It's been almost a year since we rescued Cindy Lou. She had been a "dude ranch" horse and then a broodmare. When the dude ranch went bankrupt, she was left with her colt and was not touched for close to six years. When the ranch was taken over, the lawyers in charge of liquidating the ranch called us and asked if we could take Cindy Lou, as she was not in any condition to be sold, and the manager who was in charge of the ranch at the time wanted to make sure she went to a good home. Cindy Lou … [Read more...]
Driving Hershey
I have always been fascinated with horse driving, but it is an expensive and exacting sport. Several years ago when we rescued a Friesian named D'Artagnan, I had a short foray into the horse driving discipline. He was enjoyable to drive, as long as you didn't want to stop (stopping is actually very important for a driving horse). Still, we had a lot of fun, and he was able to continue to get exercise without being ridden. Why Horse Driving? Driving is great for some older horses who may not be … [Read more...]
Lou Dillon Shares Quixote’s Food
Lou Dillon loves to eat Quixote's orchard hay- but only if it's Quixote's. If we try to give Lou Dillon orchard, he scoffs at it, and won't eat it- he only wants alfalfa hay. The hay on the other side of the stall is greener? … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh’s Feral Kitties!
We have a lot of feral kitties at Hanaeleh. They are deemed as feral and non-adoptable by the animal shelters, and often they have no other options unless we are able to take them. The kitties are all spayed, neutered and vaccinated before they come to Hanaeleh, and they are various ages. We try to only take those kitties who really have no other option (they cannot be re-released) and who have a history of living as a feral. We are probably the only rescue that loves taking the cats that the … [Read more...]