Jack has been trotting to his turnouts lately. I know that I am not the only one who is relieved that he has regained a bit of spring in his step and an interest in participating in his own life again. Over the course of the last several ye…ars, Jack has suffered considerable losses. I am not referring to the … Read More
Red Bucket Forever Home #89- Bentley
He had been so starved that we weren’t sure that he would survive the first weekend. Just backing out of the trailer and the few wobbly steps to his new stall seemed to tax him completely. The anatomy of… every vertebrae painfully visible…exposed in such a way that it left not only him vulnerable, but those of us who cared … Read More
San Bernardino Sun Article
Horse found wandering San Bernardino streets recovering well CHINO HILLS >> Wandering the streets of San Bernardino back in May was an abandoned and malnourished mare. Her rib cage and spine could easily be seen through her thinned-out hair and she was wounded from what authorities at the San Bernardino City Animal Shelter said came from giving birth to a … Read More
December 2013 Horse Highlight: Memphis
Memphis As an impeccably bred Quarter Horse mare, her owners’ goal for her in life was to showcase her sire, a world class stallion. But once she fulfilled her obligation, she was sold at an auction known for selling horses by the pound. She was on a fast track to the slaughter pen. She was discarded heartlessly and completely forgotten … Read More
December 2013 Volunteer Highlight: Pam Stocksdale
Behind the Scenes It is easy to identify the volunteers at the Ranch, proudly wearing their Red Bucket red as they tend to our horses, yet just as important to the efficiency of the organization is the team working behind the scenes. Everyone knows it takes a village to save a horse, and with Red Bucket it takes even more. … Read More
December 2013 Adoption Celebration: Kingston
Walt Disney once said, “All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” How true this quote has become for two very lucky “dreamers,” one a girl with a dream to love and own a horse, the other the horse with a dream to have a forever home. Brianna and her mother Anne-Marie, … Read More
Liam gets his girl
When he came to us, he was shattered, starving, and suffering. His eyes were vacant and flat, but worse…they appeared haunted. Once we settled him into the mare motel in his new well bedded stall next to Tess and across from Knox, we didn’t see those eyes again for a very long while. He buried his head in his feeder, … Read More
November 2013 Adoption Celebration: Rosie
The first thing you notice about Rosie is her “great big eyes,” says Linda George. Linda is Rosie’s adopter and describes her as “so cute.” She is a paint stock quarter horse with four white stockings that go up to her knees, and she has a dished face, like an Arabian’s. Red Bucket rescued Rosie from a hoarding operation. She … Read More
November 2013 Culture Message
It was barely after day break; I was head down, multi tasking, as I hustled to get my morning turn outs completed, monitor feed changes, and check on the condition of little Tosha’s recent bandage change. Irene stopped me in my tracks, her voice cracking through palpable emotion. She was clearly distressed. Wyatt had been adopted, and he was one … Read More
November 2013 Horse Highlight: Robin
He is charming, smart and extremely clever with personality plus added in. He is ridiculously cute and a bit of a mischief-maker! Meet our wonderful once in a lifetime horse, Robin, a horse who thrives on being noticed, or, more clearly stated, he enjoys being the center of attention. “He is a horse who belongs with someone who will make … Read More