Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

ASPCA Help a Horse Day at Hanaeleh 2016

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Yesterday we held an open house event at the ranch in celebration of ASPCA's Help a Horse Day. Horse rescues across the United States held various different events in order to draw attention to the plight of our rescued horses, and to help educate the public about horses in general. We had about 60 people come out to see the horses on Saturday. After a tour of our horses and barn animals, we held a few short demonstrations in the arena. We hope everyone had a wonderful time and enjoyed … [Read more...]

Hercules, CA: 16 year-old Halflinger Needs 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.  Boxer is a 16 year-old registered Halflinger who needs a home as his owner is no longer able to afford his care.  Boxer stands for the farrier, trailers, trims and … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! Orange County, CA: 20 year-old Quarter Horse Mare Needs Home

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Update: Cinnamon is safe! She is going to live as a companion horse to another older mare, who also has some barbed wire "battle scars," so the two girls can compare their wounds and war stories. Cinnamon will live out her life with her new horsie friend and with a loving owner.  We plan to take Cinnamon up to her new home at the end of the month! Many thanks to Cinnamon's new owner!   Cinnamon is a 20 year-old chestnut Quarter horse mare. She was rescued two years ago from an … [Read more...]

Huntington Beach, CA: 20 y/o Quarter Pony Mare Needs 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 does not know anything beyond what is listed in the post- please contact the owner directly.  Bella is a 20 year-old, 14-hand Quarter pony mare who was donated last year to a therapeutic riding center in Huntington Beach. She does well with the able-bodied riders, but is not working out as a lead-line horse, so they … [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...]