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Bakersfield, CA: 23-year-old Quarter Horse Mare Needs Home

November 16, 2016 By ezarkos

Hanaeleh helps to network horses who need homes, free of charge. These horses are offered free to a good home, but an adoption agreement and contract are often suggested. Hanaeleh is not responsible for any of the information provided and does not know anything beyond what is listed in the post. Please contact the owner directly.

Cece

Cece is a 23-year-old registered Quarter Horse mare who needs a home. She is wonderful and gets along well with others, but due to previous leg injuries can no longer carry an adult. She can still be ridden by children, and is very good on the ground.

Cece is currently being ridden by children who are experienced riders. Unfortunately she can ignore her rider if they are too passive, so she would not be good for beginner riders. Cece is not in pain, and loves to run and buck at liberty in the arena.

Cece is not in danger, and her owners just want to find her a good, safe home where she can be loved and exercised regularly.

Cece is not at Hanaeleh. For more information on Cece, please contact the owner Michelle directly at [email protected]

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SAFE! Aliso Viejo, CA: 11 y/o Paint QH Mare Needs Home

October 31, 2016 By ezarkos

We have heard that this mare has found a home! Thank you to everyone who helped to network her!

Hanaeleh was contacted by the owner of an 11 year-old registered overo Paint Quarter horse mare who needs a home. Cesna was a barrel racer who is recovering from a bowed tendon on her right front. She will need another six to eight months before she will be completely healed, but otherwise she is excellent health. She is currently barefoot.

Cesna is very calm around different people, and likes children, but she would need an intermediate/advanced rider. She does not care for cattle, but is good around dogs and goats. She is a very social mare and enjoys being around people. She will probably never be able to compete as a barrel racer again, but she would be a great trail horse, pleasure horse or therapy horse. Her owners are looking to rehome her due to her injury. They are not asking for an adoption fee, but want to ensure that she goes to a good home.

Cesna is NOT at Hanaeleh. If you are interested in Cesna, please contact Sean: [email protected] or call: (949) 362-2666.

UPDATE: Cinnamon

May 2, 2016 By ezarkos

You may remember our post about Cinnamon that we put up in early April. We were very thankful that we had a few people offer to take her, but the first person was a wonderful woman who wanted Cinnamon as a companion for her mare, who was also lame and had barbed wire scars across her legs from her previous owner.

This Sunday I took Cinnamon up to her new home in Arcadia/Monrovia (right on the border). Cinnamon’s owner was unable to come out on Sunday, and I didn’t have anyone from Hanaeleh available to help me load her up, so I was pretty concerned about how the entire day was going to go. That being said, I hitched up the trailer that morning and headed down to Santiago Equestrian Center with a great deal of trepidation about loading up a horse I didn’t know on my own.

There were only a few people about, and no one said anything to me, or questioned why I was there, or why I was getting out a horse that, until that day, didn’t belong to me. Unchallenged, I walked up to Cinnamon’s stall, where the paperwork releasing ownership to me was taped to the gutter right above her gate.

“Well,” I said, “You’re mine now, then,” and instead of being overjoyed, she gave me a look and walked to the back of her stall. “That’s a good thing,” I told her, as I followed her in and put on her traveling halter. She didn’t seem impressed, but walked willingly out with me towards the trailer.

“I don’t have anyone to help me,” I reminded her, “and I would really love this to go well. You know, the easy way. We all like the easy way, right?” She didn’t answer, but seemed game to walk towards the trailer. “Let’s have this be a good thing, ” I told her, as we walked to the back of the open trailer. “There’s hay in there,” I reminded her, as we approached.

I held my breath as I walked into the trailer, and, thankfully, Cinnamon didn’t balk, but walked right in with me. Thank God, one issue down. She was calm and began munching the hay as I closed up the trailer, and we rolled out of the stable.

Everything went well on the trip, until we hit a batch of traffic for about 15 minutes; I felt badly for Cinnamon, as it was beginning to get warm, and we were going all of five miles an hour, but we finally were able to get off of the freeway and drove up to her new home.

She was met by her new owner Janet, along with her friend Remi and Remi’s grandchildren, who all made signs for Cinnamon, welcoming her to her new home. The feeling of love was like night and day from where she came from; an owner who could not be bothered to see her off, to a new owner whose friends made welcome signs for her. It was heartening, to say the least.

Cinnamon was turned out into a pen, where she was introduced to a goat (she wasn’t really impressed with him), and a stallion in a nearby pen (she was impressed for about five minutes, then decided he wasn’t worth her time). She settled in very well, and loved the grain and attention that Janet, Remi and the grandchildren were giving her. Cinnamon will eventually be turned out with Janet’s other older mare, where they can compare battle wounds and tell stories about their youth to one another.

We are very thankful for Cinnamon’s new family, and hope that they have many wonderful years together!

Welcoming Cinnamon to her new home!

Janet and Cinnamon

Cinnamon, Remi and the grandkids

Everyone was so excited to see Cinnamon!

Cinnamon settles in.

Cinnamon looks at the welcome picture that was drawn for her.

UPDATE: SAFE! Orange County, CA: 20 year-old Quarter Horse Mare Needs Home

April 9, 2016 By ezarkos

Update: Cinnamon is safe! She is going to live as a companion horse to another older mare, who also has some barbed wire “battle scars,” so the two girls can compare their wounds and war stories. Cinnamon will live out her life with her new horsie friend and with a loving owner. We plan to take Cinnamon up to her new home at the end of the month! Many thanks to Cinnamon’s new owner!

Cinnamon is a 20 year-old chestnut Quarter horse mare. She was rescued two years ago from an individual who was unable to care for her and Cinnamon still bears the scars of being caught up in barbed wire at his facility. Her current owner is no longer able to care for her and Cinnamon is not getting the attention she needs. She is older, and currently is not sound. She is up-to-date on her vaccinations, but needs her teeth floated. She has been at a public stable, so she has been fed regularly, but she needs more care than just being fed twice a day.

Cinnamon used to be a therapeutic riding horse. She is very, very sweet and gentle. Her current owner has realized that she has been unable to provide for Cinnamon and we are looking to find her a home as a companion horse or for someone who does not want to ride. Cinnamon will never be sound for riding, but she would be an excellent friend for another horse, or a horse for someone who wants to groom and love on her.

We are trying to help Cinnamon’s owner find her a safe home. She has no adoption fee, but the new owner will need to sign an adoption agreement. Hanaeleh can provide transport to her new place.

For more information, please contact Elizabeth at Hanaeleh: [email protected] or call: (949) 842-7408.

UPDATE: SAFE! Huntington Beach, CA: 5 y/o Buckskin Quarter Horse Gelding

September 14, 2015 By ezarkos

UPDATE: We’ve received word that after only ONE DAY on our network that this guy has found a home and is safe! His post was shared all over in a short amount of time, which shows the power of social media to help these deserving animals. Thank you everyone who helped to find him a new safe and loving home!

Original e-mail below:

Hanaeleh helps to network horses who need homes free of charge. These horses are offered free to a good home, but an adoption agreement and contract are often suggested. Hanaeleh does not know anything beyond what is listed in the post- please contact the owner directly.

We were contacted today by a woman who is trying to save a young five year-old gelding Quarter horse at her stable. The owner no longer wants the horse and is planning on sending the horse to a disreputable individual, where he will be either sold directly to a kill buyer or sent to auction and then most likely to slaughter. The contact info is for the woman who is trying to save the horse. The owner will release ownership to anyone who wants this sweet boy.

Please see below for a description of the horse.

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He is around 5 years old and is a buckskin Quarter horse.

He is so easy going… he just wants attention and loves to be groomed.

He was sold to her proud cut so he had to be gelded.

After he was gelded he developed a limp.. chiropractors and vets were stumped.

Finally vet tested for EPM which he had and they cured. His blood work is now 100% clean.

He still has a limp in the hind right.. looks like it is up in the stifle area or higher.. he seems so happy and not in pain and the limp seems to be less noticeable when he is constantly moving. He is very low maintenance- just on cubes and I think he would be a great pasture buddy.

Please please help. She was going to take him yesterday and I begged her to give me until Wednesday.

My cell is 714-913-3236

Horse is in Huntington Beach, CA

Aurora: Newest Rescue Horse at Hanaeleh

July 6, 2015 By ezarkos

Last December we were contacted by a family who had a buckskin Quarter horse in need. The owners had major medical issues and the other family members were not able to take the horse. Unfortunately, because of the horse’s age (she is 26) and because she had not been worked with for a while, they had difficulties finding a home for her. We put her on our waiting list, and tried to network her, but unfortunately we were not able to find her a safe place. Luckily with Sapphire’s adoption, we had a spot open up, and so we were able to take her today.

The owner has not been able to work with her for a while, and we were told that she was difficult to catch. She also had not been in a trailer for several years, so we were not exactly sure how difficult this afternoon was going to be. I was lucky enough to bring my assistant trainer, Emily, with me, to help. It is always advisable to trailer with another person if possible; when working with an unknown horse in an unknown situation, it is a necessity!

When we got to the home, the owner suggested that we put some pellets in the feeder, and the mare came right up into the stall from the paddock and began eating. I closed the gate after her so she could not leave, and stood by her, scratching her neck and head a little until she was used to me. After a few minutes, I put the halter rope around her neck… she walked a few steps, then stopped and allowed me to put the halter on without a problem. Yay! First problem solved.

The trailer was a little more difficult- she definitely was not really thrilled with the trailer, but after a few minutes and a lot of cookies, she stood at the open trailer door without a problem. Getting her to step in, however, was something she just did not want to do. I worked with her alone for about 10 minutes, but she did not want to step in. Finally, with Emily’s help we got her to walk in calmly and willingly. She was calm in the trailer and did very well during the trip! Yay, second problem solved.

When we got her out of the trailer, Tamahome greeted her enthusiastically, and she seemed excited to be at Hanaeleh. We gave her some hay and grain and put her in a stall with new shavings. She seemed less excited about the food, however, than she did with getting attention- she *loves* to be petted and scratched, and she almost fell asleep when I was scratching her neck. She definitely needs some TLC and needs some weight and muscle. Her owners kept up on her farrier care, but she’ll get her teeth floated and her vaccines next week.

We’ll let her settle in and gain some weight before we do any formal soundness or riding assessment. Tomorrow she will get a nice bath and we will comb out her mane and tail. For now, we will work to give her the love and attention her previous owners wanted to give her, but were physically unable to for so many months.

We decided to rename her Aurora, after Sleeping Beauty, because we think that she will be a very beautiful horse after she gets some love and attention. We will continue to post updates and pictures, so please be sure to look for those on our blog!

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