Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Jesse

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Rescued July 11, 2007 Adopted April 26, 2008  Jesse was a Quarter Horse who was purchased at Mike’s Auction by his owner at three years old. The owner was very aggressive with Jesse, and was so abusive that Jesse developed ulcers. Instead of treating these ulcers, the owner left him in his stall, and Jesse would colic regularly.  He finally contacted us when the vet bills were over $8,000 and the vet refused to come out until he was paid.  It took us several months of ulcer medication, but … [Read more...]

Caspian

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Rescued March 8, 2009 Adopted April 24, 2010 Hanaeleh was contacted by a horse rescue in Hollywood when they needed to find a place for an emaciated Arabian cross who was abandoned in a backyard where the owner left him to starve to death.  We took Caspian in, and soon found that he had been trained to rear on command, but was otherwise a nice boy.  He was a favorite of our volunteers, and even had a mother and daughter who loved him very much.  He quickly found a home in San Diego, … [Read more...]

Turbo

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Born May 14, 1983 Rescued July 1, 2007 Adopted July 7, 2007 Turbo was one of four horses that Hanaeleh took in when they were told of a woman who had passed away suddenly when her tractor flipped backwards onto her. Turbo was a registered Tennessee Walking Horse stallion who was in his twenties. Hanaeleh contacted several veterinarians, who suggested that they not geld him at his age.  Because Hanaeleh does not have a facility designed for stallions, they were very thankful when a … [Read more...]

Hershey

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Rescued May 25, 2008 Adopted February 22, 2009 Hershey is an appendix (Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred cross) who was trained as a jumper and competed in his younger days.  Hershey was rescued because his owner could no longer afford to keep him.  When Hanaeleh picked him up, he was very thin and very aggressive. He would bite and kick when he was groomed or tacked up, and was lame on his front feet.  Eventually we had to put front shoes on his feet to make him comfortable, and worked to … [Read more...]