We shared with you a few months ago the story of Andromeda's new wooden shoes. She needed these shoes because she had foundered before she came to Hanaeleh, which was likely one of the reasons she ended up with a killer buyer. Thankfully we were able to rescue Andromeda and she was doing well just with boots, but she had another founder event that was so severe that she required a special wooden shoe in order to recover. The wooden shoes were made for her by Greg Perez, a local farrier … [Read more...]
Andromeda Gets Some Wooden Shoes!
Andromeda is a National Show Horse (Arabian and Saddlebred cross) who we rescued from a horse trader in November 2022. You can read about her rescue here. In the past 18 months since she's been at Hanaeleh, Andromeda has gone from being thin and emaciated to a bit fat and sassy! She regained her weight (and then some), but she had some evidence of having previously foundered before we got her, keeping her from being completely sound. Founder is when the coffin bone in the hoof rotates and … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh’s Horses Get Microchips!
One of the things we do in preparation for fire season is microchipping all of our horses. While microchips are excellent for helping to identify horses who have been stolen, horses who are at an auction, they are also helpful in declaring ownership, especially during a natural disaster. Microchipping for safety We saw during Katrina that one of the issues that came up time and again were people who were looking for their horses, but even with a picture, the fact is that many horses look the … [Read more...]
Andromeda Gets New Boots!
Andromeda is a sweet little National Show Horse who we rescued from going to slaughter last year- she had been sold from one killer buyer to another, and no one at the auction would buy her- so we were really her only option. She was thin and tired and obviously in pain. She had evidence of having foundered, and was severely lame on her right front. Well, fast forward a year, and Andromeda is a lovely, shiny, beautiful horse! She now has all new growth on her feet, and while we can't do … [Read more...]