from this pic, that yes he is Emaciated. He definitely needs a couple of hundred pounds! He has the dreaded 'teacup syndrome' going on!

It will take some time, & a lot of good ole Groceries, but this good guy will be right as rain, before ya know it! Can hardly wait to see this cute butt all nice & round!

I would say that this poor guy was up to his KNEES in MUD! Looks like he might be a little club footed on that right front too! We'll have to see what our Farrier, Cody says.

Holly was out to the ranch to take care of Cessie's knee, & Linda put her to work on Dusty. His private part was a bit swollen so, Holly is checking that out. Holly removed a huge 'bean' from him. He will be so much more comfortable now.

Holly also washed the mud off of his legs, so he'd be even more comfortable! Thanks Holly! You Rock! It will be warm enough by the end of this week to give Dusty a much needed betadine bath! Yeah! Dusty will also be wormed, & given all his vaccinations, as we do with Every horse that comes into Safe Haven! If you would like to come out & meet Dusty, Saturday would be good! If you would like to help Safe Haven take care of Dusty, you can make a donation using the PayPal button or good ole 'snail mail'! The address to mail your donation is; PO Box 1788, Cottonwood, Ca. 96022. Any support you can send is greatly appreciated & goes directly to the care of the horses at Safe Haven! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Amir out for his romp of the day, therapy for his post surgery care!

Amir was more than happy to be out & about! He is let out in the arena every day so he can run & exercise his gelded parts! Yes, he came into Safe Haven a stallion! Safe Haven was told he was a gelding from the Animal Control,  BUT a few short hours after his arrival, Linda R. & Cody, the farrier, noticed that he had ALL his equipment!!!!

Maggie, the Border Collie & Buddy, the lab mix pound puppy, decided to help their mom, Linda, exercise Amir!!! When we are feeding the horses, & Mags is helping, Linda & I spell the word 'get'! She thinks that is her personal command to 'help', if she hears the word!

Look Mom, no feet! Yep all four off the floor, as they say!

Here we have the 'Arabian head toss'!

Bonnie's Boogie was out in the arena also & was happy to say Hi, at first!

But, by the time they reached the end of the arena, Boogie decided to be a Booger! He is actually double barreling at Amir, who was smart enough to leave!!!! So Linda put Boogie back in his pen, & Amir finished his exercise!

Whoo Hoo..........Girl Power!

Safe Haven Horse Rescue's Volunteer Cindi F. had a plan. We had to go thru the hay & pull the icky bales of grass hay,out to stack for the cows. Before she motivated us to that, she up @ 5am to get lunch going! She made a STELLAR Corn Beef & all the fixin's for our lunch on Volunteer Work Day! It was sooo Yummy & Good! Thank You Cindi! You go Girl!!!!!

Alisha, came out to the ranch to volunteer w/ her daughter, Katlin too! She had quite the work out w/ those bales of hay! She also plans to come out & help more often! Yeah!

Katlin was Stellar w/ the lugging & the lifting & the loading of all those bales!

We moved bales out of the barn.

Brought bales into the barn!

& basically wore our little selves OUT! So after putting the good hay in the barn, & stacking the bad hay outside on pallets, & tarping it from the weather, it was time for some fun!

Fun is Horse Care! Whether it's feeding treats, grooming, bathing, or just letting them out in the arena for a romp & a roll, it's all for the horses! Here we have Dandy in the fore ground & little Miss Minime in the back!

When mini's are in the arena; it's so fun! Minime is just like a pistol! She can cover that arena in no time!!! Makes me think of the Calliope music you hear at the circus! The one that goes faster & faster!!!! Michael & Katlyn were used as human barrels at one point! I thought that was fun as, I was on the outside of the arena!!!!! Hope to see you out to help with the horses soon! 

Bye for now,
Linda C.

The New 'BOYS' at Safe Haven!

Meet Oakie, a very very sweet, 20+yro, palomino gelding! He has come to Safe Haven due to a divorce in his family & his Mom wanted a safe place for him to be! What a cutie!

Safe Haven noticed that Oakie was just making 'cigars' out of his hay, so, here he is w/ his very first bowl of Linda R's 'magic mush'! He is so loving it!!! Oakie has been at Safe Haven for about 2 weeks, so he is being evaluated at this time, & we'll be able to tell you a lot more about, what he knows & how he's doing soon!

This is......Eclipse! What a magnificent Gelding! Eclipse is a T/B & Warm blood cross, Safe Haven was told. He had been at a riding school & was used for 3 lessons a day until he hurt his leg & would need a little 'bed rest'. The person running the school was going to send him to SLAUGHTER as he was not earning his 'keep'!

A very wonderful Lady paid $1500.00 for him & since she had her own horses, could not afford the board for him too, so she contacted Linda R. & Voila, here he is! Safe & Sound at Safe Haven! Eclipse is 15 yro, & 17.1 hands tall! He also is in the evaluation phase at Safe Haven & more about him will be available soon! I must interject here; NICE, HE'S VERY NICE!

Well, last but not least is; Buddy! He is estimated to be about 15 yro & is an Arabian. Buddy had been abandoned at a very reputable boarding facility here in Cottonwood, so they also contacted Linda R. & took care of Buddy until there was room for him to come in!

Susan B. took Buddy out for an assessment on his first day there, & was quite pleased w/ him! Buddy is in Rehab at this time, as you can see by the ribs showing & quite a few 'battle scars' ( low man on the totem pole) so to speak that he will need some X-tra TLC for awhile. We'll keep ya posted on his progress. As this short blog shows, you can find quite the diversity of horses at Safe Haven! Michael said the other day, that we have horses from mini size, to regular size & all the way to Huge!!!!! Hope to see you soon, come on out & meet & help to take care of theses magnificent creatures! They GIVE just as much if not MORE than you give!

Bye for now,
Linda C.