Our culture at Red Bucket is one of doing as much as we possibly can…and then a little bit more. The manifestation of how we live our promise is: one more groom, 24-hour-a-day, round the clock turnouts, 10:00 pm late nights during psyllium week, and a host of activities that are designed to support our horses in a life that … Read More
Good-bye dear Fenton
Rescue is Only the Beginning. In rescuing, it is the daily…often the hourly…act of nurturing, caring, and loving our animals that leads to their transformations. Fenton came to us having suffered considerable abuse, and he was starving to death….not just because “they” weren’t feeding him (and they weren’t), but also because his teeth were rotten and missing. We rescued him … Read More
Fenton Feeling Better
We are all breathing a big sigh of relief. Fenton, our slightly opinionated, benevolent, and ultra affectionate mule (puhleeze…do not call him a donkey) is feeling better after a very scary and worrisome bout with colic…the kind of coli…c that kept us not only up all night, but also white knuckling it all weekend. Fenton is back to enjoying his … Read More
Welcome Fenton
He is the best of both worlds. Fenton has the relationship orientation of a horse and the watchful dependability of a donkey….our first mule. Whether one is so inclined to call him an appaloosa or a spotted mule, it is an absolute that he would be quickly characterized as very dear, and most certainly precious. It is also most certain that … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 188
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 an 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 … Read More