Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

UPDATE: SAFE! Orange County, CA: 4 y/o Thoroughbred Mare Needs Home

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4/12/18 UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that Ivy's owner contacted us this afternoon and let us know that Ivy has found a wonderful home! Her owner has a contract that will ensure that she has first right-of-refusal on Ivy, and that Ivy can never be raced or sold to slaughter. We are very happy for Ivy, and hope that she does very well in her new home!   Hanaeleh helps to network horses who need homes, free of charge. These horses are offered free to a good home, but an adoption … [Read more...]

South Orange County, CA: 14 y/o Quarter Horse Mare Needs Companion Home

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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 often 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.  Señorita is a 14 year-old mare. She is 15.3 hands high, sorrel, and has not been ridden in the past 7 years. She has been cleared by the vet for light trail, but … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! Missouri Foxtrotter Gelding Needs Home ASAP

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March 1, 2018 UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that Cody has found a home! He will go to the same wonderful family who adopted Montana from us a few years ago. We received an update from his owner, saying he did very well on the trailer ride, and settled in very easily into his new home. His new owner said he is very sweet and curious!  His owner is going to have the chiropractor out to assess him to see why he is bucking. We are so very happy for Cody and his new family! Thank you to all … [Read more...]

Update: Jesse Has a Home!

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We are so very pleased to announce that Jesse has a new home! Jesse is a little Quarter horse who was rescued by Hanaeleh about 10 years ago. His original owner was abusive in his training methods, causing Jesse to colic due to stress. We rescued Jesse and adopted him out to a very loving family, who spent a lot of time and money in training Jesse in both English and western disciplines. Unfortunately, their financial situation changed and they were no longer able to keep Jesse. Hanaeleh always … [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...]