He came to us just hours before he was to ship to slaughter….A darling mustang sporting both a BLM brand and a fear of letting anyone near his head. He was afraid to have his face brushed, he pulled back when we tried to halter him, he jumped if we raised our hand. His name is Banjo. We loved him … Read More
Watch out world Behren is on his way!
Behren came to us as a twenty month old colt. He had been trained (over trained) to be a race horse, his two front tendons were bowed before he even came close to his first race, and the lovely youngster found himself with an absentee owner…, no veterinary care, and certainly no reassurance that he would be ok. He did … Read More
Brianna and Kingston
We have told her to be patient…enjoy the process….don’t rush it. Today, Brianna had her second lesson on Kingston. She had her heels down, shoulders back, and the biggest smile possible on her pretty face. He was responsive to her seat, leg, and hand. She looked like she was having the time of her life. Forever is a very long time … Read More
Austin Update
We love to hear all about our happy horses and their adoring forever homes! A picture is worth a thousand words…Shortly after throwing himself in a snow bank, Austin made a snow angel and then shook himself off. Hard to believe this healthy and much loved horse was hours away from slaughter when we saved him. Today he is cherished … Read More
Red Bucket Love Letters From Adopters: Piper Update
We get daily affirmations and assurances that our work has meaning, and that we are making a difference. We also get love letters from those who adopt our horses, letters thanking us for saving their horses, letters proclaiming love and a promise of a loving and caring forever home, and pictures that make us cry. Our adopters regularly thank us … Read More
Red Bucket Starts our Fifth Year
Red Bucket Equine Rescue starts our Fifth Year! Four years ago, a small group of friends spent 36 hours in frigid weather trying to save a starving, emaciated, and suffering grey filly. She had been abandoned at a stable, along with five other horses…betrayed the first time by her owner, and the second time by the stable manager who didn’t … Read More
Our hearts are breaking as we mourn the loss of a silent hero…
The vet who was with us when we rescued him suggested that we call him Coat Hanger, not because of the wire coat hanger around his neck that secured his fragile frame to a tree by the homeless that inhabit the ElMonte riverbed, but because he was so emaciated. His ravaged body told the tale of 25 years of constant … Read More
Tonka’s First Ride 11/21
Our mission has three parts: We save high risk and slaughter bound horses, we retrain, rehabilitate and restore trust, and we find our horses forever loving homes. It is the second part of our mission that differentiates us and it is here that we do the heavy lifting. Without the commitment of training….there can be no forever. After a year … Read More
Jess
Jess…Jess has blossomed right before our eyes. Two weeks ago, she actually started looking so great that we cut out one of the multiple meals that we have been feeding her. She is very bonded with Isabella…we figure they survived (barely) such a horrible ordeal that they have bonded in the most extraordinary way. We have no intention of separating … Read More
Isabella
Isabella has clearly demonstrated what proper care, TLC, and an abundance of love can achieve. Even though Isabella was starved nearly to death, she has demonstrated grace, gratitude and selflessness. What is perhaps most remarkable, is how she shares her food with Jess. They always share, eating head to head off of the same pile of hay, even when we … Read More