Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

2 Kittens Looking for a Forever Home! (Trabuco Canyon CA)

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Hanaeleh works with multiple animal shelters in the area, and we have rescued several cats and even Darwin the tortoise from the Irvine Animal Shelter! A few weeks ago we were sent an urgent message about three little kittens who were only about 10 weeks old, but because they were unsocialized and a bit spicy, they had no public interest and were in danger of being euthanized. We were hoping another rescue group would be able to take them, but at the 11th hour when there didn't seem to be … [Read more...]

Sylmar, CA: 9 y/o Pony “Charlotte” Needs Home

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Hanaeleh was asked to help network Charlotte, a lovely 13-hand, 9 year-old chestnut pony. Charlotte is located in Sylmar, California, but was adopted out from a rescue in Arizona. The new adopter will be required to pay an adoption fee and sign an agreement with a first right-of-refusal with the adoption agency. Charlotte has 180 days of professional training, and has been used for walk/trot lessons for 1st and 3rd graders in a lesson program. Most of her riding has been in the arena or … [Read more...]

Hanaeleh is Named California Non-Profit of the Year!

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We are very pleased to announce that Hanaeleh is the California Non-Profit of the Year in our district! We were nominated by our Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez and incredibly surprised but very much honored to be chosen for this very illustrious recognition! The honorees for the entire state were recognized in an awards ceremony on May 21st. Elizabeth and Kathi flew up to Sacramento for the day to attend the luncheon and were given a special tour of the State Capitol. Here is a short piece … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! Meet Lola – A Loving Thoroughbred Mare Looking for a New Home (Fallbrook CA)

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Update 8/8/25: We received word that Lola was taken in by another rescue, so she is safe! Thank you to everyone who was able to network her! Lola is a 14-year-old bay Thoroughbred mare currently located in Fallbrook, CA. Her current owner reached out to us for help in finding Lola a new home. She adopted Lola in 2017, provided her with basic training through a professional trainer, and was able to ride her a few times. While Lola is rideable and in good health, she will need an … [Read more...]

Checking in with Gabriel, a Rescue Story in Motion

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Gabriel is a little draft cross we rescued a few years ago- he had been purchased at an online auction in Louisiana and transported to California to be used as a therapeutic riding horse. He failed out of that program by just standing and refusing to walk during the riding sessions! He had a bit of … [Read More...]

No Tricks, Just Treats: Hanaeleh Halloween Recap!

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We celebrated our Hanaeleh Halloween costume contest last Saturday 10/18 by dressing up (most of) the horses in very silly costumes! They all were great sports about the entire affair. And shout out to our other horses (who aren't really into Halloween): Freeda, Frederick, Ulysses, Garnet, and Star … [Read More...]

A Soft Place to Land: Welcome Maritza!

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A Horse Named Mare We were contacted a few months ago by a woman who was trying to re-home her 23 year-old Quarter horse mare. We tried to network her, and sent several potential adopters to her, but everyone passed. The owner was unable to see her horse at the stable very often and she was … [Read More...]