Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

SAFE! Moorpark, CA: 9 y/o Appaloosa Mare Needs Home

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UPDATE: We received word that Journey has found a new home! Thank you to everyone who shared her post! ********************** Journey is a nine year-old Appaloosa mare who was saved from a kill-lot in Louisiana (the horses who don't get purchased get sent to slaughter). Her owner had her quarantined and moved to California, but her situation has suddenly changed and she is now no longer able to take care of the horse. She rescued Journey from a certain death, but now Journey's fate is … [Read more...]

Hanaeleh is Looking for a Permanent Home

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Hanaeleh moved into our currently facility in Trabuco Canyon 13 years ago. It is a lovely property: quiet and safe. We have spent a lot of time and money into improving the property, including putting in electrical wires for lights, running water pipes so every horse has an automatic waterer, putting up stalls and shelters, sheds, etc. Although we have a lot invested in the property, the owner is not interested in selling it, so purchasing it is not an option. While we have enjoyed our time … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Sierra Under Saddle

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When Sierra first came to Hanaeleh, we were told that she was trained under saddle. One ride very quickly showed us that not only wasn't Sierra trained at all, she had been abused, and was fearful and would rear, spin, buck or crow hop when we started to work with her. It wasn't her fault- whoever had worked with her before had been very aggressive, and instead of teaching her what they wanted, they hurt her. Unfortunately we see this pattern over and over- abusive "trainers" who use fear and … [Read more...]

Gabriel’s New Home!

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Gabriel is a cute little Friesian cross who just hadn't found the right person. He was a failed lesson horse, a failed therapy horse (he kept stopping and refusing to go forward), and a failed cart horse (he didn't like pulling the cart). We knew that Gabriel had the right person out there; he just hadn't found that person yet. Gabriel was with us at Hanaeleh for a very short time (a few days) before we got a call from a potential adopter. She seemed like good fit, but we wanted to spend a … [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...]