Hanaeleh moved into our currently facility in Trabuco Canyon 13 years ago. It is a lovely property: quiet and safe. We have spent a lot of time and money into improving the property, including putting in electrical wires for lights, running water pipes so every horse has an automatic waterer, putting up stalls and shelters, sheds, etc. Although we have a lot invested in the property, the owner is not interested in selling it, so purchasing it is not an option. While we have enjoyed our time … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Sierra Under Saddle
When Sierra first came to Hanaeleh, we were told that she was trained under saddle. One ride very quickly showed us that not only wasn't Sierra trained at all, she had been abused, and was fearful and would rear, spin, buck or crow hop when we started to work with her. It wasn't her fault- whoever had worked with her before had been very aggressive, and instead of teaching her what they wanted, they hurt her. Unfortunately we see this pattern over and over- abusive "trainers" who use fear and … [Read more...]
Gabriel’s New Home!
Gabriel is a cute little Friesian cross who just hadn't found the right person. He was a failed lesson horse, a failed therapy horse (he kept stopping and refusing to go forward), and a failed cart horse (he didn't like pulling the cart). We knew that Gabriel had the right person out there; he just hadn't found that person yet. Gabriel was with us at Hanaeleh for a very short time (a few days) before we got a call from a potential adopter. She seemed like good fit, but we wanted to spend a … [Read more...]
Introducing Raven!
We received a call from one of our supporters in Ojai, CA. She is a trainer and she has adopted a few horses we have networked in the past for her lesson program. She had taken on a 15 year-old Friesian mare who she was told would be a great lesson horse, but it turned out that the mare was not trained, at least not for beginner riders. She was torn because she really wanted a beautiful Friesian, but because of recent family issues she just did not have the time to spend training her. She wanted … [Read more...]
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