Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Andromeda’s NEW, New Shoes

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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...]

Ollie’s Sinus Infection

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A few weeks ago we noticed that Ollie had quite a bit of snot coming out of his nose- it was reminiscent of childhood snotty noses and pretty disgusting, to be honest. We wiped the area clean and contacted the vet, who said to put him on some antihistamines for a few days as several horses seemed to have come down with a similar issue due to the winds and seasonal allergies. Since Ollie's appetite was the same (voracious) and he did not appear lethargic, we were not overly concerned (just a … [Read more...]

Venus’ New Shoes

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Last month we noticed that Venus was beginning to look a little tender-footed. We noticed an indication of an old abscess that had burst and some bruising on her feet. We assumed this was due to walking on the new gravel driveway, so we made sure not to let her walk on it. We also put some boots on her feet and gave her some medicine to help her feel more comfortable. After a few weeks with no improvement (when theoretically the bruising would have subsided a bit)m we asked our farrier, … [Read more...]

Santa’s Special Visit to Hanaeleh’s Horses

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'Twas the Saturday before Xmas and that means we had our annual Hanaeleh holiday party for all of our volunteers and their families. Javier (our former caretaker who also has a great catering business!) made the yummy food for us, which was wonderful as always! The best part was being able to sit down and hang out with one another. Actually, that was actually the second-best part. The BEST part was SANTA! Santa actually was able to take time from his busy schedule to ask all of the horses … [Read more...]