Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Pun’kin and Baby

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Rescued December 13, 2008 Adopted December 13, 2008 Pun’kin and Baby were registered Tennessee Walking Horses whose owner could not longer care for them.  Hanaeleh found an individual in Northern California who was able to take them, and we drove them up there, believing that they would be able to happily live out their lives. After a few months, however, the new owner decided she did not want either horse, and threatened to have them euthanized by shooting them if we did not pick them … [Read more...]

Delilah

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Delilah 7-year-old Thoroughbred mare Rescued March 2, 2012 Delilah is an 8 year-old Thoroughbred mare. She came to us because her owner abandoned her at a nearby boarding facility. Delilah had some weight and pain issues due to neglect, but she is gaining weight and is feeling a lot better! Delilah is currently being ridden in the arena, but she has done well in the sensory clinics and really wants to please. She is currently being ridden English (you DO need to post with her trot!) and … [Read more...]

Savannah

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Savannah 17-year old Paint/Pinto/Quarter Mix Mare Rescued April 2, 2012 Adoption pending Savannah is a 17 year-old pinto mare. She was rescued from Apple Valley with a foal at her side. The people who rescued her found a foal for her home but her owner had financial issues and could not longer care for her. We took her in and started her on a special diet to help her gain weight and to improve her skin issues. She responded very well! Savannah now lives with her new owner in Trabuco … [Read more...]

Happy Hanaeleh Anniversary May 29, 1999

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13 years ago today, I purchased a bay Arabian, sight unseen, from a feedlot in Chino. It was a Wednesday when I said I would take her, on the 27th, although she was not released until Friday, the 29th. Cleo came home to me. The rest of the horses at the feedlot went to slaughter that day. That horse was Cleopatra, who was my dearest friend and companion.  Without her, there would be no Hanaeleh, and who knows what might have happened to the horses we have helped. Although Cleo is no … [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...]

Riverside, CA: Two Arabian Horses Need Homes

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We received a call from a woman who has two Arabians who need homes. She is no longer able to ride due to age/health issues and is planning on moving out of state and cannot take them with her. (photos below) Fancy- 15-16 y/o Mare Fancy is an Arabian mare. She has not been ridden consistently for … [Read More...]