Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Cricket has a new home!

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Today we took Cricket to her new home!  Her new horsie mom is our volunteer coordinator Kaitlin, who fell in love with Cricket the minute she saw her cute little face (quite literally- she said she fell in love the minute she saw Cricket without her fly mask!).   They have been getting to know each other for the past several months and work well together. When we first got Cricket, we actually had to walk her to Hanaeleh (luckily she was local!) because she was so vehemently opposed to … [Read more...]

Orange County, CA: 7 y/o black BS Paint mare needs home ASAP!

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7 y/o black paint mare needs home ASAP. More information from her owner is below. Please contact her owner directly: Breanna 949-212-3303 trickpony@cox.net Keona is a black BS Paint, nearly 8 years old, 14.3 hands tall, and a healthy weight of 920 lbs. She was, well, somewhat of a ‘happy accident’…at first. I had bought her mother who was barely even 2 years old at the time and to everyone’s surprise, she turned out to be pregnant. She gave birth at the Live Oak Stables in Trabuco … [Read more...]

Update: Lexie has a home!

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We are very pleased to report that Lexie is now at her new home in Menifee, with several horsie friends and a lot of carrots! :) Lexie is a Quarter horse who was taken in as a trade by the owner of a stable in Orange County; when she came up lame, he was going to send her to the auction.  She has an enlarged knee and a clubbed right foot, so her most likely end would have been slaughter.  When Hanaeleh picked up two Arabians a few weeks ago (who were also going to be sent to the auction and … [Read more...]

Orange County, CA: 22 y/o Dutch Warmblood mare needs home

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"Jumara" is a very well bred 22-year-old imported Dutch Warmblood, used as a broodmare and dressage horse.  She is sound, barefoot, and a relatively easy keeper as long as she's not in a pasture environment.  (She is the lowest in the pecking order and loses weight from not standing up for herself.)  She is a sweet girl, and very sensitive, so will need a kind rider.  She is currently being ridden in dressage at the OC Fairgrounds. Jumara was adopted earlier this year, but her owner can no … [Read more...]

Ollie’s Sinus Infection

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A few weeks ago we noticed that Ollie had quite a bit of snot coming out of his nose- it was reminiscent of childhood snotty noses and pretty disgusting, to be honest. We wiped the area clean and contacted the vet, who said to put him on some antihistamines for a few days as several horses seemed to … [Read More...]

Venus’ New Shoes

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Last month we noticed that Venus was beginning to look a little tender-footed. We noticed an indication of an old abscess that had burst and some bruising on her feet. We assumed this was due to walking on the new gravel driveway, so we made sure not to let her walk on it. We also put some boots on … [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...]