Safe Haven has lost a GREAT HORSE HERO!.........R.I.P. Chet.

Chester Dale Borror (1957 - 2011)

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CHESTER DALE BORROR

Chester Dale Borror was born in Corning, September 22, 1957 and died July 12,2011 at his home on Tehama Angus Ranch in Gerber,CA.

He was educated in Gerber, Red Bluff and U.C., Davis. Upon graduation he worked for Kraft Foods in Chicago, Illinois in food engineering. He enjoyed working with his hands, constructing stone walls at the Chalk Mountain Ranch in Bridgeville, CA, and building his home on Holmes Road. He enjoyed designing and building many ranch signs and gates, building firewood processing machinery, and designing and building furniture. Chet developed a special bond with animals under duress - providing a home for stray dogs and working and providing support for Safe Haven Horse Rescue.

He is survived by his special friend Catherine Cadieux, his parents Bill and Sandy Borror of Tehama, brother Kevin (Linda) and Eric of Gerber, brother Aaron (Rebecca) of Terrebonne, OR and sister Alda of Miyazaki, Japan and nieces Callie Borror, Rochelle Borror and nephew Bryce Borror.

A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, July 23rd, at noon with a potluck at the ranch. Chet would request any gifts be made to Safe Haven Horse Rescue.

 * Chet's Parents had his celebration of life yesterday, at their ranch. Linda R. Rick T. Cori M. & Linda C. attended the services for Safe Haven. It was a beautiful & peaceful celebration of a Wonderful, Talented, & Kind Hearted Man, who gave his All, for each & every endeavour he took on.  Mrs Borror, welcomed everyone & said a Prayer for Chet & everyone attending. Mr Borron talked about his son's life. It was beautifully sad for everyone, they all loved him so.
Chet found Safe Haven Horse Rescue in the Nickel newspaper! He came out to the ranch, & after seeing the horse's hay on pallets, stored under tarps, he decided to build us a Hay Barn! & that he did! It is an Awesome well built Barn, that Safe Haven will Forever be Grateful for. Safe Haven is in the process of having a plaque built to mount on the barn to Honor Chet. He was the horses & Safe Haven Horse Rescue's Hero.

Published in Daily News on July 14, 2011

Ebony & Aubrey, Summer Camp!

Ebony is an older gelding that The Equine Angel, Shirley Puga saved from the kill pens in Fallon Nevada, last October along with 2 other mares. Ebony has come along way in the few short months he has been at Safe Haven! I have doubled checked the dates on the pics & when he first appeared on the blog & yes he has not even been at Safe Haven for a whole year yet!

Volunteer Cindi is showing that he has the dreaded 'tea cup syndrome' which translates to; you could set a teacup on the top of his rib cage & it would Not fall off!

After a feeding or so, Linda R. decided that he needed her 'magic mush', the life saving mixture that Linda has refined over the many years of taking care of all the horses she has rescued. Actually a month or so ago, Linda R. decided that Ebony would just be a 'Musher' & would have No Hay, as he just doesn't have enough teeth left to chew the hay up properly. Well, Ebony is now one of the Favorite horses out at Safe Haven these days! Let's go see what he did in July!

Yep! That is Ebony! Doesn't he just looked Marvelous??? Nice & shiny & Awesomely Round in all the right places! Yes that Magic Mush mixture is a Godsend! Linda R. gladly shares the recipe for any horse in need!  He was little Aubrey's horse in the Summer Camp. Aubrey had a wonderful time on Ebony for Summer Camp & is now taking riding lessons on him on Wed mornings. I would say it is safe to say that they have Bonded!  If you would like Your Child to have this experience, you're in Luck! Safe Haven will be having another Summer Camp in August from the 1st - the 5th! spaces are limited so call to reserve your child's life long memories now! You can call Linda R. at Safe Haven Horse Rescue at 530-347-4941. Now for Aubrey's forever memory from Safe Haven's Summer Camp!

As the saying goes; You can lead a horse to water, but you can't Make them drink! Well, as you can see here Aubrey can! She just used the Love she has for Ebony & hand fed him some water! GOOD JOB AUBREY!

A Good Ole Horse & A Little Girl!

 Drifter, came to Safe Haven Horse Rescue in April of 2009, this is the very first picture of him. He's somewhat under weight, his feet need trimming & the worst thing of All, is that his right eyeball is Collapsed in it's socket! The next picture might be a little graphic for some.

 Yes, this is what his eye looked like when he came to Safe Haven, it was Very Painful for him! Drifter needed a $1000.00 eye removal surgery & Safe Haven needed to raise the money for that! That is when a Wonderful Group of People called Fans of Barbaro (FOB's for short) came riding to the rescue, & they, on the Alex Brown Racing Forum, Cheer leaded for Drifter, challenged each other to Match their personal amounts donated & Bumped to keep his story on top of the reading list, until the entire amount for surgery was raised!!!  Safe Haven & Drifter are forever Grateful to The Rockin' FOB's!                                        OK, that is Drifter's beginning at Safe Haven, now let's go see what he has been up to!

Drifter went to Summer Camp at Safe Haven! Drifter was matched up w/ little Elayna for the whole week of Summer Camp! They seem to be bonding nicely & helping each other as well.

I'm quite sure that Drifter is thinking Oh Ya Baby Girl that's the spot, right there just keep brushing my neck! Thank You!

 So the little girl got on the big ole horse & off they went to do  'Ca. Poles' in the horse show they put on for their parents! GOOD JOB! This is just one pair that took part in Safe Haven's Summer Camp & there will be more pairs to come! & now I'm going to end this pair's Summer Camp with just a picture. Thanks to All, then & now who have been involved in order to make this possible!

                                 Thank you for the ride Drifter, I LOVE YOU!   

New Arrivals, Zorida & Penny.

 On a sunny Sunday afternoon in June, a very stressed out Lady showed up at Safe Haven with 2 of her horses in her trailer. She told Linda that she could Not Feed them anymore & could Not take them home as she would then herself be homeless! Linda R. called me out to the ranch, as she wanted another Board Member's opinion & etc... So here is the first we see of Zorida! She is a 30 year old Andalusian mare, & is a gray. Now you can see the first we saw of Penny, a 21 year old Arabian mare, she is a bay.

Zorida is out of the trailer. Poor Baby Girl! She just looks miserable & down & out!

 This pic is a better one of her body condition, not very good!

 Just HATE seeing all those bones & ribs!

 Penny is in the same emaciated state as Zorida, w/ all her bones showing too!

 She's pretty shiny looking in this pic, but she really needs a bath!

First things first & the top priority here was FOOD! Penny says Yum!

 Zorida dove right into her food bucket too! If you look close on her left back leg, she has a brand & it s a circle w/ an A in it. I'm told that is the official Andalusian brand, but I haven't verified that yet.

 Bonnie arrived at Safe Haven about an hour or so after & since they were done eating, it is off for a bath!

 Zorida wasn't too sure about the cows that are right in the next pen, but she got over it! Bonnie sent me to go get Penny for a bath too!

Penny is just a sweetheart! When I showed her the halter she put her head right in it!!! Now Zorida is a little more standoffish, but I'm sure the old girl will be a lot better as she builds her weight back on, & her anxiety will wither, with the steady meals served to her at Safe Haven! I'll be posting their pictures again as it has been almost a month since they arrived! I, Linda C. do Apologize to All, for the lack of blogs here lately! & Thank You All for your Patience! Bye for now, Linda C.

Grayson has been ADOPTED!

Grayson was adopted by Manfred & he is letting him have a bite of the biggest apple I've ever seen! He picked him up just as it was feeding time! In retrospect....that was a brilliant move on his part!

Since Grayson & Cloud came in from Colusa County Animal Control there was not alot of information on them, actually there was none! They said that they had a bit of a time getting them to load into the trailer, so we did expect this would take some time & effort! But, the 'power' of that big ole Apple took over & Manfred coaxed Grayson right on up & into the trailer!!! Yeah....it took all of 5 minutes!

We put the trailer ramp right up, but Grayson was so busy with his apple he did not even make a move, let alone come flying back out!!!! Good Boy Grayson!!! Linda Richards will be calling to tell Manfred that Grayson just might be broke to ride!!! The other Arabian,Cloud (whiter one of the two) was RIDDEN out at Safe Haven yesterday! Good Job Susan & her Daughter!!!! Safe Haven is very grateful to Susan & all her 'horse smarts' that she shares so easily with the horses, & all the children she gives riding lessons to for Safe Haven! Thank You Susan!