Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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Orange, CA: 10 y/o Appendix mare Needs Home

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Lisa Ray is a 10 year-old bay Appendix (Quarter horse and Thoroughbred cross) who needs a home. Her owner passed away in a tragic accident and her young daughter is not in the position to care for her. She is located in Orange Park Acres, in Orange County, CA. Lisa Ray is about 15 hands, and has had no medical issues. She has been ridden mostly western, but has done some English as well. She has been ridden by a 14 year-old, but needs an experienced rider.  Lisa Ray is good out on trail if … [Read more...]

Sweet Pea

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We are devastated to have to share the very sad news that Sweet Pea colicced this week. Although she seemed fine the night before and ate her dinner and grain, the next morning when Javier (our caretaker) went to feed her, he found her laying down and refused to get up to eat. Javier urgently called us to let us know something was wrong. We rushed down to see her, and immediately called the vet. We gave her pain medication and when the vet arrived we started her on fluids, but she did not … [Read more...]

Lou Dillon Gets His Teeth Floated

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This past week we had the vet out to float Lou Dillon's teeth. Unlike human teeth, horses' teeth continue to grow throughout their lifetime. In the wild, horses are constantly eating, and that wears them down evenly. Unfortunately, in captive situations, such as keeping horses in stalls or dry paddocks, even though the horses get enough food to keep their weight up (or even get fat!), they don't eat long enough to adequately wear their teeth. Their teeth will get wavy, or their teeth can get … [Read more...]

The Rescue of Lou Dillon and Sweet Pea- Part Two

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Lou Dillon Rescue- Part Two We have broken this story into three parts because it is pretty long. This is Part Two of Three If you haven't read the first part of this story, please be sure to read Lou Dillon Rescue- Part One first! The day dawned sunny and warm when we were scheduled to pick up Lou Dillon. We were considering waiting until the weekend to pick him up, but it was supposed to rain very hard, and after our previous communication issues with the shelter, we thought it best … [Read more...]

2 Kittens Still Looking for a Forever Home

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A few weeks ago, we got an urgent message about three little kittens, only about 10 weeks old. Because they were unsocialized and a bit spicy, no one was interested in adopting them, and they were at risk of being euthanized. We hoped another rescue could step in, but at the last minute, when it … [Read More...]

“Batman” Kitty is Looking for Her Forever Home

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A few months ago, we rescued a kitty who was about to be euthanized because the shelter claimed she was unsocialized. In reality, she was just scared. Thankfully, a foster stepped up and took her in. Unfortunately, she hasn’t been getting along with the foster’s other rescue kitty, so now she’s … [Read More...]