Noelle's Rescue Hanaeleh rescued Noelle in December 2019. Auction Horses Rescue (AHR) had originally tried to rescue her from an auction, but she was purchased by someone else. Concerned about her well-being, they gave the owner their information in case things did not work out. After a short time, the owner called- he could not catch her at all, and it was apparent that she had been given drugs to mask her overwhelming pain during her time at the auction, as she could barely move around. We … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle
Our Christmas horses, Cindy Lou and Noelle, are continuing to improve! Cindy Lou is doing great and she was ridden again today for about 20 minutes around the neighborhood, and did so well that she will be up for adoption in a few weeks! We have discovered that Cindy Lou has had some abuse in the past and has a LOT of scar tissue in her mouth from abusive bits, but she does AWESOME in a bitless bridle. She does great following the lead horse, and usually does not want to lead, but this weekend … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle
We thought that people would like an update of our Christmas rescues, Cindy Lou and Noelle! They are both up in a foster home at Sylmar, and are gaining weight and doing well. Noelle is the chestnut mare we rescued when the man who purchased her at auction no longer wanted her. She faced an uncertain future, and possibly would have been shipped to slaughter if Auction Horses Rescue had not intervened and asked us if we could take her. Thankfully, although Noelle had quite a bit of neglect and … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle
This past Monday Elizabeth travelled up to Sylmar to see both Cindy Lou and Noelle, our latest rescues, at their foster home. (If you haven't heard their stories, please click HERE for Cindy Lou and HERE for Noelle). It was a little chilly, and by the time Elizabeth left the wind had picked up and it was quite cold, but the girls enjoyed their time in the turnout while she was there. Noelle Update: Noelle is still very shy, and is still fearful of people. When she is concerned that people … [Read more...]