Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Orange, CA: 10 y/o Appendix mare Needs Home

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Lisa Ray is a 10 year-old bay Appendix (Quarter horse and Thoroughbred cross) who needs a home. Her owner passed away in a tragic accident and her young daughter is not in the position to care for her. She is located in Orange Park Acres, in Orange County, CA. Lisa Ray is about 15 hands, and has had no medical issues. She has been ridden mostly western, but has done some English as well. She has been ridden by a 14 year-old, but needs an experienced rider.  Lisa Ray is good out on trail if … [Read more...]

Horses Who Need Homes

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Hanaeleh helps to network horses who need homes, free of charge. These horses are offered free to a good home, but an adoption agreement and contract are suggested. Hanaeleh is not responsible for any of the information provided and does not know anything beyond what is listed in the post- please contact the owner directly.  We have had several people contact us this week with horses who need homes. Please read below for information about each horse. Please note that these horses are NOT at … [Read more...]

Vacaville, CA: 3 y/o Mustang Filly Needs Home ASAP

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Hanaeleh was recently contacted by a trainer who has been working with a three year-old Mustang filly, from the Three Fingers Herd in Oregon. The filly has been in training since September. She had some basic ground work and desensitizing training and was beginning to be worked under saddle when she began to come up lame. They stopped riding her and working her, and the lameness issue went away. When they tried easing her back into work, however, it came back. The lameness seemed to be … [Read more...]

Incoming Horse Rescue: Funds needed for “Lou Dillon”, Found in Watts

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UPDATE: We have rescued Lou Dillon and his friend, who we have named Sweet Pea. We are still accepting donations (we are a 501C3 nonprofit so donations are tax deductible). Click HERE. Hanaeleh is working on the rescue of a frightened, skinny horse found walking down the street in Watts (CA). "Lou Dillon" is a Thoroughbred gelding, 25-30 years old and he had no saddle on him when found. Cars were dodging him in traffic and people were throwing trash and flying objects at him. A kind … [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...]