“I have nothing to fear, and here my story ends. My troubles are all over, and I am at home.” For all who have read the classic children’s book, Black Beauty, this quote from the final lines of the book may sound familiar. We believe it’s also close to what Bentley, a 4-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, must have felt when he … Read More
Red Bucket Forever Home #89- Bentley
He had been so starved that we weren’t sure that he would survive the first weekend. Just backing out of the trailer and the few wobbly steps to his new stall seemed to tax him completely. The anatomy of… every vertebrae painfully visible…exposed in such a way that it left not only him vulnerable, but those of us who cared … Read More
July 2013 Culture Message
There is a language associated with equine rescue that I am reluctantly learning. It is more foreign to me than French, which I am a bit embarrassed to say, I never mastered. It is more guttural than the Gaelic language that I was familiarized with as a child in Ireland. While both of these languages are difficult at best, they … Read More
A Bucket of Hope
When a horse comes to Red Bucket, they receive a bucket, a name, and dignity. The bucket belongs to them…and so does their name, their names are thoughtfully chosen….usually it is the only thing that they have in the world…until the dignity sets in and really lands. This is the beginning of a promise that we take very seriously. They … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #170-Bentley
It is with a mixture of anguish, heartbreak, and rage that we introduce our newest rescue and resident of a ranch that he now owns with other discarded, abused and previously betrayed horses. He has been starved, and frankly we are so angry that it is hard to put our usual positive spin on this story. He is just a … Read More