Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

SMCHS Students “Adopt” Hanaeleh Horse

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Equestrian Team Raises Money to Sponsor Abandoned Horse The team raised almost $300 at last week’s OCIEL Shows and continues to send funds to their “team horse.” January 16, 2013 / SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLICH HIGH SCHOOL NEWS This past August, a 13-year-old gelding horse named Ulysses was found scared and malnourished in a river bed in Riverside County. He was taken in by the Hanaeleh Horse Rescue- Orange County’s only non-profit horse rescue group- where it was decided that he would be … [Read more...]

Rancho Santa Margarita Patch Features Hanaeleh

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This Caring Soul is Fine With the Equine Elizabeth Zarkos of Lake Forest has a horse rescue in Trabuco Canyon, but there's more to her than caring for the great creatures. By MARTIN HENDERSON / RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA PATCH Elizabeth Zarkos of Lake Forest has a passion for horses, and a heart for caring for them. That led her in 2004 to create the Hanaeleh Horse Rescue in Trabuco Canyon, where she spends her spare time mucking stalls, training horses, tending wounds and teaching … [Read more...]

Horse Expo

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What a morning! I went down to the barn to pick up t shirts and noticed that Tamahome was no longer in his stall nor was he on the property. Needless to say, the Horse Expo became the lowest priority in my life at that time. Not sure what to do, I started whistling for Tama, and calling his name. Thankfully, about 2 minutes later I heard Special nicker, and then Tama came roaring down the hill, tore around D'Art's stall and charged down to me. I walked him to the round pen and proceeded to clean … [Read more...]

O.C. Register: Rescue Horses Sponsored by Youth Riders

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Rescued horse sponsored by youth riders' group By ERIKA I. RITCHIE / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER TRABUCO CANYON – Ulysses, a quarter horse rescued in August after being found scarred and emaciated in a river bed, got a little bit of holiday spirit from a local youth equestrian team. In August, Ulysses was rescued by Hanaeleh after he and Maggie, a mare, were found in Riverside County. A call from a volunteer at the Riverside Department of Animal Services alerted Elizabeth Zarkos, founder … [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...]