Today we said good-bye to Callum, but we as a community adopted him first….a commitment, a contract, an adoption fee…it was real, and he deserved to be chosen, because he was real, and he mattered to us. He had clearly been abused every day of his life. He came to us with a broken knee, fresh saddle sores, and the … Read More
Callum Update
Callum had been abused every day of his life. He came to us malnourished, broken and desperate, in tremendous pain…and just in the nick of time. He became a bit defensive about both his stall and his hay, as he had been accustomed to a lack of safety and security and too little food. We embraced him, respected his boundaries … Read More
Callum Update!!
Callum woke up this morning and realized that he is actually happy to wake up. He seemed a bit surprised by this….and then he shook off the shavings that clung to his now silky mane and buried his muzzle in the breakfast bucket that had just arrived by way of a now familiar and smiling friend. His life is now … Read More
February 2015 Culture Message
In the rehabilitation of a damaged, abused or severely neglected horse, there comes a point of release. It is most often very subtle, perhaps marked by an almost inaudible exhale or a small amount of licking and chewing. Sometimes the moment is punctuated by a more obvious sign such as a whinny trumpeting a greeting…most frequently such a moment will … Read More
Callum Update
Dr. Adrienne Moore spent the better part of her day (and night) on Friday, helping our horses. She spent considerable time with one of our newest residents, Callum. Dr. Moore stated that there wasn’t a place on Callum’s body that didn’t hurt. To add insult to injury, the poor guy developed an abscess in his front left hoof which made … Read More
Callum Update:
Many thanks for all of your thoughtful and compassionate comments and well wishes about our newest resident, Callum. Perhaps the most difficult (and recurring) question that you asked is, “Why, oh why did Callum have relatively new shoes on, when his broken knee injury is most likely at least 6 months old…and completely untreated?” The answer…and we swallow twice before … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 274 -Callum
He has likely suffered daily abuse, and wears a coat of ragged scars and painful reminders of a loveless and brutal life. While he has a severely broken and uncared for knee, painful hock, multiple injuries, a lacerated tongue, a myriad of saddle sores….and a hunger that is much deeper and more profound than the exposed ribs and coarse coat. … Read More