Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Riverside, CA: Older Buckskin Mare Needs Home ASAP

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Toy is a 26 y/o buckskin Quarter Horse mare who desperately needs a home.  Her owners have major medical issues and they are finding it increasingly difficult to care for her. She is currently being cared for with the help of neighbors, but the owners really need to find Toy a home for her sake as well as theirs. She is up-to-date on all of her medical and farrier care. Toy is rideable and is in good health.  The family wants her to have a good home; it is only due to their own inability due … [Read more...]

Orange, CA: Female Goat Needs Home

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We received word that there is female goat at the OC Animal Care Shelter off of The City Drive in Orange, CA. The goat is female, about a year old, and is white with some brown on her. Underdog Rescue pulls dogs and cats from that shelter and is willing to help pull this girl and even front her adoption fee. For more information to adopt or foster this poor girl, please contact Lisa: underdogfoster@gmail.com . … [Read more...]

Brutus Eating Chips

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I have yet to finish a meal down at the barn; whether it be a granola bar, banana, or whatever- I end up sharing my food with demanding sheep, chickens, cats and horses. I was trying to sneak a few potato chips after working Brutus, but he saw me and wandered on over. I was kind of hoping that I would be able to talk him out of liking them, but of course once he had one, he would not stop hounding me until they were all gone! … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Savannah

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Savannah came to us a few years ago, horribly emaciated and overall in terrible shape. She had been a broodmare who had been neglected and was rescued, but the woman who rescued her did not have the funds to rehabilitate Savannah.  When we got her, her foal had found a home, but she had been nursing him for so long with so little food that her own system was severely compromised; her hair was falling out, she had other skin and fungal infections, cuts on her would not heal normally, etc. It took … [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...]