Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

All Documents in First Phase of Sheldon Case on File: Wild Horse Advocates Make a Last Stand For America’s War Horse

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(Reno, NV) Final briefs were filed in Reno Federal Court yesterday to gain transparency of action and protections from slaughter for the last of the Sheldon mustangs. The hardy horses that have resided in the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge for more than a century are being permanently exterminated from the range and left vulnerable to slaughter. Horses from Sheldon served the US cavalry up until World War II. The Refuge accelerated plans to completely removed the entire population of about … [Read more...]

Meeting of the Dark Horse Brigade

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The Dark Horse Brigade met Tuesday afternoon.  Among the topics discussed:   Keeping the black from fading: How to retain that luster all year long (speaker: D'Artagnan) Leg extensions and training for success: (speaker: Sapphire) How to train humans into give you more carrots (speaker: Tamahome) Roommates or co-existing? How to share a paddock between a gelding and a mare (open discussion) Fly masks and how to remove them permanently (open discussion)   The … [Read more...]

Riverside, CA: Older Thoroughbred Gelding Needs Home

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A woman is trying to find a home for this horse. Please see description and contact info below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trying to save this ancient TB from a sad ending to his long life. He is advertised on Craigslist for $150 as a riding horse. I went to see him looking for a horse for my neighbor boy and seeing him and thinking someone might buy him and ride/mistreat him breaks my heart. He has … [Read more...]

Press Organizations Join Wild Horse Journalist Against BLM

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(San Francisco, CA) An ongoing battle in US Federal Court to have meaningful access to document wild horses removed from public land has been joined by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the National Press Photographers Association and thirteen other news media organizations. Laura Leigh, journalist for Horseback Magazine and founder of Wild Horse Education, began the legal action almost four years ago when her access to document the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and … [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...]

RIP Our Sweet Girl, Hope

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It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Hope, our dear little 30 year-old Arabian mare who we rescued along with her best friend, Grace, over six years ago from a neglect situation. Grace sadly passed last year in October, and we were uncertain at the time how Hope would do … [Read More...]

Welcome Mr. Darcy! 9 year-old Registered Friesian Gelding

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Welcome Mr. Darcy to Hanaeleh! A few months ago we were told about a 9 year-old registered Friesian gelding whose owner wanted to turn him over immediately. We usually network these types of horses, but because of the timing involved, we ended up taking him in at Hanaeleh and named him Mr. Darcy … [Read More...]