Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Aurora: Newest Rescue Horse at Hanaeleh

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Last December we were contacted by a family who had a buckskin Quarter horse in need.  The owners had major medical issues and the other family members were not able to take the horse.  Unfortunately, because of the horse's age (she is 26) and because she had not been worked with for a while, they had difficulties finding a home for her.  We put her on our waiting list, and tried to network her, but unfortunately we were not able to find her a safe place. Luckily with Sapphire's adoption, we had … [Read more...]

Horse Olympics

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This last Saturday was our first Horse Olympics and Chili Cookoff out at Hanaeleh!  Our volunteers did an excellent job of working with the horses through four main events: On-ground Keyhole (where they would run from one side of the arena, turn around, then run back), moving through the cones (without knocking them over), walking over the poles (without touching them), and walking through the "car wash" (horses don't like things touching their faces, so this was more difficult than it may seem … [Read more...]

Hanaeleh Achieves GFAS Verification

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We are very happy to announce that Hanaeleh is now verified by Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. This is a huge undertaking for our small rescue and we finally did it! Here are the details from our press release: June 17, 2015 Hanaeleh Horse Rescue of California is Verified by Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (Trabuco Canyon, CA) – The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate … [Read more...]

Pockets of Love/Gratitude: The Antidote for Compassion Fatigue

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If an optimist sees the world through rose-colored glasses, then an individual involved in rescue- whether it be human or animal- will eventually start to see the world through black iridium (that's the darkest lens Oakley makes, by the way, for those who do not live a few blocks from the Oakley headquarters). When faced with the worst that humanity has to offer day-in and day-out, it's difficult to be optimistic about the world. Many rescuers (as well as social workers, nurses, etc.) suffer … [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...]