There is a magical hour at Red Bucket that few know about. It is my special time to be gently flooded with gratitude and reminded about the significance of our work. The filter is both subtle and powerful at the same time and has the effect of a relentless vice that, while not quite painful, provides a steady and unyielding … Read More
Happy Birthday Dear Kami!
Her mother was feral, very pregnant, and slaughter bound. We feel fortunate to have rescued and loved her, and we named her Darla. While we never touched her with our hands, we loved her with our hearts…and oddly she loved us back in the most remarkable way, by trusting her last foal to us. Darla was most intentional about allowing … Read More
Thank you to the Mother’s
We have said good-bye, good job…and good life to our wonderful, feral mothers. We have been profoundly impacted by their story, strength, selflessness and wisdom. Their babies are now weanlings, and are adjusting beautifully to plenty of playtime…and just the right amount of Red Bucket “Charm Farm”. Their bond with one another has become strong; with the BFF’s McGarrah and … Read More
Boys Will Be Boys
With all of our darling foals we have plenty of sugar and spice and everything nice; McGarrah is a sweetheart, Kami is a love-bug, Mathe is becoming a pleaser, and then…..there is Micah, who is all BOY! Boy, oh boy….is he ever. Micah is a rough-and-tumble little colt who loves to mix it up…he plays like a boy, loves to … Read More
Baby Steps
While many of you may be waiting for adorable little clips of our darling little foals romping and playing with each other in the East Paddock, where they spend their enrichment time with their spectacular mothers….McGarrah and Kami have ideas (and McGarrah has OPINIONS) of their own. We are delighting in watching their two distinct personalities and preferences emerge. McGarrah … Read More
McGarrah and Kami’s first turnout
The donkeys of Red Bucket lined up at the east paddock fence…yes, there was pushing and a bit of jostling…and allegedly a small infraction of a nip. Coco was nearly written up for shoving her neighbor (oh, and for kicking…but that part was an accident), all for the purpose of watching McGarrah and Kami’s first turn out! There was so … Read More
New Foal Update From The Kami-Corder….Kami’s First Nuzzle!
Most of us at Red Bucket, have been overwhelmed with a myriad of emotion as we’ve prepared our feral mares for motherhood. The arduous prep has in no way prepared us for the extre…me impact of watching these little life’s enter the world and join the protective cocoon of Red Bucket. Our tears have been confusing as we joyfully celebrate … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #244- Kamerick (AKA Kami)
Our Kami-Corder has captured a shot of 18 hour old little Kami stepping out onto her sun porch under the watchful eye of her momma Marlee (and the close supervision of the Red Riding Hoods)…. The fresh air and sunlight exposed a light sprinkling of freckles across Kami’s pink velvety muzzle as she took her first wobbly and tentative baby … Read More
Welcome Baby Kami
Pregnant…starving…feral….and sold by the pound at a slaughter auction. They would take her baby from her in a violent and degrading final act. Marlee didn’t have anything to call her own…not a name, only a number crudely glued to her hip. Today she has a name, a red bucket, and the gift of dignity. Last night she gave her daughter … Read More