Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Lou Dillon – The Horse Rescued from The Streets of Los Angeles – One Year Later

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Last year at this time we were called about an emaciated Thoroughbred who was running around Watts in L.A. in the middle of a torrential rainstorm. People were throwing things at him to scare him, and cars were dodging him running in the street. Finally, a kind person corralled him in their yard and called the police. It was raining so hard and the horse was so cold that the person put a trash bag over him to try to protect him from the storm. Two officers responded, and spent the majority of … [Read more...]

Lou Dillon Gets His Teeth Floated

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This past week we had the vet out to float Lou Dillon's teeth. Unlike human teeth, horses' teeth continue to grow throughout their lifetime. In the wild, horses are constantly eating, and that wears them down evenly. Unfortunately, in captive situations, such as keeping horses in stalls or dry paddocks, even though the horses get enough food to keep their weight up (or even get fat!), they don't eat long enough to adequately wear their teeth. Their teeth will get wavy, or their teeth can get … [Read more...]

The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea- Part Three

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NOTE: We have broken this story into three parts because it is pretty long. This is Part Three of Three. If you haven't read the first part of this story, please be sure to read Lou Dillon Rescue- Part One  and Lou Dillon Rescue- Part Two first! The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea - Part Three We pulled up to Hanaeleh right around 4pm with Lou Dillon and his friend Sweet Pea chillin' in the trailer. The driveway was too muddy to drive up, so we had to park on the street and walk the horses … [Read more...]

The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea- Part Two

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Lou Dillon Rescue- Part Two We have broken this story into three parts because it is pretty long. This is Part Two of Three If you haven't read the first part of this story, please be sure to read Lou Dillon Rescue- Part One first! The day dawned sunny and warm when we were scheduled to pick up Lou Dillon. We were considering waiting until the weekend to pick him up, but it was supposed to rain very hard, and after our previous communication issues with the shelter, we thought it best … [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...]