Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

SAFE! 22 y/o Palomino TWH “Sunny” Needs Home ASAP

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7/18/24 Update: SAFE! We were contacted by the person helping the owner and they let us know that Sunny will have a wonderful retirement home! Thank you to everyone who helped to share his post! San Dimas, CA: We were contacted by a friend of the owner of Sunny, a beautiful 22 y/o Palomino Tennessee Walking Horse gelding who needs a home. His owner is unable to pay his board payment and would like him to find a forever home where he will be cared for. Sunny's owner is blind, and Sunny … [Read more...]

Andromeda Gets Some Wooden Shoes!

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Andromeda is a National Show Horse (Arabian and Saddlebred cross) who we rescued from a horse trader in November 2022. You can read about her rescue here. In the past 18 months since she's been at Hanaeleh, Andromeda has gone from being thin and emaciated to a bit fat and sassy! She regained her weight (and then some), but she had some evidence of having previously foundered before we got her, keeping her from being completely sound. Founder is when the coffin bone in the hoof rotates and … [Read more...]

RIP Rylee

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Rylee came to Hanaeleh in January 2023. Her previous owner had purchased her from an auction in Texas, and discovered that Rylee had DSLD, which is a painful stretching of the tendons in her leg, which meant that she could not be ridden without pain. Soon after, Rylee's owner was in a terrible a car accident and felt that it was too much to try to care for Rylee, but she was concerned that if she sold or gave her away, someone would try to ride her, so she was going to help her across the … [Read more...]

Guess Who’s Back? Abe, The Little Orphan Mule!

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Yes, it's true- Abe the little orphan mule has returned to Hanaeleh. When we took Abe to his adoptive home a few weeks ago, we had very high hopes that he would be an exceptional companion for their gelding Rusty. Indeed, things seemed fine for several days and the boys got along splendidly. But then Abe started being more and more aggressive towards Rusty, who is a very submissive boy. Abe started to chase Rusty around and was pushing him off of his food. The owners had to separate the … [Read more...]

Siegfried and Joy

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Hanaeleh strives to focus on putting positive energy out into the world; we concentrate on the good we are doing and what we can do to improve the lives of the horses we save. When we see other groups also putting out positive energy and vibes into the universe, we love supporting their … [Read More...]

Venus’s Road to Recovery: A Heartwarming Update

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Venus is a very sweet Rocky Mountain Horse we rescued from a "rescue" in Summer 2018. Venus' left eye was cloudy due to several wooden splinters that had she had gotten in them while turned out in the "rescue's" rickety paddocks. No one had been checking on her so, over time, the slivers worked … [Read More...]

Riverside, CA: Two Arabian Horses Need Homes

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We received a call from a woman who has two Arabians who need homes. She is no longer able to ride due to age/health issues and is planning on moving out of state and cannot take them with her. (photos below) Fancy- 15-16 y/o Mare Fancy is an Arabian mare. She has not been ridden consistently for … [Read More...]