…ceive their very own red bucket, a name, and a promise that really means something. From the moment that we take the rope and welcome our new resident to the ranch that the horses own, we also gently vow to be trustworthy for them. Trust and being trustworthy Trust is really about the small things…
The High Cost of Horse Sense
…The 15-year-old Palomino was rescued more than a year ago and placed in a new home. But she was returned twice to the people who initially rescued her because her new owners lost their jobs. Susan Peirce runs the Red Bucket Equine Rescue in Huntington Beach. She named it after the color of the plastic feed buckets provided to each horse. “I get calls daily from people who can’t afford their horses,” she says. “Horses that are tied to trees, or le…
Fenton
…amily environment where he will have a gentle and “sunny” life. Facebook Welcome: Fenton While he too had been betrayed and faced the very grim reality of shipping to slaughter. His adorable persona, colorful blanket complete with leopard spotted “stockings”, and an eye that communicated a…n unspoken kindness, caught the eye of a rescue colleague which sent him to the safety of a ranch that he now owns, instead of the horrifying brutality of a Mex…
May 2013 Horse Highlight: Nalah
…stall. Hopefully, she could then feel comfortable and safe enough in her familiar surroundings to complete “The Circle of Life.” Nalah has proven to be a wonderful and protective mother. Though she was once brutalized and degraded, it’s as if she instinctively understands the precious gift she has been given in baby “Winni.” The love and adoration she has been given by the Red Bucket Volunteers has helped her to respond with nurturing kindness t…
Frequently Asked Questions
…be rewarding, memorable and meaningful. We will attempt to accommodate your schedule in calendaring appointments. We welcome your family members and trainer, and we will provide an abundance of time with the horse that you are considering. Prior to adopting a horse, we will conduct a home visit for the purpose of building a supportive lifetime partnership. During this visit we may provide coaching on fencing, hay storage, etc. Can horses be adop…
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Home Found #160 – Lady Bug
…gage, a soft and grateful eye, and a warm enthusiasm for her new life. It seemed as if our Lady Bug had already lost so very much that she did not want to waste any time. In her healing journey, she met her forever match…a friend, protector and partner in her new venture…life. Diana seems to think that Lady Bug is similar to herself…she will list a few adjectives in support of her statement. We suspect there is more to their special connection, an…
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 188
…ed Bucket Horses who whinnied and called to our first mule as if to welcome and reassure our new resident that his days will be safe, his nights will be peaceful, and his life will be meaningful, treasured, and protected. He politely, but a bit vacantly followed us to a clean and well bedded paddock (prepared just for him). In the last few days he has begun to slowly exhale, napping in his bed of fresh shavings and resting in his turnouts….soaking…
Where Is Wallace?
…Trinket and Penelope. Not in the photos that Marlene sent once our new little ones were loaded….and not a single image of him in the few photos that she took through the slats of the trailer at the rest stop. We kept asking, “Where is Wallace?”, and even when the trailer pulled into our driveway, it was Trinket and Penelope who emerged first, and only after quiet coaxing did the small brown pony hesitantly show himself, the auction number hot glue…
Shields
…er delight, he is rock solid, sound, super attractive…with the most beautiful face. He has had training in English, Western and trail. Amy even popped him over some cross rails, he didn’t even think about it twice. His new mom, Nina thinks that he is perfect….and he is. Next week we will conduct his home visit, write his contract and then Shields will go home with Nina. The betrayal behind him, he will have a new family, a partner for life in Nina…