Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Trabuco Canyon, CA: Older QH mare needs home ASAP!

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Older QH mare needs home! Please see contact info and summary from the owner below: Jackie is a quarter horse mare with many years of Western riding experience and is good for riders of all ability levels, though she is used to being gently ridden on trail. She is incredibly sound, riding confidently through busy streets as well as narrow trails. She is currently being ridden in a hackamore and has all the gear you need to ride her.She has been a lead working horse on a ranch, a 4H horse used … [Read more...]

5 Important Reasons NOT to Send Your Horse to Auction

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Auctions have been a part of our culture for over 2500 years and have a long, sordid history. The first recorded auction was held in 500 B.C. to sell marriageable women; the most attractive women were put up for auction first, akin to a Maxim top ten list. Auctions evolved throughout the years, being used to sell slaves and spoils of war, and eventually grew to include livestock and other items. In modern western civilization, auctions were a convenient way for individuals to sell their … [Read more...]

Saturday Update!

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Hello everybody! We hope that you are doing well and staying dry! We will be sending out a newsletter next week, so be sure to look for it! For those of you who are planning on coming out on Saturday, I wanted to give you an update of our policy during inclement weather: 1. If it is pouring outside, then feel free to sleep in. :) There is little we can do if the horses and stalls are sopping wet. It gets slippery and dangerous even to try to clean when the weather is very bad. 2. If … [Read more...]

Riverside, CA: Two horses missing

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We have been contacted by a woman whose horses were sold by her ex-husband without her knowledge.  She is desperately trying to find them and get them back.  The horses were last stabled near Lake Mathews in Riverside, CA. Bonnie is a 12 y/o chestnut paint mare. She has 3 white socks and a white blaze. Jack is a 15 y/o white/gray Arabian Gelding with some scaring on his ankles due to fly allergies. The two have never spent a day apart from one another. If you have seen either of these … [Read more...]

Ladybug’s Colic Adventure

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While the warm winter days might be a dream for those who enjoy the beach in February, the extreme changes in temperature (80 degrees during the day/40 degrees at night) can be detrimental to horses, as these changes can lead to colic. While we do our best to ensure the horses drink enough water and … [Read More...]

Abe the Mini-Mule’s Happy Update

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We know everyone is interested in how Abe the mini-Mule is doing. He is fitting in very well at his foster home! He is staying at our former board member's house right now, where his best little girlfriend (who was rescued with him) lives.  We went over to see him while the farrier was out to … [Read More...]

Siegfried and Joy

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Hanaeleh strives to focus on putting positive energy out into the world; we concentrate on the good we are doing and what we can do to improve the lives of the horses we save. When we see other groups also putting out positive energy and vibes into the universe, we love supporting their … [Read More...]