Dear wonderful friends and Red Bucket Family, Due to your loving generosity, our precious donkeys have safely arrived and have settled in even better than we could have imagined. We were a bit misty-eyed to see Petunia reunited with her mother…and yes, they definitely remembered one another. Petunia’s baby sister Miss Beaslie is still nursing, and is getting to … Read More
We Need Your Help!
We are in the middle of a donkey rescue. Several of our family members (Windy’s daughter, Petunia’s mother, Buffy’s cousin and Auntie to most of our donkeys) have been rounded up and are at the BLM holding facility. Two of the older donkeys are especially high risk, as they will be placed in the $25 pen. One of the Jennies … Read More
Donkeys Sunning
While our horses dozed under their misters, and our foals frolicked, danced, and played in their turn out. Their mothers nibbled on hay, and with an increasing latitude, watched their off-spring test the boundaries of acceptable distance. Our donkeys avoided the shade and napped in the sun. They migrated throughout the day snoozing and sunning themselves in the warmest spots, … Read More
The Girls
“The Girls” enjoy their daily enrichment with “Miss Sandy”. It sure is hard to believe that these adorable and ultra loving donkey’s use to be untouchable! Today we find them curious, affectionate, and down right charming…..a very long way from fearful, abused and threatened. They thoroughly enjoy being brushed, babied, and having daily visits from the Red Riding Hoods who … Read More
Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 201- Petunia
Tis the season….naught or nice??? While we will be the first to admit that donkeys are delightfully naughty…and we adore them for it, we don’t think for a second that Santa would bring a donkey a …piece of coal. Baby Petunia has come to the security and safety of Red Bucket both injured and untrained….brought to us by a Guardian … Read More