Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Newest Hanaeleh Rescue: Bear

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This week we were contacted by Natalie W., who works with another rescue who deals primarily with auction horses. She told us about a 17 year-old Thoroughbred, previously ridden by children, who had 24 hours before being shipped down to slaughter. Unfortunately, there were no takers for this boy.  When we were called, the choice was put to us: either he got on a trailer going to us, or he got on a trailer going to Mexico. This is one of those choices that I hate to make: on one side, I … [Read more...]

New Horse at Hanaeleh: Jack

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This morning in the rain we drove up to Cerritos to pick up a horse.  His owner unfortunately was no longer able to care for him due to medical and financial issues, and the family had no choice but to find Jack a new home. They were all very distraught to say goodbye to Jack, but we promised him that we would keep him safe and find him a new, loving family. Jack is an 18 year-old American Creme Draft gelding. He has no papers, but he is a big, beautiful boy. The pictures aren't that great … [Read more...]

Lexie

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It is with great sadness to report that we had to say goodbye to our Lexie this morning. Lexie's knee had been getting progressively worse over the past few months and it was becoming more and more difficult to manage her pain. We've been discussing Lexie's prognosis with our vet for several months and we eventually came to the conclusion that we were soon not going to be able to effectively manage her pain.  We increased her pain medication a few weeks ago to alleviate her suffering. The … [Read more...]

We Have a New Horse at Hanaeleh, Here’s Ruby!

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Hanaeleh received word earlier this week that HiCalibur Horse Rescue needed to place several horses who were in desperate need. The elderly owner of the horses had not been caring for them. The situation became more dire when it was discovered that the owner was being evicted from her home and the horses had nowhere to go. All of the horses, save one named Ruby (15 year-old Thoroughbred mare) found homes with other rescues and individuals across California. Hanaeleh offered to help HiCalibur … [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...]