Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 255 – Crescendo

Sometimes we just do not have the words to describe the depth of our emotion…and something that lies a little deeper but remains undefined. The few words that do come to mind are commitment, empathy…and heartbreak. Karen labeled his new bucket, Diana carefully filled it, and Shannon gave him a new name, Crescendo, that will accompany him on his journey … Read More

Good-bye dear Fenton

Rescue is Only the Beginning. In rescuing, it is the daily…often the hourly…act of nurturing, caring, and loving our animals that leads to their transformations. Fenton came to us having suffered considerable abuse, and he was starving to death….not just because “they” weren’t feeding him (and they weren’t), but also because his teeth were rotten and missing. We rescued him … Read More

August 2014 Culture Message

When I said the final goodbye to Socrates I wanted the ground to swell up and cover me. The feeling of failure, of failing him, was so enormously suffocating that I could hardly bear it. I got a second opinion of course, and when I didn’t like it, I got a third. The reality of that impending goodbye generated a … Read More

August 2014 Horse Highlight: Elliot and Riot

Who can resist and not help but love…or at least have a huge soft spot in their hearts… for these adorable long-eared equines? It is difficult to even imagine someone treating these cute boys, Elliot and Riot, in a cruel and despicable manner. While heartbreaking to learn they were disrespectfully abused, badly mistreated and heartlessly abandoned, it is where Red … Read More

August 2014 Adoption Celebration: Grande

 People think they know what a rescue horse is, but they don’t know Grande. At Red Bucket, we don’t use the word rescue to describe our horses because we’ve found there is a mental distortion of what that means. People believe that there must be something fundamentally wrong or broken with a rescue horse. However, Red Bucket horses (and … Read More

August 2014 Volunteer Highlight: Shannon Gibbs

We all know how important it is for our horses to FEEL good. This month’s featured volunteer also makes them LOOK good! Red Bucket volunteers know our mission statement inside and out: To save and rehabilitate horses, restore their trust in humankind and find them safe, loving and permanent adoptive homes. Shannon Gibbs believes in this and more; she loves … Read More

Boys Will Be Boys

With all of our darling foals we have plenty of sugar and spice and everything nice; McGarrah is a sweetheart, Kami is a love-bug, Mathe is becoming a pleaser, and then…..there is Micah, who is all BOY! Boy, oh boy….is he ever. Micah is a rough-and-tumble little colt who loves to mix it up…he plays like a boy, loves to … Read More

Lindsey’s Vacation

Little 5-year-old Lindsey’s family, vacationing in Southern California from their home in Connecticut, made time for a very important visit to Red Bucket amongst the various trips to the zoo, the beach, Disneyland…and of course, lots of time in Grandma’s Jacuzzi. Lindsey, while tiny in stature, came armed with an arsenal of surprise and upset that not all people treat … Read More

Guinness Part 2

While initially reluctant to leave Red Bucket, once at his new destination, Guinness unloaded without wavering. He went immediately to Laura who had been waiting for what felt like an eternity. Laura had been waiting…waiting to find her new friend, partner, and forever horse. Waiting to bring him home…and waiting for him to finally arrive! He calmly surveyed his new … Read More