We had a small but very mighty group who came out for our work day this weekend! Even though the temperatures were in the high 90s, we were able to paint the entire hay shed, and it looks amazing! We were able to take off all of the signs so we could paint the entire shed, and we had to cut away some of the tree that was starting to grow over the shed. We also had to brush away all of the spiderwebs that had gathered over the past few weeks (we just cleaned it!). Part of the shed had not been … [Read more...]
Lou Dillon’s Mounted Police Badge Ceremony
Lou Dillon was awarded an honorary Mounted Unit Police Badge from the LAPD Mounted Unit on Saturday, April 30th, in a ceremony that included the Chief of Police, the officers who helped to rescue him from the streets of Watts as well as members from the LAPD's Mounted Unit. The LAPD bestowed upon Lou Dillon a plaque as well as the badge that has been mounted to his stall at Hanaeleh. Lou Dillon had been found running around by the Watts towers in Los Angeles during a torrential rainstorm … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Ruby and Molly!
We are thrilled to announce that Molly, Ruby's long-time favorite volunteer, has decided to formally adopt Ruby! Ruby came to Hanaeleh in December of 2015. Her owner was losing her ranch and had no money to purchase feed, so all of the horses on the ranch were malnourished. Ruby was a retired racehorse and had been a broodmare, but she lost her foal due to malnutrition. Several other rescues took the other horses from the ranch, but no one wanted Ruby as she was an untrained Thoroughbred who … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh Summer Horse Academy
Hanaeleh Summer Horse Academy! Do you have a horse but realize that there is a lot you still need to learn? Are you thinking about becoming an equine vet or trainer? Are you looking to purchase a horse? Lease a horse? Just want to learn more about horses? This is the academy for you! This academy teaches you everything you won't learn about caring for horses by taking lessons. People have said that they want MORE information and MORE hands-on experience. There are now five (FIVE!!!) … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh’s Horses Visit the Dentist
Why do the horses need to see a dentist? This past week we had the vet come out to float all of the horses' teeth at Hanaeleh. The horses get their teeth floated every year to ensure that they can all eat and masticate their food efficiently so they are getting the nutrients out of their hay. Just like people, who only get a baby and adult set of teeth, horses have both baby teeth and adult teeth. What is different, however, is that horses' teeth continue to grow throughout their lifetime as … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Marty
This past week we had expected to welcome Marty, a 25 year-old Quarter horse who was coming from Bakersfield (you can read his original post here). We even had a few kind people donate to help us pay for Marty's transport to Hanaeleh. Unfortunately, a few days before Marty came down, we were told that he was a stallion. Apparently TWO vets missed that he was still intact. He is so mellow that no one noticed, we guess? Hanaeleh is not set up to take stallions, however- even if the stallion … [Read more...]
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