…orses own, she is wonderful at setting a warm and welcoming tone.” Kata Conlon, Ruby Red Committee Member, first met Lori last year when she graciously offered to help with the Holiday card mailing. “Lori was so enthusiastic and eager to help share the spirit of Red Bucket,” Kata recalls. “With her lead, we enlisted the Junior Reds to tackle this project; they stuffed envelopes, affixed labels, and got our Holiday cards out to our generous donors…
September 2015 Horse Highlight: Elwell
…and curious, wanting to explore things outside his comfort zone, but with a trusted human companion by his side. Volunteer Susanna Woeste sums Elwell up as, “a gorgeous and sweet tempered little guy who enjoys his daily grooming time immensely!” She says, “He loves carrots and to nuzzle while being groomed.” With the patient hand of loving volunteers at Red Bucket, Elwell again is enjoying a wonderful connection with people. His trust is coming ba…
Winni and JoJo
We have all been enchanted with her from the beginning. Early on, immediately in fact , Spice, Hobby and our beloved Haze claimed her as their very own. Since her miraculous entrance, we can’t seem to get enough of her…neighbors stop to snap photo’s with their smart phones wanting to capture her precious innocence and bring the image back to share with their families. Our horses, stand and stare at her during their enrichment time during turn out…
April 2018 Horse Highlight: Micah and Maverick
…iends ever…Micah and Maverick are amazing examples of how Red Bucket’s commitment to our horses comes shining through… “Micah and Maverick are perfect examples of Red Bucket’s dedication to finding that ‘perfect buddy’ for all of our residents,” says team member Linda Rose. This beautiful friendship has been wonderful to watch blossoming after months of Red Bucket Magic and the two colts’ completion of Charm Farm. Roomies for the past two years, b…
October 2013 Volunteer Highlight: Madison Heacock
…the Red Bucket culture.” Madison has become known throughout the Ranch for her dedication and commitment to serving the horses, traits inherent to her that have become invaluable to our organization. “It is refreshing to have someone like Madison join Red Bucket,” states Susan Peirce, “She is all about the horses, and she works diligently without ego each day. We are grateful to have such a wonderful young woman like Madison as part of our team….
October 2016 Adoption Celebration
…in keeping with our Red Bucket mission. Once Red Bucket is committed to an animal, we are really committed to it.” “We had heard wonderful things about Cinnamon and, oh my gosh, she was adorable. Ponies get a bad rap, but Cinnamon was the poster child for great ponies. She was delightful. She was grateful wherever she was put. She loved being groomed. She was cheerful, happy, lovely, kind, and benevolent. When you’d feed her, she would make eye co…
Pretend Horse Show
…pple than usual, and being the sensitive guy that he is, he was more immediately responsive than a normal hack. We executed his canter departures flawlessly, and my fingers naturally rubbed the side of his neck,silently praising him for being such a good boy. When we were asked to come in and line up, he stood like a statue (or in retrospect, knowing Paidraig, a trophy). I think that he was actually posing. I gently scratched his withers, again kn…