Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

a non-profit horse rescue working with abandoned, neglected and abused horses. Stop horse slaughter NOW!

No Volunteers This Saturday

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Orange County is expected to be hit by a very severe storm system this Friday and Saturday, with rain going into Sunday. We are asking our volunteers who usually come out on Saturday, therefore to please STAY HOME, and stay safe. A few of us who are local will check on the horses and feed this weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone next weekend, when it is hopefully dry! Please e-mail us if you have any other questions: info@hanaeleh.org. … [Read more...]

Hanaeleh Workday/Open House 2/4/17

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Many thanks to all of those people who came out for our workday and open house this Saturday! We had volunteers from several organizations, including the Lions Club and Girl Scouts come out to help. The Amish saying, "Many hands make light work," is one of our mottos; by all of us working together, we are able to accomplish what we would never be able to accomplish by ourselves. The volunteers helped us by doing what we would not have been able to do on our own; they dug post holes for two … [Read more...]

Meet Stetson, Our Latest Rescue!

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Please welcome Stetson, our latest rescue at Hanaeleh! Stetson is a 26 year-old chestnut Thoroughbred gelding. We were originally contacted about Stetson last June when his owner called us asking to help her find a home for him. Stetson had been owned by a local trainer but he started tripping while being ridden. A vet diagnosed him as being neurological, and said he should not be ridden, so he could no longer be used in her program. When we picked him up at that time, he was thin and his … [Read more...]

Horse Soring Ban Pulled for Review by Trump Administration

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Horse lovers everywhere applauded the USDA 's recent announcement regarding the ruling update to the Horse Protection Act that would end the abusive practice of horse soring. The USDA announced the ruling on January 13th, 2017, but the Office of the Federal Register did not publish the ruling before Donald Trump and his administration took office. It was set to go into effect on Tuesday, January 24th. Unfortunately for horses, the administration pulled every single piece of pending legislation … [Read more...]

Ollie’s Sinus Infection

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A few weeks ago we noticed that Ollie had quite a bit of snot coming out of his nose- it was reminiscent of childhood snotty noses and pretty disgusting, to be honest. We wiped the area clean and contacted the vet, who said to put him on some antihistamines for a few days as several horses seemed to … [Read More...]

Venus’ New Shoes

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Last month we noticed that Venus was beginning to look a little tender-footed. We noticed an indication of an old abscess that had burst and some bruising on her feet. We assumed this was due to walking on the new gravel driveway, so we made sure not to let her walk on it. We also put some boots on … [Read More...]

Santa’s Special Visit to Hanaeleh’s Horses

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'Twas the Saturday before Xmas and that means we had our annual Hanaeleh holiday party for all of our volunteers and their families. Javier (our former caretaker who also has a great catering business!) made the yummy food for us, which was wonderful as always! The best part was being able to sit … [Read More...]