Sunday brunch…room service for the fillies and then a family nap on clean sheets! Spring has sprung and our treasured residents are enjoying their beautiful ranch! Hard to believe that these formerly slaughter-bound babies are turning three years old! These girls have never known the unspeakable abuse that their mothers experienced…Now their days are filled with Red Bucket Charm Farm…and … Read More
Beauty Parlor Time
How many hands does it take to groom 4 yearling fillies? The answer is……8, of course!! Sparrow, Cronin, Gigi and Keely are big girls now…and have moved into the “girls’ dormitory”. They were all rescued from slaughter….and none of them have a clue! During the day they attend “Red Bucket Charm Farm” and spend their afternoons in turnout, playing and … Read More
Miss Manners
After a playful roll and silly hearted game of chase-the-filly, Keely, Gigi, Sparrow and Cronin (named after our dear friend, Bob Cronin) settled into grazing in the warm spring sunshine. These darling little girls – who came to us feral, fearful, and just hours from being shipped to slaughter – are now halter trained, have graduated from basic Red Bucket … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Home Found #188 – Confeddy
While the adage that nice things come in small packages may well be true, perhaps in the recent adoption of 29″ pint-sized Confeddy, the more appropriate saying might be that nice things just happened to a small little brownie-bite of a mini horse…and her new very own family! Confeddy has definitely left a very large (albeit mini) hoof print at … Read More
January 2016 Culture Message
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
Help us continue lifesaving work
PLEASE help us continue our lifesaving work! Help us help our horses by donating today. We are desperately trying to raise $27,000 prior to midnight tonight. Red Bucket is a 501(c)3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible. Please consider donating. Please help us help the horses and encourage others to not turn their backs…we are not turning ours. Thank … Read More
Cronin in her “big girl stall”
Our previously slaughter-bound fillies, Cronin and Keely, have just graduated to the “big girl stall”. Keely, our orphan, is just finishing her last bit of formula and Cronin (pictured) has celebrated her successful weaning from her lovely mother Leonie. They both have completed the first level of Red Bucket Charm Farm and nicely pick up their feet, lead like little … Read More
October 2015 Horse Highlight: Keely
Destiny calls us to use the time we have to do what is best…to make the most of what we’ve been blessed with. We at Red Bucket are thankful that good fortune smiled on us in the form of a sweet and beautiful Paint filly named Keely… Little Keely was found and rescued along with her frightened mother, two other … Read More
Red Bucket Forever Found Home# 175 – Champ and Karen!
Birthdays are special at Red Bucket for one very important reason, we value life! We give our horses a new birthday the day that they are adopted, as that very special day represents a new beginning and the first day in a family that has committed to loving, care-taking, and treasuring that horse forever. Champ, a stunning registered Paint, was … Read More
July 2015 Culture Message
I made a mistake. In actuality, it turned out okay, better than okay really, because it emphasized his growth, confidence, and the embodiment of what “second chance” really means. I had been trying to distract my mount and keep him relaxed and listening to me. Over the course of two years, he had turned a corner in his re-training and … Read More