August 2014 Horse Highlight: Elliot and Riot

Who can resist and not help but love…or at least have a huge soft spot in their hearts… for these adorable long-eared equines? It is difficult to even imagine someone treating these cute boys, Elliot and Riot, in a cruel and despicable manner. While heartbreaking to learn they were disrespectfully abused, badly mistreated and heartlessly abandoned, it is where Red … Read More

Red Bucket Equine Rescue Forever Homes Found #90 and #91- Elliot and Riot

 The 25 horse…donkeys, drafts, yearlings, and weanlings who live in the east paddocks, all lined up attentive…and intrigued. They were oblivious to the fact that breakfast was abou…t to be delivered and seemingly unaware of the thin ice that floated on their waterers or the frost that clung to the rails of their paddocks. The trailer (generously donated by our … Read More

Riot reaches his first goal…

Every Red Bucket horse ( and donkey ) has a name, a bucket and a goal. The goal allows us to customize their program, just for them…it also allows us to ensure the progression of their development. Friday our formerly very abused baby donkey hit his first goal…he heehawed when Kimberly approached him for his wellness check and grooming. He actually … Read More

Red Bucket Equine Rescue # 118- Riot

People make promises all of the time…” I promise to be home on time “, ” I promise, I will do it tomorrow “, promises are easy to make , take lightly and ….easy to break. We met Riot last week and promised to go back and pick him up. At first, it sounded from his description that he was feral, … Read More