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...]
Happy Hanaeleh Anniversary May 29, 1999
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...]
Gueniviere’s Birthday
Today would have been 's 31st birthday. I miss you, my silly unicorn, even when you tried to bash in my nose. … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh Granted $2,000 from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California
We are pleased to announce that Hanaeleh was recently rewarded $2,000 from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing California. We are very honored to be able to use this money to help pay for the veterinary costs and feed of horses who are in abusive environments or who are in danger of being sent to slaughter or euthanized. This money has helped our latest rescue, Savannah. She is about 300 pounds underweight (double our previous assessment) and will need special supplements to get her … [Read more...]