The Little Engine That Could Guinness is, you guessed it, one of the 42 (!) Irish Thoroughbred horses we rescued overnight back in 2009. Susan Peirce describes Guinness as “a slightly smaller-than-average horse with a heart the size of a draft.” Like all his siblings from that mass rescue operation, he was neglected and emaciated, skin and bones, really, when … Read More
October 2015 Adoption Celebration: Tarah and Landon
Good things come…in very large, furry packages and also to those who work hard, scrimp and squirrel away every penny earned toward the adoption fee of said large, furry package. Such is the case with Landon, the handsome Thoroughbred, and young horse lover Tarah Potts. Landon came to Red Bucket after a fellow rescuer alerted us to his plight and … Read More
Adoption Update: Striker
22 starving stallions stood nose-to-tail, tail-to-nose. Many of them were injured, all of them were slowly dying. There was not so much as a speck of hay, the small amount of water was squalid, the atmosphere was heavy with desperation and suffering. They allowed us to load them without much argument, just wobbly knees and a weak indifference as they … Read More
September 2015 Adoption Celebration: Cookie
Sweet as…a sugar cookie! A description befitting both Cookie, a beautiful and affectionate chestnut mare, as well as Karen Tilley, her proud new adoptive mom with a heart of gold! After graduating from high school, Karen enrolled at Cal Poly as a pre-vet major, being the true lover of horses that she is. There she spent three years as a … Read More
Red Bucket Forever Home #178-Waikiki
Fortunately, Waikiki comes from a happy story! He was also loved…so much so, that rather than selling him when her life toppled a bit, his “mom” asked for Red Bucket to re-home him…yup, that is real love. She wanted her beloved horse to have the promise of forever, complete with the Red Bucket contract, follow-up visits, and the security of … Read More
Red Bucket Forever Home Found #177-Rosie
It is the happy endings that fuel our endless work and provide texture to the fabric of a second chance, a new beginning, and a family found. While Rosie may be pinching herself…a new family, a life in a loving home with another horse as a friend, and a little barn with a pasture…Shirley, who has waited a very long … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue# 176- Timmy
He had been advertised on Craig’s List as “Will trade for $200 worth of hay.” They had run out…and so had he…he was starving. Our rescue colleague and friend, Kristine, quickly paid the $200 and rescued the emaciated gelding. She brought him to Red Bucket in order for him to find his second chance, which he did….and he found also … Read More
August 2015 Adoption Celebration: Bentley
“I have nothing to fear, and here my story ends. My troubles are all over, and I am at home.” For all who have read the classic children’s book, Black Beauty, this quote from the final lines of the book may sound familiar. We believe it’s also close to what Bentley, a 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, must have felt when he … Read More
Red Bucket Forever Found Home# 175 – Champ and Karen!
Birthdays are special at Red Bucket for one very important reason, we value life! We give our horses a new birthday the day that they are adopted, as that very special day represents a new beginning and the first day in a family that has committed to loving, care-taking, and treasuring that horse forever. Champ, a stunning registered Paint, was … Read More
Dashiel Update
It has been nearly 6 years since Dashiel and his brother Magnum found their forever homes. Today both horses reside on a 300-acre farm in Wales and are thriving in jobs that they love, and in a family who love them! And yes…we follow up with our horses…even in Wales! This photo is of Dashiel and Phoebe at their first … Read More