…ted to give you all an update on Mira. After 2 decades of extreme neglect and abuse, our beloved Mira has reclaimed her life. It has taken 6 months of TLC, physical therapy, and lots of emotional equity on our part…which we have happily provided! Mira is now enjoying enrichment time and companionship with Griffin, loves to be groomed (her way), and…can actually go for short walks! Mira is also enjoying 18 pound of Purina Senior a day! All those wh…
September 2014 Adoption Celebration: Striker
…rned as a foal (such as boundaries) that were going to need to become engrained. As one can imagine, doing this with a 3-year-old, 1100 pound horse was going to take a huge commitment and plenty of one-on-one attention. It was around this time when a volunteer named Rexanne had approached Red Bucket to find a project that would entail more involvement. There from the beginning, when asked how to describe her experience working with Red Bucket, Rex…
Forever Home Update: Willow formally Shasta
…orever”, they are filled with happy memories, tender moments, stress free days, and the joy of learning…accomplishing…and feeling useful. She had been hou…rs from death when we rescued her….starved, abandoned, and betrayed. Today she is fit, cherished, cared for with a love and intimacy that she never knew existed, never knew she deserved. Now treasured and valued, she is learning the joy of partnering and the satisfaction of her new life with Sho…
August 2013 Volunteer Highlight: Angela Kinsman
…common core value for service, a “can do” attitude that is completely ego-free and selflessly dedicated to our mission and our horses. Angela came to the Ranch with this quality, and Red Bucket has provided her with the tools necessary to develop her equine skills which in turn has made her an invaluable member of our team. When asked how and why she chose to volunteer for Red Bucket, Angela responds without hesitation. “I have always loved hors…
Galway and Deaglan
…are and serve the previously discarded…and unwanted. Today, both Galway and Deaglan enjoy their enrichment time in turnout, and are learning to rely on a life that is free from the expectations of others. There are no strings attached to their lives, and we can clearly state with heartfelt certainty, that it is a privilege for us to serve them….
April 2017 Adoption Celebration: Lily and Nikki
…dible journey from an untrained, starving, confused horse to the cherished companion of her amazing new owner, Nikki Hust. Nikki explains that she first heard about Red Bucket Equine Rescue through a friend she met at her gym. She immediately fell in love with our mission and could not wait to find out everything about us. She came to Red Bucket for a Sunday tour; she talked to Susan Peirce about what she really wanted in a horse, and then filled…
September 2013 Adoption Celebration: Gulliver
…th all of the adoptions at Red Bucket, the first step is to complete an application and then to carefully match that person to a horse. After completing the paper work, Molly was introduced to a few prospective horses along with Gulliver waiting for adoption. As the process of getting to know the horses and their temperaments continued, it became very apparent that Molly and Gulliver were forming a lasting bond. There was an obvious chemistry betw…
February 2017 Team Member Highlight: Alexandra and Felicia Stears
…sanna Woeste was our tour guide and I was impressed with how passionate she was about Red Bucket and their horses. Hearing about the lives of many of the horses prior to coming to Red Bucket was heartbreaking. I was impressed with how clean the Ranch was and how friendly many of the horses were, in spite of their prior lives. I knew that the hard working team members were a key factor to the horses’ physical and emotional well-being. I wanted to b…
February 2017 Horse Highlight: Rosie
…he perfect match. She and Rosie were introduced and became immediately bonded buddies and close to inseparable. “Rosie is used as one of the curry comb class instruction horses. Red Bucket team member Michelle Mendez says, “Once we start grooming her and give her scratches on the left side of her neck she completely relaxes…her head drops, her eyes get heavy and her lip hangs down showing how much she thoroughly enjoys the curry comb class! She is…
Wyatt Update
…in grooming him by picking up the tote with his teeth, and he immediately befriended anyone who ventured over to visit him. Under saddle, he has continued to impress us, demonstrating that he has a great work ethic, manners, the versatility to be ridden either English or Western, and comfortable gaits! Did we mention that he is SUPER cute? Unwanted horse? We don’t think so, Wyatt is a partner, best friend in waiting, and very very ready for his f…