We are now calling Issaquah our home! Our ranch has room for all of our 4 legged family members and more open space to roam. Everyone is settling in great and enjoying the new local trails. We look forward to sharing our new location with you and introducing our latest family member…..Bronco Blake, our happy baby boy!
Here is our new address:
4368 257th Pl SE
Issaquah, WA 98029
Our driveway has a black iron gate. Open the gate and come on back to the barn!
We have expanded our family to include several new faces. We’ll be posting their photos and story on our site soon. We are now able to take groups up to 8 people at a time in our new location. We are really enjoying the sights and experiences as we’ve been getting some of the best of what the Pacific Northwest has to offer….beautiful scenery, mountain views, Mt Rainier & Baker and the Puget Sound…and let’s not forget the unforgettable black bears, cubs, deer and elk. It has been exciting for us and our equine friends to explore our new home.
We are most grateful for all of the outpouring from everyone’s heart. Your thoughts and desire to help have touched us and the herd immensely. We couldn’t have pulled through without you! Thank you!
We are still nursing our babies. Hunter was the most severely burned but is healing so wonderfully given it’s only been 2 1/2weeks! He has sloughed most of the skin that was burned and he is regrowing hair and eyelashes already! We are so proud of him! He is such to fighter and is such an inspiration! We weren’t sure how his vision would turn out but we are pleased to say that he is able to see from both eyes and has the ability to blink as well. It appears that he is mostly out of the woods in the way of secondary infections. For those who are interested in the products we’ve been using for his treatment, the products that we HIGHLY recommend are Vetricyn and pure Aloe Vera gel. Both are wonderous!!!!
We have been hesitant to share photos of Hunter as it may not be appropriate for certain audiences, however we will post some later as his wounds continue to heal. We are still in need of extra loving hands to share space with the horses. If you have a love for horses and wish to spend some time just loving on them, please contact us to visit with them!
Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers!
God speed,
Kelly, Doug and the Equine Escapes Herd
May 1st, we awoke to a roaring barn fire. At that time the barn was completely involved, however we were able to save the last remaining 2 horses from their outdoor paddocks. Tragically, we lost 2 of our precious family members…..our sweet Lakota and our Fancy girl. Overall, we were very fortunate as 11 had made it out alive. We are still nursing some injuries and severe burns but the trauma of the events are finally fading. Our Morgan, Hunter sustained the worst burns and will be under our watchful eye for the next month to ensure he doesn’t get any infections.
Many thanks and huge hugs to our supportive neighbors, family and friends. It’s amazing the support and compassion that pours from the hearts of those touched by such unfortunate events. We would like to say a special heartfelt thank you to the following folks!
Mike and Jason (Wonderful neighbors and owners of Olsen Tack in Bellevue) Thank you for your love, wonderful donations, calling the vet and rallying the community!!!!!
Costco- Issaquah & Covington for staying late so we could pick up the temporary horse shelters the night of the fire
John Harris (US Coast Guard) for being our personal angel and staying by our side for over a week helping in more ways imaginable!
Ricky Wilson for being our right hand man and helping with the cleanup. You were there when we needed you most!
Chad and Michele Bolen - My wonderful brother and sister who have shared our pain from a distance and the gracious monetary donation!
Rachel Dexheimer (Equispire Owner) for your wonderful donations, love and the food!
Reber Ranch for donating the much needed horse blankets
Rae Smith (Seven Cedar Arabians) for the feed, blankets and halters
Melissa & Brian Vining for helping us set us the shelters in the pouring rain and seeking out much needed supplies
Dr. Bob Hogan (At Home Veterinary) for responding immediately when our normal vet was out of town and your gentle, compassionate spirit with Hunter. We adore you!
Dr. Hank Greenwald (Equine Medicine & Surgery) for donating antibiotics and burn supplies for Hunter!
Doug’s Mom – Tayla! You are a gift! Thank you for flying up from Arizona to support us and assist with soooo many things here and helping to keep Doug and I sane. We love you!
Mission Farrier School – Thank you for donating your services and your loving thoughts. Your school is a blessing and we are so grateful to have you!
Angela & Tim Crothers – Thank you for the unexpected gift of your girls and the little girl love to the horses. Your donation will go a long way for helping nurse the horses back!!!!
Items that we are still in need of:
Hay (Orchard/Alfalfa)
Feed (Rice Bran and LMF Super Supplement “G”)
Burn Supplies – Jars of Triple Antibiotic ointment, Vetericyn spray, Vetrap, Large Burn Pads, Pro-ReRap Bandages, Biodoxine
Ice pads for legs
Fly masks (Large and Average)
Dump Truck (We have a CDL)
Bobcat with loader and/or auger
Gravel
Geotexile Fabric
Garbage Dumpster
Donations for vet bills
Volunteers to spend time with the horses
Thank you to all of our angels out there! We are so ever grateful for you!!!
Equine Escapes
Kelly and Doug
It has been wonderful sharing all of the unique Equine Escapes experiences with you! The herd has loved the interaction, before, during and after the “experience”. I think Lakota would like to have a small person all for his own! 
A BIG thank you to everyone for being so open, kind and sharing! Make sure you bring a camera with you for those Kodak moments! We spotted a black bear on the trail several days ago….it was a beautiful and serene sight. (No worries…as they are normally terrified of the large creatures coming down the path and they scurry off quickly.)
We look forward to meeting our new clients and sharing more experiences!
Take care everyone!
Aurora (Kelly)
Come join us for open house July 18th! We’ll be serving beverages, food hot off the bar-b and will of course introduce you to the herd! We will also have a ride out into the woods! And….to top it off….our new hot tub will be here for our upcoming Women’s Retreat! Too bad it won’t be hooked up yet….darn it!
We’ll definitely have a GRAND time and I and the herd look forward to meeting you!
For directions, please RSVP via email equineescapes@equineescapes.com
The open house celebration will begin @ 11:00am on Saturday July 18th!
See you there!