Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

UPDATE: Cindy Lou

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Cindy Lou has settled into her foster home and is doing well. She had her feet trimmed the first week she was rescued, and that helped her A LOT- she started moving much more comfortably and seemed more visibly relaxed. The farrier said that all of her feet were trimmed poorly and were all uneven, with large amounts of sole on all four feet, which indicates previous poor trims by a farrier. After all of her feet were rebalanced and her thrush was treated, she started to move more easily. … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! Orange County, CA: Swedish Warmblood Needs Home

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6/23/20: We received word that Tilly has found a wonderful new home! Many thanks to everyone who helped to share her post and help her find a great new family. Thank you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We received a call from a woman looking to rehome her registered Swedish Warmblood mare, Chantilly (Tilly). The owner has been struggling financially for several months, and now with Covid she does not have … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! 20 y/o Spotted Saddle Horse (Tennessee Walking Horse) Needs Home

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Update: Maverick is safe and going to his new home this weekend! Thank you to everyone who shared this lovely boy- he is safe and will have a new home thanks to all of you!   Original Post: We were contacted by a therapeutic riding center in Temecula that has a horse who is not working in their program. Maverick is a 20 year-old Spotted Saddle Horse and is about 15.1 hands. He is up-to-date on all of his vaccinations and vet records. He came with shoes, but they took them off. … [Read more...]

Introducing Cindy Lou!

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We are contacted almost regularly about horses who are in need of homes- unfortunately because so many of our horses are currently sanctuaried, we really don't have any stalls available. We try to network many of these horses in order to try to help them find homes. A few weeks ago we were contacted by a law office who was dealing with a ranch that had gone bankrupt. They had found homes for all but two of the horses, a cute little 22 year-old Arabian/Paint mare named Cindy and her six … [Read more...]

2024 Evening at Hanaeleh: Our 20th Anniversary

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On Saturday, October 19th, we celebrated our 20th anniversary at our annual Evening at Hanaeleh! We haven't had an in-person fundraiser at the ranch in a few years, so this was also a very special event, and we were able to see so many old and new friends! Some of our most loyal volunteers and … [Read More...]

Quixote, A Legacy of Love and Mischief at Hanaeleh

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Quixote's Obitiuary by Jocelyn Jazwiec, Hanaeleh Vice President The First Day I Met Quixote September 6, 2014: This was the day I first met Quixote, the Andalusian Thoroughbred cross who would become my best buddy. I didn't know much about horses back then. I had liked them since I … [Read More...]