Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Ramona, CA: 9 year-old Thoroughbred Mare Needs Home

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Hanaeleh received a message asking for help in rehoming this sweet girl! There is no adoption fee for Mila, but the owner is looking to find her a good home with an experienced individual. Mila is currently at Celestial Farms in Ramona- she is NOT at Hanaeleh. For more information, please contact the owner directly: meganmjohnson9@gmail.com Mila is a beautiful and sweet nine year-old is a flea bitten gray Thoroughbred and is around 16.1 hands tall. Her owner rescued her from someone who had … [Read more...]

Beware the “52 Thoroughbred” Horses Post!

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Hello all! There are e-mails and viral social media posts that have been around for a few years saying that "52 Thoroughbreds need homes or they will be sent to slaughter." This was a valid post in 2011, but the horses were all saved, and now this just gets randomly circulated every six months or so. The post has been updated over the past nine years. We've seen various different subtle changes- the location of the horses, why the horses are in danger (the newest reason is the owner passed … [Read more...]

Laguna Woods: Four Horses Need Homes!

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UPDATE: We received an e-mail on Tuesday, June 23rd that Blaze, Baby and Moonstar have found a good home but the center is still looking for a good home for Brandi.  She has DSLD, which means her suspensory tendons have essentially stretched out and she can no longer carry weight comfortably. She can still walk around and is healthy otherwise. If anyone is looking for a cute little horse for a companion for themselves or another horse, please call Liz at the riding program at the Laguna Woods … [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...]