Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

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Los Angeles, CA: 18 y/o Thoroughbred Mare Needs Home

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UPDATE: We were able to take in Bailey to Hanaeleh. Please see her post about how she came to Hanaeleh here.   Los Angeles, CA: We were contacted by a woman whose job is moving to Texas, and she is concerned that her horse can neither make the trip, nor would her horse do well in the Texas climate, and is looking for a good home for her horse. Bailey, a.k.a. Miss B is an 18 year-old bay Thoroughbred Mare. She is 16.2 hands. She suffers from COPD (also known as heaves, and is … [Read more...]

RIP Sapphire

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It is with a very heavy heart that we must report the devastating news that Sapphire passed away this past week. We are all heartbroken. A few years ago, Sapphire was bitten by a black widow spider, and even though we had the vet out immediately, she developed cellulitis (a bacterial infection under the skin), and her leg swelled up overnight so badly that last January we were concerned we would have to put her down. The vet, however, gave her some steroids and antibiotics, and soon she … [Read more...]

Update: Lou Dillon (August, 2020)

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It's been about a year and a half since we were contacted by an officer from the LAPD, asking if we could please take in a horse who was in desperate need of a home. She and another officer were called out during a torrential rainstorm because of a call of a horse who was running around in Watts. They spent all day in the rain with him waiting for animal control to pick him up. He was taken to the equine facilities, but they were not able to keep him forever, and his future was uncertain. He was … [Read more...]

Update: Quixote (August, 2020)

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Quixote is an Andalusian/Thoroughbred cross who came to Hanaeleh in July, 2013. He was a complete mess when we first got him- he was so completely attached to the other horse we brought with him that he was dangerous- we couldn't even get the horse a few feet from him without him freaking out! Finally we just had to make the decision to separate them completely for everyone's safety. He ran around screaming for about two day straight, and then finally calmed down. We learned after a few months … [Read more...]

A Farewell to Magellan, Our Beloved Sheep

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Magellan the Sheep We are so very sorry to announce the passing of Magellan, one of our Babydoll sheep. Magellan was about 15 years old and was having difficulty moving around due to arthritis. We first noticed that he was having issues last year, and the vet came out and prescribed him some pain … [Read More...]