Adorable! Precious! Special little guy! Cute as a button! These are the expressions spoken by those describing the captivating, sweet-‐tempered, huge hearted Paint horse known at The Red Bucket Equine Rescue Center as “Mozart.” “He is a wonderful horse with a precious personality. It takes a village to save a horse,” according to Susan. Rescuing Mozart took the long … Read More
September 2013 Volunteer Highlight: Jessica Gutierrez
Learning to Love and Trust Again Without hesitation Jessica Gutierrez has learned to trust horses, and in turn, they have learned love and trust from her. Jessica learned about Red Bucket from a good friend, Susan Vanden Bos, who has her horse Buckshot in the Red Bucket training program. Jessica came to us in January 2013, with no … Read More
September 2013 Adoption Celebration: Gulliver
Red Bucket was glad it could accommodate one more “hoarded” horse in desperate need of food, shelter, medical attention and most of all LOVE. From the moment Gulliver stepped off of the trailer at the Red Bucket Ranch, his spirit came to life and he immediately began to flourish. He is the type of horse that so many rescue … Read More
Forever Home Found: Hobby
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Home # 83- Hobby Cathy had been a good daughter, received good grades, and been lucky in that she had good parents, and a delightful childhood. Her horses had been part of the memories that she has carried in her heart, and from time to time they had percolated by way of tears, when she … Read More
Red Bucket Rescue #191 – Daisy
She was scheduled to be euthanized Tuesday by Animal Control…she was out of time, out of options….and we aren’t sure if she had ever had any luck, but if she had, she had been out of it for a very, very long time. She was picked up as a “stray”, which meant that she was dumped, but only after they had … Read More
Saying Goodbye to Styles
With a heavy heart we bid farewell to a real class act, our wonderful and noble friend Styles. He had been abandoned four years ago when a kids camp relocated and took all of the “good horses”, and left the injured and the elderly. They had been without food and fresh water for over 3 weeks. When we first laid eyes … Read More
Lola and Ranger update
We cannot imagine parenting under such stressful circumstances. A young first time mother, trying to survive the dangerous, incredibly stress filled, and anxiety ridden feedlot. Fighting for her own life, and that of her one month foal. To add to the panic the VERY young mare is feral and has a very deep scar, most likely created from a terrifying and … Read More
Welcome Fenton
He is the best of both worlds. Fenton has the relationship orientation of a horse and the watchful dependability of a donkey….our first mule. Whether one is so inclined to call him an appaloosa or a spotted mule, it is an absolute that he would be quickly characterized as very dear, and most certainly precious. It is also most certain that … Read More
Pretend Horse Show
Like most Saturdays, I brought a few of our horses down the street to train at Kennedy Farms. Because of the heat, I was riding my first horse earlier than usual, and that meant riding with a group. I arrived just in the nick of time to discover that we were having a “pretend horse show,” and that we had … Read More
Brinker’s “real job”
He was saved from a slaughter truck at 4 months old…pretty clear to us, his adorable personality is to be credited for his first “rescue”. After a period of time, the novelty of a new horse wore off, his damaged leg prevented them from riding him….and therefore training him. As he grew, he became less interesting and they stopped visiting…..stopped … Read More