She is a very pretty girl….and he in the man of her dreams. Well bred, heck….his father was a champion with an amazing performance record. Play Boy wasn’t always appreciated, admired , or respected…and he certainly wasn’t valued. After being choked down, branded, castrated, and dragged behind a tractor in an effort to “halter train” him, he found himself at an … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Home # 96- Cody Oats
He is an absolute darling……slightly cautious, super dependable, trustworthy….and newly adopted. He has spent the last 6 months bunking with his bff, Mozart. We are all a bit teary eyed about this one, not because he has had a history of the troubling callous treatment and heart break that so many of our horses have experienced…but because he hasn’t….and he wont. … Read More
Reynolds Forever Home
He is perhaps one of the most magnificent horses that we have met. Pretty darn near perfect. Stunning to look at…front cover Harlequin Romance Novel perfect. He is trained, sound, and kind. He has a quiet watchful intelligence that seems to want to give the benefit of the doubt in spite of the fact that he has every right to … Read More
January 2014 Adoption Celebration: Marigold
It’s an unspoken fact among animal lovers that our pets are our companions, friends, and family. The communication that occurs between the animals and us is how these relationships develop, grow, and fasten. When Marigold was rescued, she was found among cattle and her eight month nursing foal. She had been abandoned by owners who could no longer afford to … Read More
Striker and Rexanne…Happily Ever After
Before she committed, she was committed. As a new volunteer, way back in the very beginning of Red Bucket, Rexanne rolled up her sleeves and offered to help. We were definitely busy and possibly bordering on overwhelmed when our little grass roots rescue grew overnight, assimilating 42 new horses in varying stages of injury, severe starvation, and neglect. Twenty two … Read More
Viroko is Home for the Holidays
She waited for him her whole life. She called him her dream horse. To her he was perfect, even if she could never…..or should never ride him. But, today…after two years of baby steps, thousands of unspoken moments, and hundreds and hund…reds of murmured affirmations, she sits astride her perfect horse. While we all share the common denominator of loving … Read More
King is Home for the Holidays
Merry Christmas!!!!!! Merry Christmas from Red Bucket, the horses that we serve, and those who serve them. Continuing with our theme of “Home For The Holidays” we celebrate Kingston’s forever home, and his girl, who loves him. Brianna chee…rfully shared that her Grandma had provided a bigger stack of special presents for Kingston than she had for her “other” grandkids. … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Home Found #92- Valentine
Her story is remarkably similar to the other’s that we have featured of late. Impressively bred with the athleticism and mindset that accompanies spectacular bloodlines. She too, li…ke her sister Willow, celebrated in yesterdays post, was hours from slaughter, after being cruelly starved, and awaiting an even more barbaric end in the Mexican slaughter plants. Valentine initially named for the … Read More
Willow is Home for the Holidays
“I am in love with her. Best horse ever” . While we certainly have visited since her adoption was final, nothing is quite as satisfying as the short video clips, pictures and love letters that we continue to receive. Hard to imagine that th…is stunning, athletic, and pleaser of a mare was starving to death and hours from slaughter when … Read More
Caspian is Home for the Holidays
He started out desperate. Starving in a filthy stall that had become a prison. Trapped for nearly 6 months without daylight, exercise, or even the hope of freedom….survival. The stall eroded from underneath him, the urine creating a deep …crater, leaving only a narrow shelf around the perimeter of the stall for him to walk. He drank in his first … Read More