Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

D’Artagnan

By

We unfortunately must share the sad news that we had to make the difficult decision to put D'Artagnan down this morning.  He was down in his stall this morning and we were unable to get him up. We called out the vet, who gave him steroids, fluids and electrolytes, but soon D'Artagnan became painful and we had no choice but to end his suffering. We thank all of those people who helped D'Artagnan over this last week, and while we had hoped he had turned a corner, we at least gave him a week … [Read more...]

Large Animal Response Team (LART) call for volunteers

By

Please see information below about the Large Animal Response Team:   Large Animal ResponseTeam      October, 2013 The City of San Juan Capistrano's Large Animal Response Team (LART) is looking for additional volunteers to become members of the team. Recently the San Juan Capistrano LART program has been expanded to respond and assist with the evacuation and sheltering of horses and other large animals during disasters throughout Orange … [Read more...]

Monday, 10/7/13- D’Artagnan Update

By

10/7/13- D'Artagnan is continuing to look good and pass manure normally.  He is comfortable and on his normal feed.  We will update if there are any other issues, but for now, things continue to look good!   D'Artagnan had originally colicced last Tuesday, and the vet was called out to assess him. D'Artagnan is allergic to Banamine, a common drug used in colics, so we had to treat him with alternative drugs.  He was very dehydrated and his rectum was full. The vet excavated his rectum … [Read more...]

Devore Shelter, CA: 15 y/o Bay Mare Needs Home or Will Be Euthanized

By

This mare only has until tomorrow until she will be euthanized... is there anyone who can help her?  More info from a shelter worker and contact info is below. Please contact the shelter directly!! ==================================================================================== Meet Miracle... she is an emaciated horse who has been held hostage at Devore since September 13th. I went through a learning experience with her... Devore's policy is to put livestock up for bid. In Miracle's … [Read more...]

Ollie’s Sinus Infection

By

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

By

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

By

'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...]