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
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
Red Bucket Rescue # 293 Darragh and # 294 Gigi
At Red Bucket we value and respect life…and we value and respect all of the desperate and deserving animals that come to us for salvation, safety, and the promise of a second chance. Darragh and her precious filly Gigi were rescued from slaughter with two other mare and foal pairs. Darragh, who had sustained lacerations at the auction yard, has … Read More
Red Bucket Horses Saved #291 Pia and #292 Sparrow
Thanks to our FaceBook friends we were able to save 6 slaughter-bound mares and foals from slaughter last month. What a HUGE difference 30 days makes! Our beautiful girls are visibly relaxed and enjoying the tranquility of a peaceful pasture, excellent nutrition, and a healthy environment. The mares are filling out and actually beginning to enjoy nursing and nuzzling their little ones, … Read More