We are thrilled to announce that Molly, Ruby's long-time favorite volunteer, has decided to formally adopt Ruby! Ruby came to Hanaeleh in December of 2015. Her owner was losing her ranch and had no money to purchase feed, so all of the horses on the ranch were malnourished. Ruby was a retired racehorse and had been a broodmare, but she lost her foal due to malnutrition. Several other rescues took the other horses from the ranch, but no one wanted Ruby as she was an untrained Thoroughbred who … [Read more...]
UPDATE 2022: Ruby
Ruby is a 21 year-old Thoroughbred mare (she'll be 22 in May!). When Hanaeleh rescued Ruby, she had lost her foal due to starvation and she was very disconnected from life. She was also lame on her front right. After a lot of good food, love and some stall rest, she started to enjoy life again. We realized that Ruby just had thin soles, and would get stone bruises when exercised unless she had some sort of hoof protection. We got her some boots to help protect her feet, and she has been sound … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Garnet Gets to Gallop!
When Garnet came to Hanaeleh in August, she had been living with an unchecked breathing issue for a very long time. She had been passed from one owner to another, with her breathing continuing to deteriorate. Her previous owner had tried to determine the issue and had consulted a vet, but they were never able to pinpoint the issue, and by the time she came to Hanaeleh, it had been a very long time since Garnet was able to run or exercise without a serious threat of her collapsing. Garnet gets … [Read more...]
Garnet’s 7-Week Update
Garnet continues to do well after her arytenoidectomy- the surgery that cut away part of the inflamed and infected area around her larynx. We have been slowly weaning her off of the steroids, and she seems to be comfortable at rest in her stall. When we took her in a few months ago, her breathing was labored even at rest- now her breathing is quiet and she seems much healthier. The area around her surgery sites has been healing well and is only a little swollen now, so that unless you looked … [Read more...]
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