Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

A Visit From Tamahome

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Based upon the poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement Clark Moore 'Twas a day in December, while at Hanaeleh Not a horsie was stirring, not even Lexie. The feeders were tied to the stalls with coarse twine, In hopes that on orchard the horses would dine. The sheepies were all snuggled down in the straw; While thinking of carrots and grass they might gnaw. And Oscar on the tack shed, and Rex on the ledge Had just eaten dinner and laid down to “veg.” When from behind the sheds … [Read more...]

URGENT: Lancaster, CA: 3 Horses Need Homes ASAP

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These three horses need homes immediately.  They were adopted from the Lancaster animal shelter in 2008.  The owner has passed away and the horses need to be picked up from the property immediately (by Friday at the latest).  If they are not picked up by Friday, they will go back to the shelter. Unfortunately, we have been told that the shelter is full at this time, so we are not certain what will become of these or the other shelter horses. Please contact the daughter directly if you are … [Read more...]

Mindfulness and Horses

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I was watching 60 Minutes last night and one of the segments was on the idea of mindfulness. Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn was interviewed by Cooper Anderson, who attended one of his clinics. All of the participants learned how to meditate, to focus on the moment, and they were all made to give up their electronic devices. It seems that we are constantly pulled from one device to another; we are focused on our phones, on our televisions, on what appointment we need to get to later, what someone said … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Lexie

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Last week Lexie got her feet trimmed by the farrier.  He said she was very good for him, and he trimmed her front hoof to help accommodate her bad knee so she is more comfortable. We have seen a big change in Lexie over the past few weeks- she has begun to relax, and has definitely put on weight.  There were several patches of hair that were missing along her coat, most likely due to malnutrition, and we are starting to see some new hair growth there.  Lexie also had a cut in her nose, and … [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...]