Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

OC Register Everyday Hero

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Orange County Register Hero: Elizabeth Zarkos saves kids and horses BY SAMANTHA DUNN / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Like any horse-crazy little girl, young Elizabeth Zarkos collected Breyer figurines of blood-bay Arabians, black Thoroughbreds, buckskin Mustangs and more. And, like any horse-crazy little girl, she soon discovered that the plastic-molded legs on those toys didn't hold up too well galloping around bedspreads and jumping over teddy bears. But when her plastic horses snapped off a … [Read more...]

SMCHS Students “Adopt” Hanaeleh Horse

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Equestrian Team Raises Money to Sponsor Abandoned Horse The team raised almost $300 at last week’s OCIEL Shows and continues to send funds to their “team horse.” January 16, 2013 / SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLICH HIGH SCHOOL NEWS This past August, a 13-year-old gelding horse named Ulysses was found scared and malnourished in a river bed in Riverside County. He was taken in by the Hanaeleh Horse Rescue- Orange County’s only non-profit horse rescue group- where it was decided that he would be … [Read more...]

Rancho Santa Margarita Patch Features Hanaeleh

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This Caring Soul is Fine With the Equine Elizabeth Zarkos of Lake Forest has a horse rescue in Trabuco Canyon, but there's more to her than caring for the great creatures. By MARTIN HENDERSON / RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA PATCH Elizabeth Zarkos of Lake Forest has a passion for horses, and a heart for caring for them. That led her in 2004 to create the Hanaeleh Horse Rescue in Trabuco Canyon, where she spends her spare time mucking stalls, training horses, tending wounds and teaching … [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...]

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...]