…t it has felt like forever to Brianna, forever for Kingston has only just begun. Happy ever after Brianna and Kingston, we love you. Fell free to post whatever you like after tonight…congratulations….
Looking for a New Team Member
…orking with horses and is hungry to learn and grow! Interested friends are welcome to send a resume to susan@redbucketrescue.org. Red Bucket is committed to a positive, healthy and 100% drug free environment….
Red Bucket makes Top 10 for the HB Independent
…ed Bucket as one of the top 10 stories of the year…and one of the most compelling stories. Please feel free to share this link and cross post! Happy New Years to you all…and to all of the horses that we have loved and lost…and to those we haven’t been able to help…yet. Source: Huntington Beach Independent Horses Leave Town In January, the Red Bucket Equine Rescue nonprofit was told to move out of their home in the Huntington Central Park Equestria…
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #267- Maestro
People do not value what is free, which is why giving a horse away is seldom a good idea…. for the horse. Maestro, we are told, is a dream under saddle, delightful on trail, quiet enough for children to ride bareback, and he is even trained in dressage. He was given away to a “good home”, and returned some time later…little more than skin and bones…dejected, unwanted, and confused. His original owner reached out to us and asked for our help, and…
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #145- Wyatt
…We also know how he got the wicked, painful, and infected rope burns on his back pasterns. What we don’t know is how long they had him, or how in the heck he survived the world of such unbelievable torture and abuse, and managed not only survive, but to remain baggage free. We find ourselves both admiring him…and ferociously protective. We know that this teddy bear of a horse, in spite of everything else (so much of it that we don’t know) has main…
January 2017 Adoption Celebration: OhSo
…in every way. Like Susan says, Michelle really “gets it” when it comes to our culture of always putting the best interests of the horse first and foremost. Whether Michelle is tired, not feeling her best, or over stressed at work, none of that matters. She always insists on what is best for her horse. Kyle Blotzer, another devoted team member, is Michelle’s riding buddy and one of her biggest fans. She believes that Michelle’s and OhSo’s personal…
Happy Birthday Chili Dog
…interest of the horse, we have made a decision for Chili Dog. It has become increasingly obvious that the abuse that Chili Dog suffered prior to his initial rescue has done permanent damage to his neck and back. We are unwilling to expose him to anything that might cause him pain, anguish, or fear…including a rider. Today on his birthday, we took him out to pasture and felt simultaneously the heat of our heart pounding into our throats and the chi…
Good Bye to a Friend
…taught us; If we give them the time to heal, provide a loving environment free from expectation and time pressure, they will heal. If we open our hearts to them, listen to what they tell us and remove drama and stress from their environment, they can listen in return. If we treat them with respect, and invite them to do their very best, they will try to please, gain confidence in us and best of all regain confidence in themselves. That they, the…
Kolcheck Update
…dock and customized shelter complete with…you guessed it, an enormous “comfort stall mattress”. Watching him turned out in pasture is like watching a beach ball bouncing on the sand; joyful, unrestrained, and free. He relishes his life which is dramatically different today from the neglected and dangerous life that he barely survived prior to being rescued by Red Bucket. He no longer remembers the violent threat of slaughter, or the uncertain lack…
June 2014 Culture Story
…hich our volunteers, members of Red Bucket, carry a devotion and commitment that is just as apparent as the red shirts and hats that we proudly wear both on the ranch and symbolically in our lives as workers, parents, and friends. Our round robin introductions paused at Tracie, who in a shaky voice and with trembling hand, passed me a large marked envelope carefully stuffed with small bills and modest checks. Red Bucket for Tracie, like many of us…