Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Gypsy

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Gypsy was a wild Mustang, living in California and Nevada before her family was herded up and thrown into holding pens, then separated from one another. If Gypsy's experience was like most wild horse roundups, several of her fellow herd members, including foals, were killed. Hanaeleh intervened when Gypsy's owner posted her as a "free horse."  Her owners had purchased her from a BLM auction but decided they did not want her anymore. We took Gypsy as the only other person who responded to the … [Read more...]

Zorro

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It is with a heavy heart that Hanaeleh has to report that Zorro passed away on Easter morning. Zorro's rescue was a coordination of Hanaeleh, Blue Apple Ranch and Red Bucket Equine Rescue. Red Bucket was contacted when Zorro's owner of 20 years passed away.  The brother said that if they did not take him, he was going to sell Zorro to slaughter.  Red Bucket picked him up and transported him to Hanaeleh, where he stayed for a short time until we transported him to Blue Apple Ranch, where he … [Read more...]

Saturday Volunteers

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Special thanks to all of our volunteers who came out to work with the horses on Saturday! It was a wonderful spring day, and all of the horses enjoyed getting groomed and exercised!   … [Read more...]

Sheepies!

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Most people know of the horses at Hanaeleh, but we are also home to other animals as well! Two of our more gregarious residents are Phillip and Magellan, both Babydoll sheep. They are both bottle fed sheep from the Mission Viejo Agriculture Program, and were born in spring, 2012. Phillip and Magellan are both wethers, which is a male neutured sheep. They are very sweet, and wander around Hanaeleh, eating grass and weeds. Indeed, they are mother nature's weed whackers! Because sheep do not … [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...]

Venus’s Road to Recovery: A Heartwarming Update

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Venus is a very sweet Rocky Mountain Horse we rescued from a "rescue" in Summer 2018. Venus' left eye was cloudy due to several wooden splinters that had she had gotten in them while turned out in the "rescue's" rickety paddocks. No one had been checking on her so, over time, the slivers worked … [Read More...]