Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle

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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...]

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...]

Introducing Noelle: Rescued Christmas Horse!

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Noelle She was tired and cold and everything hurt. The man came into the paddock and tried to grab her, but she ran away; everytime a man grabbed her he hurt her. The man just yelled at her and threw her and the other horse in the paddock a thin flake of old alfalfa. She didn't care how thin it was; she was so hungry she would eat anything. Her ribs were sticking out, but they were partially covered by her winter coat that was long and brittle. The old halter was cutting into her face, and … [Read more...]

Orange County, CA: Swedish Warmblood Needs Home

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We received a call from a woman looking to rehome her registered Swedish Warmblood mare, Tilly. Tilly is registered with the Swedish Warmblood Association of North America: # 04-08-7055. Tilly is 11 years old (born August 27, 2008) and has been trained for flat and for jumping. She has been slightly lame at the trot for the past 18 months. Her owner has tried joint injections and that did not work. She did x-rays and discovered a cyst on her right P2, but the vet does not even know if that is … [Read more...]

Alta Dena: Three Arabians Need Homes ASAP

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We were contacted by another rescue who is trying to help a woman in Alta Dena. She purchased a property in which a man was keeping three Arabians- two mares and a gelding. The man abandoned the horses on her property and she doesn't know what to do. She called Animal Control but they just said that … [Read More...]

UPDATE: Haven and Cullen’s New Foster Home

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This past week we moved Haven and Cullen from their first foster home to their more longer-term foster home. They will stay at this home until June when they go to their forever home with one of our graduates of our veterans EAC program! Before we moved them, however, we had the vet out earlier … [Read More...]

UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle

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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 … [Read More...]