Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Meeting of the Dark Horse Brigade

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The Dark Horse Brigade met Tuesday afternoon.  Among the topics discussed:   Keeping the black from fading: How to retain that luster all year long (speaker: D'Artagnan) Leg extensions and training for success: (speaker: Sapphire) How to train humans into give you more carrots (speaker: Tamahome) Roommates or co-existing? How to share a paddock between a gelding and a mare (open discussion) Fly masks and how to remove them permanently (open discussion)   The … [Read more...]

Riverside, CA: Older Thoroughbred Gelding Needs Home

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A woman is trying to find a home for this horse. Please see description and contact info below. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trying to save this ancient TB from a sad ending to his long life. He is advertised on Craigslist for $150 as a riding horse. I went to see him looking for a horse for my neighbor boy and seeing him and thinking someone might buy him and ride/mistreat him breaks my heart. He has … [Read more...]

Wittier, CA: 7 y/o Thoroughbred Gelding Needs Home Today (9/12/13)

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Please see info below about this horse- he needs help ASAP! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was contacted at the 11th hour to help save this horse's life. Thunderbird is just 7 years old. He's a Thoroughbred, born April 3, 2006, and suddenly has no home - his owner wants him GONE TODAY! Transport is ready and on standby. He was found for sale on Craigslist, offered at the going killbuyer price in CA of $200 which … [Read more...]

Appaloosa/POA in Need of Good Home

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***MORE UPDATES*** Buddy has been accepted into the Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach! We could not be happier! He looks so happy in all of his update photos and seems to be doing well there. We wish him happy trails with his new home and we know he is in a great place! Thank you TRC of HB for taking him in!! ***UPDATE ON BUDDY*** Buddy is in a trial period with a therapeutic riding center in Southern California for a few weeks. They have been sending us photos and updated us … [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...]