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TRIPLE D Discipline, Dedication and Drive, the traits that attract most members to Red Bucket Equine Rescue, are also the finely tuned qualities found in our featured volunteer. What began as a business relationship soon developed into an addiction to horses.  Michelle Mendez met Susan Peirce during a work training program. When the discussion turned to proper business attire, Michelle … Read More

No Easy Task What may seem like simple chores around Red Bucket Ranch are actually quite complex, and physically demanding, as our featured volunteer can attest to. While watching his mom, Diana Harper, feed our horses, Jason Harper quipped, “That looks like a piece of cake!” After one evening in Diana’s shoes, Jason was singing a different tune. “Jason thought … Read More

Making the Most of Mucking   It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it! This month’s featured volunteer takes pride in mucking stalls and bonding with our horses.   When asked to name the dirtiest job at the Ranch, you will find a unanimous answer: cleaning stalls! It takes a special person to take on this task with … Read More

Weekend Warrior Most people look forward to unwinding on the weekend, but our featured volunteer is amping it up!     TGIF! Here’s to the weekend with happy hours, family gatherings, weekend getaways, lazy mornings. Many people work hard during the week so they can play on the weekend, but not our featured volunteer. She works hard during the week … Read More

Healthy as a Horse What do physical fitness and horse rescue have in common? Aileen Sheron! While perusing her temple’s newsletter in the Spring of 2012, Aileen Sheron happened upon an obituary for a woman who died while horseback riding without a helmet. The obituary mentioned that Red Bucket Equine Rescue was this woman’s favorite charity which touched Aileen in … Read More

A Family Affair Family takes center stage during the holidays, and we would like to bestow accolades to a dedicated volunteer who has become an integral member of the Red Bucket family. The energy she transmitted through the phone was nearly electric as I spoke to Kata Conlon. She is one of those people who can exhaust you yet motivate … Read More

Behind the Scenes It is easy to identify the volunteers at the Ranch, proudly wearing their Red Bucket red as they tend to our horses, yet just as important to the efficiency of the organization is the team working behind the scenes. Everyone knows it takes a village to save a horse, and with Red Bucket it takes even more. … Read More

Inner Strength   Our featured volunteer exudes strength and grace as he embraces the Red Bucket mission. The volunteers at Red Bucket wear many hats, feeding, grooming, turning out, mucking stalls, fundraising; the list is sometimes endless and the duties always vary. Most jobs require endurance and physical strength while others require innate horsemanship. One of the most valuable characteristics … Read More

Mad about Maddie   Most young girls fantasize about having a horse of their own. This young woman turned her dream into a reality and her passion into a plan.   What little girl doesn’t adore horses? Madison Heacock was that crazy horse girl in elementary school that dreamed all day of horses and was lucky enough to ride after … Read More

Learning to Love and Trust Again   Without hesitation Jessica Gutierrez has learned to trust horses, and in turn, they have learned love and trust from her.   Jessica learned about Red Bucket from a good friend, Susan Vanden Bos, who has her horse Buckshot in the Red Bucket training program. Jessica came to us in January 2013, with no … Read More