We are very saddened to report that we had to make the very difficult decision to help Grace across the Rainbow Bridge. Grace was a lovely little Arabian mare who was in her mid 30s, and unfortunately age and arthritis started to creep up on her, making the past year difficult. This past winter she had lost quite a bit of weight, so we have been trying to continually change her food to find a combination that would help her gain back her weight. She would do poorly, then rally for a few months, … [Read more...]
UPDATE 2022: Hope and Grace
Hope and Grace are two bonded Arabian mares who came to Hanaeleh when their owner could no longer care for them. The were underweight and clearly in need of some love. After we get them back into better health, Hope and Grace were adopted out for a short time as therapy horses, but the facility where they were living burned down during the Malibu Fire in 2018. Hanaeleh always takes back our horses if the new owner is no longer able to care for them so we welcomed them back with open … [Read more...]
Update: Hope and Grace (August, 2020)
Hope and Grace came to Hanaeleh in 2018. They are both Arabian mares- Grace was a little over 30 and Hope was in her mid-20s. They had not been cared for well in some time, and were thin and neglected. We were able to provide them with regular food, farrier care and veterinary attention, until they were healthy enough to be adopted out. We had found them a lovely home with a couple who was using them for equine therapy in Malibu. They were doing very well until the Malibu fire in February of … [Read more...]
Hope and Grace Return
Last year at this time we adopted out Hope and Grace to what we had believed would be their forever home. They were going to live in Malibu in a large paddock with a steady gelding, only a mile or so from the ocean. We were so happy to know that these girls were going to live out the rest of their lives together, safe and happy. Unfortunately, life does not always work out the way we had planned. Less than a month after we took them to their new home, the Malibu fire tore through the canyon, … [Read more...]