We continue to be grateful for continued positive press. Please enjoy and share the story in the Horseman’s News. We have been so very busy, the number of horses saved is actually 246, and we have just completed our 103rd adoption!!
May 2014 Adoption Celebration: Valentine
In an effort to ensure that our horses are adopted into forever homes, Red Bucket Equine Rescue takes the time to learn about what potential adopters are searching for. Considering the various backgrounds that our horses and donkeys have, sometimes the process is quick, and sometimes it can take time. We are never going to try and fit a square … Read More
May 2014 Volunteer Highlight: Jason Harper
No Easy Task What may seem like simple chores around Red Bucket Ranch are actually quite complex, and physically demanding, as our featured volunteer can attest to. While watching his mom, Diana Harper, feed our horses, Jason Harper quipped, “That looks like a piece of cake!” After one evening in Diana’s shoes, Jason was singing a different tune. “Jason thought … Read More
Horse Highlight May 2014: Winni
As Mother’s Day approaches this year, we at Red Bucket Equine Rescue are reminded of those who make motherhood a reality…the newborn foals! Nothing says spring time like a brand-new life, and in particular, “Winni,” who is joyfully celebrating her life as a yearling! She spends her happy days now in the pasture down the road at Kennedy Pedigo Farms, running and playing freely … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #245 and #246 Angelica and Micah
We say no dozens of times a month, it is always with deep regret, sorrow, and a fair share of spilled and swallowed tears. Wednesday we said yes, because in saying no, we would not b…e able to close our eyes last night or in the nights to follow… ..and we would be unable to focus our eyes on our … Read More
Baby Steps
While many of you may be waiting for adorable little clips of our darling little foals romping and playing with each other in the East Paddock, where they spend their enrichment time with their spectacular mothers….McGarrah and Kami have ideas (and McGarrah has OPINIONS) of their own. We are delighting in watching their two distinct personalities and preferences emerge. McGarrah … Read More
May 2014 Culture Message
We often find ourselves in a not unfamiliar position, leaning on the back end of a tailgate with a view straight into a vet box. These situations vary in that sometimes the night is black and frigid and we are huddled bleary eyed under as m…uch of our outer wear as we can find, or other times, we are under … Read More
McGarrah and Kami’s first turnout
The donkeys of Red Bucket lined up at the east paddock fence…yes, there was pushing and a bit of jostling…and allegedly a small infraction of a nip. Coco was nearly written up for shoving her neighbor (oh, and for kicking…but that part was an accident), all for the purpose of watching McGarrah and Kami’s first turn out! There was so … Read More
McGarrah practicing her “moves”
Our Kami-Corder has caught beautiful little McGarrah practicing her “moves”. While petite, McGarrah, who we are also calling “Mini Mac” might just earn another nickname….”Mighty Mac”! McGarrah is proving to be a bit bold, very social, and …definitely opinionated! She is also very adept in getting her needs met…and is not shy about letting us know ALL of her favorite … Read More
Happy Mother’s Day Darla
Darla never had a Mother Day. She had been robbed of the joy of motherhood, and while foaling, nursing, and loving a foal were not new experiences for her (after all she is a pro) motherhood had brought a fear and anguish that we can only i…magine…in nightmares. Today Darla had her very first Mother’s Day, and the peaceful satisfaction … Read More