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
August 2015 Culture Message
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
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
Darcy and Mathe Update
It is hard to believe that only a few weeks ago we were weak with concern and fear. This forgotten mare and her inconsequential foal were walking the tight rope between possible despair and the glimmer of survival. Today is a new day, and the future for Mathe and her mother Darcy is laced with the promise of more sunny play … Read More
Darcy and Mathe are doing Fantastic!
It seems most appropriate to complete the week with a final sigh of relief…Darcy and Mathe are doing fantastic! There comes a time after every struggle when triumph trumps the alternative. As Mathe celebrates her first week of life…sheexperienced the world beyond the confinement of her stall and breathed the air and visualized a world that she did not know existed. … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue #249- Mathe
It is only later in quiet reflection that we see the irony in the juxtaposition of our work. Our weekend started early and finished long, as we welcomed Darcy’s daughter into the world and onto a ranch that she has instant equity in. While the birth itself wasn’t completely outside of the bell shaped curve, several factors that ran the gamete … Read More