Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Hanaeleh President’s Message – May/June 2015

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Friday marks the 16th year since I adopted a horse sight-unseen off of the Internet. It seems improbable that such an innocuous event could actually change a person's life (perhaps empty one's wallet, but not change one's life).  And yet, this purchase put me on a completely different life path. I purchased Cleopatra with a naiveté that I never suggest anyone indulge in when purchasing a horse. In truth, the horse who was advertised as being trained for trail, and just needed "a week of work," … [Read more...]

Why You Should Not Support the Kentucky Derby

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On Saturday morning, 20 horses will run in the Kentucky Derby and ONE will win.  Let me be a little more specific: Out of approximately 35,000 registered Thoroughbreds, 20 three-year old horses, who have been in training since they were 12 months or younger, will be running faster than is safe for their bodies.  These horses will be at a high risk for bone fractures and bruising. It's not necessarily that I am against horse racing... in theory. Racing is a time-honored tradition, and I see … [Read more...]

Riverside, CA: 15 y/o Arabian Mare Needs Home

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Libby is a 14.1 hand, 15 year-old bay Arabian mare who needs a home. She was abandoned on the current owner's property a few years ago, and the owner has taken care of her, but she just does not have time to work with her, which is not fair to Libby. Libby is an easy keeper and is very sweet. She is good with kids and people. Libby is trained to ride, but she has not been ridden for a few months, so would need an owner who would be able to work with her. She is current on all of her vaccines … [Read more...]

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: 23 y/o Paint Mare Needs Home

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Ride to Fly is a therapeutic riding program in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.  They are reducing their herd, and have chosen Luna as a horse they no longer are going to keep in their program.  Luna is a 23 y/o registered American Paint Chestnut/Tobiano mare. She does come with papers.  Luna is about 15 hands. She has been at Ride to Fly in October, 2012, and has been used as a service/therapy horse with great success. She is great with kids and is good on trail. She had foundered so she currently … [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...]