It is a story that is all too familiar. A neglected and abused mare intentionally bred for the purpose of having her weigh more on slaughter auction day. Stella has never known kindness, safety, or the security of knowing that she would be fed. That’s what she did not know. Perhaps it is what she did know that was worse: … Read More
Happy Birthday To Red Bucket!
This week Red Bucket turns seven years old! Perhaps a picture is worth 1,000 words…or hundreds of horses saved and re-homed. Yes, this is Dashiel jumping a park bench in a cross country clinic in Wales! Dashiel was adopted 6 years ago and represents the 321 horses saved and the nearly 200 horses that Red Bucket has placed into loving, … Read More
Help us continue lifesaving work
PLEASE help us continue our lifesaving work! Help us help our horses by donating today. We are desperately trying to raise $27,000 prior to midnight tonight. Red Bucket is a 501(c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible. Please consider donating. Please help us help the horses and encourage others to not turn their backs…we are not turning ours. Thank … Read More
November 2015 Horse Highlight: Paisley
Paisley is a pretty Paint horse with unique and gorgeous “Medicine Hat” markings around her eyes and ears. As legend tells us, this type of horse has magical powers and is said to bring great luck to its owner… Paisley has magnificent blue eyes and the sweetest disposition. “She is a big pleaser, social and very affectionate,” according to Susan … Read More
November 2015 Culture Message
“Please God, don’t let Jack die.” My prayers of late have had a thematic pattern…asking for something. The requests have had the vibe of a business email, lacking both the gracious salutation and the closing of politeness that is the hallmark and expectation of a proper Red Bucket correspondence, and certainly the tone of my personal values. There has been … Read More
November 2015 Volunteer Highlight: Linda Rose
The Face of Red Bucket You only get one chance at a first impression! Meet the woman that makes sure we always have our best hoof forward. When her best friend asked her to visit Red Bucket, Linda Rose nearly declined because of her other volunteer obligations AND her full time job. All it took was one visit and Linda … Read More
November 2015 Adoption Celebration: Guinness
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
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Celebrates Second Chances and Spectacular Sport horses, companions, friends…and forever family members!
When Lily came to us she was emaciated and untrained…heck, at 2 years old she was slowly starving to death…and she wasn’t even halter trained. Today she is trained, healthy, and very affectionate. We are so grateful to give horses like Lily a second chance! Please forward this post to your kind and compassionate friends! The year approaches and we … Read More
Donkeys have safely arrived
Dear wonderful friends and Red Bucket Family, Due to your loving generosity, our precious donkeys have safely arrived and have settled in even better than we could have imagined. We were a bit misty-eyed to see Petunia reunited with her mother…and yes, they definitely remembered one another. Petunia’s baby sister Miss Beaslie is still nursing, and is getting to … Read More
We Need Your Help!
We are in the middle of a donkey rescue. Several of our family members (Windy’s daughter, Petunia’s mother, Buffy’s cousin and Auntie to most of our donkeys) have been rounded up and are at the BLM holding facility. Two of the older donkeys are especially high risk, as they will be placed in the $25 pen. One of the Jennies … Read More