While the warm winter days might be a dream for those who enjoy the beach in February, the extreme changes in temperature (80 degrees during the day/40 degrees at night) can be detrimental to horses, as these changes can lead to colic. While we do our best to ensure the horses drink enough water and have regular mealtimes and high-quality feed, sometimes colic just happens. Colic is a generalized word for any sort of intestinal discomfort, but with horses it can be fatal. Horses have a … [Read more...]
Hanaeleh’s Horses Get Microchips!
One of the things we do in preparation for fire season is microchipping all of our horses. While microchips are excellent for helping to identify horses who have been stolen, horses who are at an auction, they are also helpful in declaring ownership, especially during a natural disaster. Microchipping for safety We saw during Katrina that one of the issues that came up time and again were people who were looking for their horses, but even with a picture, the fact is that many horses look the … [Read more...]
Please Welcome Ladybug, Our Latest Rescue
Hanaeleh was contacted by another rescue in February, asking us to help with a paint horse who had been abandoned at a local stable in Orange County. The owner had stopped paying board, and was several months behind. One of the people at the stable saw that LadyBug wasn't being cared for, and reached out to the owner. She started taking care of LadyBug, but she could not afford a second horse. LadyBug's owner continued to fall farther and farther behind on rent, and eventually the stable started … [Read more...]