Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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Hanaeleh Featured in the Orange County Register

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TRABUCO CANYON – When Maggie, an Arabian, tries to roll in her paddock to scratch her itchy coat, Ulysses, a quarter horse, stands over her just to make sure she won’t get too far away from him. “They’ve both just fallen in love with each other,” said Elizabeth Zarkos, director of Hanaeleh, a horse rescue group based in Trabuco Canyon. “They don’t leave each other’s side in the paddock. If I try to separate them, they’ll just scream to each other.” Both bay horses, Maggie, a mare, and … [Read more...]

Apollo

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Rescued April 30, 2011 Adopted October 30, 2011 Apollo is a Thoroughbred who was trained as a jumper, but who was owned by a woman who wanted to show dressage. The owner contact Hanaeleh, telling us that she could no longer afford Apollo, but in reality she was frustrated with him.  Apollo’s first ride with us looked more like a rodeo than a dressage show, and we determined that most of his issues stemmed from a lack of muscling and inability to use himself correctly.  We retrained him and … [Read more...]

Montana

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Born February 5, 1987 Rescued March 10, 2011 Adopted April 1, 2012 Passed November 2013 Montana was owned by a couple who was no longer able to afford her.  She is a registered Quarter Horse who was very well-trained, but she was 24 when they gave to Hanaeleh, and they were concerned that her age would prohibit her from finding a good home.  We did find a wonderful couple who adopted her, but they brought her back after a few weeks because they felt that she was unhappy at her new … [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...]

Thanksgiving 2024: A Message of Gratitude from Hanaeleh

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This past year has been fraught with challenges, but we have been able to overcome them with the incredible help of all of our supporters. We at Hanaeleh are all grateful for everyone's support- it is because of your kindness and generosity that we are able to continue the work of saving the … [Read More...]