Our precious and delightful Dot is now two weeks old! She has perfected her many tricks…kissing, nursing, running, jumping, bucking…backward bucking (commonly known as rearing), twirling, and leading like a little lady with a butt rope. When all of the tricks have been demonstrated and practiced, our delightful Dot collapses in a puddle of adorable exhaustion, and under the protective … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #390 – Dot RB
Red Bucket and JuJu would like to proudly introduce little Dot. For those of you who guessed that JuJu would have a healthy Strawberry Roan Filly, you were absolutely correct! Dot has amazed us all with her sweetness, strength, and zest for life. She was standing and nursing within an hour, and JuJu, a previously slaughter-bound youngster herself, has … Read More
Juju Baby Watch!
We are counting down the days…or maybe the hours…awaiting the arrival of JuJu’s foal. Barely just a baby herself, pregnant, and feral, JuJu was rescued from a livestock auction that sells horses by the pound for meat. Safe now, JuJu has settled into domestic life and now leads like a little lady, loves her bedding, adores being groomed…and even had … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #387 – JuJu
Every Spring we welcome pregnant, slaughter-bound…almost always feral, and always desperate mares to the safety of our little Red Ranch. JuJu and a large group of other pregnant mares went through a livestock auction that sells horses, foals, and pregnant mares by the pound for meat. This darling sweetheart wasn’t even halter trained until a few days before she … Read More