Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Horses Who Need Homes

Horses who need homes that are not at Hanaeleh: We support adoption in all ways. We periodically post adoptable horses that are not at Hanaeleh to help struggling owners find good homes for their horses. Each horse listed on this page is not at Hanaeleh. Please contact the owners for more information.

UPDATE: SAFE! Orange County, CA: 8 y/o Palomino Gelding “Jack” Needs a Home

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12/8/23- UPDATE- We have received word that Jack is going to a new home in Texas, with a woman who works with an equine medical clinic, so Jack will get all of the medical attention he needs to manage his navicular symptoms! Thank you to everyone who helped to network this beautiful boy! Jack is a very well-bred Palomino gelding who needs a home. He has excellent training and ground manners. He developed navicular and the previous owners dumped him at an auction, where the current owner … [Read more...]

UPDATED: SAFE! San Diego, CA: 25 y/o Paint Gelding Needs Home

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UPDATE 11-13-23- We received word that Arroyo found a forever home! He will live out the rest of his life with a small herd of other rescued horses. Thank you to everyone who helped share him! Help Arroyo find a home. We were contacted by a woman who helped to rescue a horse who had been neglected. Arroyo is a paint gelding, probably in his mid-20s. He had been a mounted patrol horse when he was younger, and then was used as a lesson horse for kids. Unfortunately he developed a … [Read more...]

UPDATE: 16 y/o Spanish Norman (Percheron/Andalusian cross) Gelding Needs Home

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UPDATE: WE'VE HAD A HUGE RESPONSE FOR ADONIS so we are closing out our request. Thank you to all who commented, shared and messaged us! We were contacted by a family in Menifee who has an approximately 16 year old Spanish Norman (Andalusian/Percheron cross) gelding named Adonis that they need to rehome. The owner has had several health issues and has not been able to ride for a few years, and the family is moving back east. They would like to find him a good, safe home. Adonis is gray and … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! San Diego, CA: 21 y/o Palomino QH Needs Home

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8/14/23- We received several inquiries from people who were willing to take this gorgeous boy! The owner believes that he has plenty of good leads and Felix will go to a good home. Thank you to everyone who helped to network him! Felix is a 21 year-old Palomino Quarter horse, around 16 hands. He's a big boy, around 1300 pounds. He's very beautiful and in good weight. He is a very sweet horse, easy to work with on the ground, and is good with the owner's daughters. Felix was given to the … [Read more...]

RIP Our Sweet Girl, Hope

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It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Hope, our dear little 30 year-old Arabian mare who we rescued along with her best friend, Grace, over six years ago from a neglect situation. Grace sadly passed last year in October, and we were uncertain at the time how Hope would do … [Read More...]

Welcome Mr. Darcy! 9 year-old Registered Friesian Gelding

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Welcome Mr. Darcy to Hanaeleh! A few months ago we were told about a 9 year-old registered Friesian gelding whose owner wanted to turn him over immediately. We usually network these types of horses, but because of the timing involved, we ended up taking him in at Hanaeleh and named him Mr. Darcy … [Read More...]

Thanksgiving 2024: A Message of Gratitude from Hanaeleh

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This past year has been fraught with challenges, but we have been able to overcome them with the incredible help of all of our supporters. We at Hanaeleh are all grateful for everyone's support- it is because of your kindness and generosity that we are able to continue the work of saving the … [Read More...]