Cindy Lou is a 22 year-old Paint mare who came to Hanaeleh in December of 2019. Although we have determined that Cindy Lou would not be a good candidate as a riding horse, she would be an excellent companion horse for someone who needs a beautiful paint mare. We have been working with her for several months and have gotten her caught up on all of her vet and farrier care. She is sound, healthy and has been doing well barefoot. She gets along well with other horses- in fact, she LOVES other … [Read more...]
Update: Cindy Lou 5-26-2020
This past week we moved some horses around- we took Hershey up to Natalie, one of our fosters, who has been caring for Cindy Lou and Noelle for the past six months- and brought Cindy Lou down to Hanaeleh. This is temporary- our hope is that we will find Cindy Lou a lovely new home and we will be able to bring Hershey back to Hanaeleh. In the meantime, however, Hershey is going to learn how to pull a cart, which will help build up his back and keep him exercised and fit. He has done some of the … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle
Our Christmas horses, Cindy Lou and Noelle, are continuing to improve! Cindy Lou is doing great and she was ridden again today for about 20 minutes around the neighborhood, and did so well that she will be up for adoption in a few weeks! We have discovered that Cindy Lou has had some abuse in the past and has a LOT of scar tissue in her mouth from abusive bits, but she does AWESOME in a bitless bridle. She does great following the lead horse, and usually does not want to lead, but this weekend … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle
We thought that people would like an update of our Christmas rescues, Cindy Lou and Noelle! They are both up in a foster home at Sylmar, and are gaining weight and doing well. Noelle is the chestnut mare we rescued when the man who purchased her at auction no longer wanted her. She faced an uncertain future, and possibly would have been shipped to slaughter if Auction Horses Rescue had not intervened and asked us if we could take her. Thankfully, although Noelle had quite a bit of neglect and … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou and Noelle
This past Monday Elizabeth travelled up to Sylmar to see both Cindy Lou and Noelle, our latest rescues, at their foster home. (If you haven't heard their stories, please click HERE for Cindy Lou and HERE for Noelle). It was a little chilly, and by the time Elizabeth left the wind had picked up and it was quite cold, but the girls enjoyed their time in the turnout while she was there. Noelle Update: Noelle is still very shy, and is still fearful of people. When she is concerned that people … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Cindy Lou
Cindy Lou has settled into her foster home and is doing well. She had her feet trimmed the first week she was rescued, and that helped her A LOT- she started moving much more comfortably and seemed more visibly relaxed. The farrier said that all of her feet were trimmed poorly and were all uneven, with large amounts of sole on all four feet, which indicates previous poor trims by a farrier. After all of her feet were rebalanced and her thrush was treated, she started to move more easily. … [Read more...]