Our mission has three parts: We save high risk and slaughter bound horses, we retrain, rehabilitate and restore trust, and we find our horses forever loving homes. It is the second part of our mission that differentiates us and it is here that we do the heavy lifting. Without the commitment of training….there can be no forever. After a year … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Homes Found #54 Goliath and #55 Dustin
Unwanted? We don’t think so. This morning, the day after Thanksgiving, our unannounced field visit found our two newest adoptees sharing a fresh pile of orchard hay, both with clean shavings clinging to their otherwise spotless coats, both sporting a holiday hair do complements of the children of the Hillcrest Pony club…Goliath with a stud braid, and Dustin with a more … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 137- Pilot
They all come to us on various parts of the bridge. Pilot has one hoof on…he wants to step up…but he hesitates. We see little signs that he wants to….he will raise his eye for a brief moment when he sees a Red Riding Hood, perhaps he is hopeful for a treat, most probably he yearns to be notice..touched or … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #136 – Scout
His tragic story is heartbreaking…he had been loved once, by a young girl who was arguably his best friend. She rode him everywhere…until she got into a bit of trouble. Her parents, wanting to teach her a lesson, sold the horse (her friend…her pet) at an auction frequented by kill buyers. It was reported to us that they sent her … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #135- Gulliver
We are always amazed by the capacity that the horse has to forgive, to be grateful and to move on. While Gulliver’s life has not always been easy, and he certainly has experienced both bumps in the road and betrayal…he is ready to be loved ….and to love. He is a sweet 12 year old Quarter Horse gelding, with exceptional … Read More
Jess
Jess…Jess has blossomed right before our eyes. Two weeks ago, she actually started looking so great that we cut out one of the multiple meals that we have been feeding her. She is very bonded with Isabella…we figure they survived (barely) such a horrible ordeal that they have bonded in the most extraordinary way. We have no intention of separating … Read More
Isabella
Isabella has clearly demonstrated what proper care, TLC, and an abundance of love can achieve. Even though Isabella was starved nearly to death, she has demonstrated grace, gratitude and selflessness. What is perhaps most remarkable, is how she shares her food with Jess. They always share, eating head to head off of the same pile of hay, even when we … Read More
Jess and Isabella Update
Many of our friends expressed shock, outrage….complete indignation when we posted photos of Jess and Isabella last September. We all experienced a visceral pain when we looked at their starvation wracked bodies, hollow eyes and hide stretched taught over their fragile frames. What was perhaps most unforgivable, was that they had been intentionally starved. When Riverside Animal Control asked for … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue# 134- Chili Dog
We absolutely cannot take our eyes off of this magnificent horse. Chili Dog came to us late last week as a hard to catch stallion. We gelded him Monday, and are already delighting in his sweet nature…and extraordinary intelligence. He loves to have his forehead rubbed and adores a good crest scratch. He is a horse that we would consider very high risk…but … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue# 133- Dustin
We instantly fell in love with this very thin little mini named Dustin. While his feet were in desperate need of farrier work, and his teeth long over due, this little old man just has to be about the sweetest little guy that we ever met. He is politely grateful for all of the little kindnesses that are now becoming part of his … Read More