Mornings have always been my favorite time of the day. Being a make a list and check the box kind of person, I love getting a head start on the world, and have always had a practice of taking advantage of what feel like ‘free’ hours. As an early riser, I have always enjoyed the quiet stillness of the morning … Read More
June 2014 Volunteer Highlight: Michelle Mendez
TRIPLE D Discipline, Dedication and Drive, the traits that attract most members to Red Bucket Equine Rescue, are also the finely tuned qualities found in our featured volunteer. What began as a business relationship soon developed into an addiction to horses. Michelle Mendez met Susan Peirce during a work training program. When the discussion turned to proper business attire, Michelle … Read More
We get the Picture!
While the quality of the picture may not be very clear…we get the picture, and it is CRYSTAL! They are a family, Brinkley, a beautiful and privately owned young mare, Jack a 32 year old benevolent gelding who decades ago was a prized show horse, who barely survived the tragic slide from wanted…to unwanted. A champion turned lesson horse…later abandoned with … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue- UPDATE!
Our horses come to us victims of unspeakable abuse and devastating circumstances. It has been nearly a year since we climbed down a steep embankment to rescue three trapped horses who were reported to be without food and water for three days, our anonymous caller had been trying in vain to get help for the horses, and then called Red … Read More
Darcy and Mathe Update
It is hard to believe that only a few weeks ago we were weak with concern and fear. This forgotten mare and her inconsequential foal were walking the tight rope between possible despair and the glimmer of survival. Today is a new day, and the future for Mathe and her mother Darcy is laced with the promise of more sunny play … Read More
An Innocent Gesture
While we do not know all of the minuscule details of her damaged life, we have enough of the pieces to understand her story. Angelica was abused, she was kept in darkness, and her life was not valued by those who were her captors. While she has never known the meaning of commitment, safety, or forever…she is beginning to learn the … Read More
Darcy and Mathe are doing Fantastic!
It seems most appropriate to complete the week with a final sigh of relief…Darcy and Mathe are doing fantastic! There comes a time after every struggle when triumph trumps the alternative. As Mathe celebrates her first week of life…sheexperienced the world beyond the confinement of her stall and breathed the air and visualized a world that she did not know existed. … Read More
Celebrating Mother’s
With four newly minted and perfectly healthy little foals scampering, playing, bucking, and frolicking around Red Bucket, it is easy to get lost in all that adorable fun. McGarrah, Kami, Micah, and Mathe are completely distracting during their waking hours, and when they are curled up (or in Mathe’s case completely stretched out) they have the ability to completely derail … Read More
The Sun Article
Doug Saunders, reporter for The Sun has written a second article about an emaciated and injured “stray” mare picked up by San Bernardino Animal Control. Fearing that a sealed auction would place the mare in harms way, we rescued her when one of our supporters stepped up, donating the necessary funds needed to get care, custody and control. One of … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #249- Mathe
It is only later in quiet reflection that we see the irony in the juxtaposition of our work. Our weekend started early and finished long, as we welcomed Darcy’s daughter into the world and onto a ranch that she has instant equity in. While the birth itself wasn’t completely outside of the bell shaped curve, several factors that ran the gamete … Read More