Thursday's PM feeding @ Safe Haven

Say Hello to Ebony! He is an Arabian & he is Black (so far anyway, wonder what his Summer coat color will be?) Linda R. has decided to put this guy on her magic Mush mixture. He's eating his hay & Barb will be back to feed him his mush when we're done feeding all the other horses, so she can stay & make sure the girls don't run him off of it! He's the low man in the pecking order!

This is Gypsy, the name that Cindi requested. So we have Ebony & Gypsy so far. Only the pregnant paint mare is in need of a name, & the foal after it's born of course! Barb gave Gypsy & Ebony a bath as it was 80+ degrees here in Cottonwood the other day, they had lot's of rain rot, so she gave them a betadine bath!

Look who's on CRUTCHES!!!  Yep you guessed it! Linda R. is on crutches as her foot is hurting almost too much to walk on! So she went for some X-rays & we're waiting on the results! I said she should have gone to the Vet, for the X-rays as she could have seen the results asap!!!! Linda also has some other stuff going on, but I will save that for the next blog!!! There's another 'energizer bunny' out at Safe Haven & that is Barb! She works from morning to night out at Safe Haven! Thanks for all you do too!!! She also has the great printing skills & makes the signs & labels for the pens & bins too! We're a family out at Safe Haven & would like to Welcome YOU too! Hope to see you Soon! 

Bye for now,
Linda C.

Sessie.......on Sat. 2/20/10

Sessie, was out in the arena for a little romp! She stopped long enough for me to take her picture tho! She is sooo pretty, & is doing much better!! Here's a picture of her poor skinny body! She has put some weight on...but she has a long way to go!!!

While she was in the arena, she noticed that Candy was 'cruising' close to the gate of her pen!!!! &&& Sessie said "Oh no you don't!! You stay out of my pen Girlie!!!" Sessie, was in the arena when Onyx, the 3 year old Arabian, came flying by (too close for comfort) & OUR SESSIE! Let him have it! w/ a firm kick to his side!!! She does Not Stand for any of that rough housin' stuff!

After putting Onyx in his place, Bonnie took her out of the arena, & brought her down to the hitching post for some grooming, & Sessie got to meet Lovie!!!! (who just might become her Sister!) Holly, has called 'dibs' on Sessie!!!! (all depending on her recovery of course) Holly adopted Lovie, after she 'recovered' from being emaciated.......Lovie was 400lbs underweight when she came to Safe Haven Horse Rescue! SO! the current 'phase' at the ranch is adopting two horses of the same color!!! Bonnie has her chestnut T/B mares, Flower & Toni, Lisa w/ her Romeo & Juliette, both QH bays! & then Holly w/ her T/B bay girls!!! SWEET!
Sessie loved all the grooming attention from Bonnie, who knows how to do a very intensive 'clean up' grooming job!!!!
Here's another picture of Sessie's body about half way thru being groomed. I think she has gained weight! The plan was to weight tape her yesterday....but....there was so much going on...that we forgot to do that!!! I will post it as soon as we do that! OK! I am back & editing this post to say; Sessie now weighs 888lbs!!!!! WHOOOHOOO........Linda R. has just called me , to say they weight taped her today Sunday Feb 21,2010 She has gained: 38lbs.......so far!!!!!

Safe Haven Horse Rescue, would like to THANK EVERYONE for all the donations given to help us, help this awesome horse!!! She is so kind & gentle................... & even if she wasn't........... she did not deserve to be treated like she was!!! Thank You All Again!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

EXCESSORIZED.......ARRIVES!!!!!

On, Monday, Feb.8,2010.....the Contra Costa County Animal Control, brought this beautiful, 5 year old,T/B mare, called Excessorized, to Safe Haven Horse Rescue. They had seized her from her previous owners sometime in January, & after reviewing many places to 'place' her they chose Safe Haven, as the best place for her!

Linda R. estimates that she needs about 300lbs. She will weight tape her today & we will post asap. After her long ride up to Safe Haven, she needed to rest & settle in before we started 'fussin' w/ the weight tape! She definitely has the 'TEA CUP SYNDROME'!!!! She is a TALKER! & she LOVES PEOPLE, she will follow you around & chit chat w/ you the whole time!!!! Just BOGGLES your MIND, as to HOW CAN THEY LET HER GET IN THIS CONDITION!!!

Makes us very sad, that this beautiful creature has to find her way back to good health! Contra Costa Animal Control did blood work on her & found she had a slight infection & has put her on antibiotics for awhile. We are continuing the feeding program that they have been using & will introduce supplements to her diet slowly IE; Linda's Miracle Mush, Cocosoya Oil, & Probiotics, etc.....

Excessorized, is a registered T/B with the Jockey's Club. I will post more about her history as we find it out. Excessorized, strolled around the arena, & stretched her legs after her arrival, had some lunch, & checked out her new surroundings. She met Linda R, Cindi & Wade,Tracey, Ryan, yesterday, & will meet the rest of us all by Saturday! We have to think of a shorten version of her name..... SO....we're thinking about calling her Cessy. What do you think? Cessy is all comfy cozy in her new HOME, she is in our beloved Delta Dawn's high necked blanket, & looks awesome in the red halter, & has lot's of shavings on her mats in her shelter, & FOOD in her box!! What more can ya ask? Oh, almost forgot, Cody, Safe Haven's Awesome Farrier, will be out today to do her feet!!! YEAH!!!!!!...your gonna be Stylin' Baby Girl!!!!!!

Linda R. reports that you can hear her chew, just like the 400lb underweight mare, Lovey, the day she arrived!!! Proof that she just wasn't being fed!!! Lovey is a success story & we are confident that Cessy will be too!

Volunteer Workday is this Saturday!!!! Come on out & meet the newbie, Cessy!!!!! give some treats, give some pets & hugs, do some 'scooping' & have some lunch!!! 3950 w. Anderson Dr. Cottonwood Ca.!!!! Hope to see you there!!!!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

&....... the NEW....... ADOPTIVE MOM Is;............

Lisa Chadwick! She adopted Romeo! her first Horse Ever!!! Lisa is Sooooooooooo Happy! Look at that Happy Happy Face!!!!! Safe Haven Horse Rescue, met Lisa & Jeff, while having a hotdog fundraiser at Tractor Supply in Redding...............Thank You......Tractor Supply!!!!
Jeff, is giving Lisa a few pointers on how to ride Romeo, they are in the arena at Safe Haven.

& We're Riding!!!! Romeo is such a nice sweet gelding! Safe Haven Horse Rescue, saved this horse from being sent to Oregon, to the Safari place, to be slaughtered for Lion Food!!!!!!!!!! The former owner, got mad at him, when he kicked another mare she has, & even tho, she had bred this baby & had him for all these years, she was going to send him up there! Linda R. caught wind of this, & called the woman & arranged for him to be brought to Safe Haven. THANK GOD! Needless to say; she will not see us spending ANYMORE $'s at her store!!!!!!! Doesn't that just BLOW your socks off???? OK, enough said.......back to the Happy Stuff!!!Lisa told me, that as a child, when her parents took the family on road trips, that she would keep looking out the car window, just to see horses in the pastures!!! She got very excited when she did see some! So! now we are happy to say; Lisa can mark off on her To Do in My Life List; owning a horse!!! YEAH.........
What an awesome photo! Just look at that handsome 'Babydoll' head of his!!! Is he photogenic or what! Lisa & Jeff, have brought their friend, Michael K. out to Safe Haven also. As you have probably noticed on the pics that Michael has his 'watermark' on them as .......he & Lisa are, Both, Professional Photographers!!! The pictures that these two are taking of Safe Haven's horses & other critters are just phenomenal!!! Thank You to Both of them!
Lisa is a very Special Person, she has an adopted horse &&&&...she has....Four Adopted Children!!!!!

This is Romeo 'lovin' on Lisa's daughter, Selena, a very nice young Lady, who has the most perfect quietness about her, that all the horses just love to be close to her!!! They all just love to put their heads on her! I have one of her & Denny, that I will post on another blog! Cuz this is suppose to be about Lisa & Romeo...........but there is so many good things to share with you all about Lisa & her family & friends.......that I get carried away!!!!! "]

After, the grooming, the tacking up, the riding, the lovin's, it was time to put Romeo back in his pen, & Lisa & her son, Brandon, are taking him there! I just Love these kind of pictures! They are just too cool! I think there will be Another Story Soon about; Romeo.......Is that your........Juliet??? Can you guess??????

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Delta Dawn..what's that 902lbs...you've put on!!!!!!

December 18, 2009, was such a nice day, that Delta Dawn had her blanket off....So we weight taped her..........& the results were........... 902 lbs!!!!!......... Whooo Hooo! That is a weight gain of 67lbs since Nov! Delta Dawn is such a character! She is always alert & checking out what's going on!!The expressions she gets on her 'most beauteous face' is amazing!!!! She's looking at Linda & saying....." I know everyone is interested in my progress BUT cheeze! a girl's weight is kinda PRIVATE ya know!"

So she let us do the weight tape & stood very still. The results were 902 lbs! A total weight gain of 202lbs! since she was brought to Safe Haven Horse Rescue in Sept of '09!!! AWESOME!

Dang! here's the same pic!!! "/................like the scarecrow says,,,"if I only had a brain"!!!!

Delta Dawn's neck is now starting to fill in & her face has gained some weight too! The best part is; she is not as 'pointy' on the hips & butt as she was when we first met her!!!!!!

Delta Dawn is having a problem w/ her left back leg, Linda R. went Cottonwood Vet Clinic on Friday & talked w/ Dr. Gray about the leg. He believes that there is a good possibility that the X-rays will show on old untreated injury...that just might be 'fixable' w/ surgery! Dr. Gray has just returned from a conference, all about fetlocks!!!! Talk about timing!!!!!!
These pics are not the best......it was late afternoon....so the light wasn't the best....but you can kinda see the problem.
Here's the right side of Delta Dawn's body! She is losing that dreaded 'tea cup' syndrome! YEAH!!! Good shot of her 'not so bony' hip bone too.
BUTT SHOT!!!!! Can you see that the dip at the top is not so large now?
I like this pic the best of her body shot, as it shows how nicely she is coming along!

So after all the weight taping and the checking out of her leg........it was time for some fun w/ Linda & Drifter, our girl decided!!!! So Linda got 'sandwiched' in between horse heads as they said 'hello' to each other!!! As you can see Drifter has a had a nice roll in the MUD!!!

After a bit of 'sharing' nose breath w/ Delta Dawn........Drifter turned to me as if to say....Here's looking at you kid!!!! Or,,,all righty then...enough with the camera!!!!

Look at those awesome noses! Aren't they just the cutest!!!!! Safe Haven Horse Rescue is such a wonderful place! The work is hard & is never ending!, but the REWARDS are LARGE! Wish....... everyone could come out to Safe Haven & enjoy the horses! Today is Saturday & always a big day at Safe Haven Horse Rescue...so load up the kids, & the grandparents, & come on out & brush a horse!!!

Hope to see you soon!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

A Safe Haven Horse Rescue's SNOWMAN!!!!!

It was soooooooooo.....cold at Safe Haven Horse Rescue last week, there was water faucets freezing & bursting all over the ranch!!!!!! The arena got flooded, a couple of times!! It was a night mare for awhile!!!! All the poor horse's water buckets were frozen & we had to break the ice off of them!!! So if you look to the left of the "Snowman"! you can see the chunks of ice that came out of Buttercup's water!!! This actually is 'us' trying to keep this faucet from freezing...it had pipe insulation, & a towel, & a cone, all piled on top of it &&&& it still froze that night!!! This is how the barn cat Ki-Kitty dealt w/ the cold! she just rolled up in a ball in some loose hay!!!

another shot of Ki-Kitty, I just love her little ears..........She is quite the mouser & is muchly appreciated at the barn!!! She's a rescue too!!! She used to ride on the hood of the truck, we use to use, when we fed! She was our hood ornament!!! The truck has since been retired!!!

Besides all the horses that Linda R. has rescued over the years, she has helped to find homes for dogs, cats, birds, donkeys, & cows. If it's an animal in need Linda R. will knock herself out to help it!!!She needs to be Animal Planet's Hero of the Year!!!! Cuz she sure is one!

Hope you enjoyed seeing our 'snowman' :] & our curled up kitty!!! Safe Haven Horse Rescue is a wonderful place to bring yourself & family & friends to, that I hope to see you there SOON!!!

Bye for now,

Linda C.

Safe Haven Horse Rescue is Here for Our Equine Friends

We are a group of people who care about horses and their quality of life. As a non-profit organization (501C-3 Corporation), we improve the lives of horses by providing a safe environment and teaching other people to provide safe environments as well. We offer the horses a life where there is trust and hope. We also participate in the removal of horses from neglectful and/or abusive situations. Through the efforts of Safe Haven Horse Rescue and Sanctuary, we care for the equine, by restoring health and well being and if possible placing them in loving, caring homes.

The facility is maintained through the donations of supporters, throughout the United States and Canada, and we encourage you to visit our Website and consider a donation or the "adoption" of one of happy tenents

History & Background

Linda Richards started Safe Haven in January of 1995. Linda would go to auctions and see mistreated and neglected horses. This broke her heart because she knew they deserved a better life including someone who would love them and care for them. That was the vision that brought Safe Haven to reality. She has been rescuing horses for since 1995 now and takes them in as space allows.
At the age of sixteen, Linda had a horse of her own. She became a veterinary technician and thought that she would always be able to live in harmony with "Sunny". As time went on she had to make the difficult decision to give up her horse. Luckily, she found someone who would not only love Sunny just as much as she did but also had enough time to spend with him. It was through that experience that Linda discovered there were other people going through the same predicament and she wanted to help them as her friend had helped her. This was the first hint that Linda had that she would be involved in horse rescue. Now, along with her volunteers, she finds time to feed and care for 20-25 horses.

This Blog will continue to be a Journal of progress in growing the Facility and give notice of New Guest and the progress of existing horse in our care and custody.

Patches welcoming a new Friend, Diamond