Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Andromeda Gets Some Wooden Shoes!

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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...]

RIP Rylee

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Rylee came to Hanaeleh in January 2023. Her previous owner had purchased her from an auction in Texas, and discovered that Rylee had DSLD, which is a painful stretching of the tendons in her leg, which meant that she could not be ridden without pain. Soon after, Rylee's owner was in a terrible a car accident and felt that it was too much to try to care for Rylee, but she was concerned that if she sold or gave her away, someone would try to ride her, so she was going to help her across the … [Read more...]

Guess Who’s Back? Abe, The Little Orphan Mule!

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Yes, it's true- Abe the little orphan mule has returned to Hanaeleh. When we took Abe to his adoptive home a few weeks ago, we had very high hopes that he would be an exceptional companion for their gelding Rusty. Indeed, things seemed fine for several days and the boys got along splendidly. But then Abe started being more and more aggressive towards Rusty, who is a very submissive boy. Abe started to chase Rusty around and was pushing him off of his food. The owners had to separate the … [Read more...]

The Two AQHA Mares, Holly and Bear, Are Safe!

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AQHA Mares On Mother's Day Sunday, we took the two AQHA mares, Holly and Bear, up to their new home! We had posted about them on social media and on our website, trying to find them a home, preferably together. We had several inquiries, but for several weeks no one would commit to taking on two older mares that may not be able to be ridden. We kept posting and posting, but people just wanted the 15 year-old gelding, Moon, who was part of the original posting (we passed along multiple inquiries … [Read more...]