Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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

Lots of Fun at Hanaeleh 5K “Race for the Horses”

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We had a great time at our 5K this morning! We had a great group of runners and walkers who participated this chilly Saturday in Rancho Santa Margarita. We had some issues with marking the route and we had some runners go off-course because of it, but otherwise things seemed to go relatively smoothly! We've definitely learned a lot from this experience, and future events will be even better because of it! Click here to see race results! Many thanks to Mike from Pacific Coast Race Timing … [Read more...]

Horses Versus Cattle: The Truth Behind Grazing Rights

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Hanaeleh responded to the articles in the Salt Lake Tribune regarding the desire of Utah legislators to round up wild mustangs that are currently on federal lands - and under the supervision of the BLM - and send them to slaughter. This is illegal and goes against the Wild Horse Protection Act of 1971.  You can read our open letter to the editor here. The argument that these and other millionaire cattle ranchers have across the United States, is that the wild horses are eating too much of the … [Read more...]

Advocacy Scripts for Calling Representatives on Horse Issues

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We have several scripts on Hanaeleh's webpages that you can use when calling your representative, but we've had several people ask for them in one place, so here they are! Feel free to copy/paste and bookmark this page when contacting your representatives. Please remember that the BEST way to contact your representatives about horse issues is by telephone, but you can and should send follow-up e-mails and letters or postcards. To find your representatives' information, please click … [Read more...]

Meet Stetson, Our Latest Rescue!

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Please welcome Stetson, our latest rescue at Hanaeleh! Stetson is a 26 year-old chestnut Thoroughbred gelding. We were originally contacted about Stetson last June when his owner called us asking to help her find a home for him. Stetson had been owned by a local trainer but he started tripping while being ridden. A vet diagnosed him as being neurological, and said he should not be ridden, so he could no longer be used in her program. When we picked him up at that time, he was thin and his … [Read more...]

No Tricks, Just Treats: Hanaeleh Halloween Recap!

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We celebrated our Hanaeleh Halloween costume contest last Saturday 10/18 by dressing up (most of) the horses in very silly costumes! They all were great sports about the entire affair. And shout out to our other horses (who aren't really into Halloween): Freeda, Frederick, Ulysses, Garnet, and Star … [Read More...]

A Soft Place to Land: Welcome Maritza!

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A Horse Named Mare We were contacted a few months ago by a woman who was trying to re-home her 23 year-old Quarter horse mare. We tried to network her, and sent several potential adopters to her, but everyone passed. The owner was unable to see her horse at the stable very often and she was … [Read More...]