She was no longer useful and no longer valued…not that we imagine she was ever really valued. Her owner no longer had use for her…she was older, had been roughly ridden into chronic lameness, and had cancer. We might add that behaviorally she demonstrated signs of repeated abuse…but most of them do. We rescued her literally moments from being euthanized. … Read More
Good-Bye Parker
While the world continues to rotate, our hearts have stopped, at least for a little while. This morning we said a very heartbreaking farewell to our special buddy, Parker. Parker came home from the hospital on Tuesday under guarded prognosis. Yesterday he had a marvelous turnout in the East Paddock with his “entourage”, and was peaceful during bed checks at … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 256 and #257- Juble and Blossom
When our good buddy Parker developed ulcers, and all of the tricks, including diet changes, added enrichment, and Ranitidine failed to work, Lauren came up with the Red-donk-u-lous idea of getting Parker his very own donkey! We went to our waiting list in an effort to find just the right gelding for the job, and low and behold….we found the … Read More