Crosswinds Equine Rescue

ARRIVED	January 2010
ADOPTABILITY	ADOPTED!!! gone home 12/2/11!!!!! TRINITY IS NOW A THERAPY HORSE, HOPEFULLY FUTURE SPECIAL OLYMPICS!!!
SPONSORSHIP: (Details below)	FEED: GONE HOME MEDICAL: GONE HOME
BREED/AGE	5 year old (2005 or 2006 model, unclear) gorgeous red roan clydesdale mare, approx. 17hh daughter of Lady.
Skills/Training "Report Card"
Overall Health: A	Both clydesdale mares arrived, current on all shots and vaccinations and neither had any known health issues. Trinity let us do first trims on her front hooves immediately, which will need additional care. As of October 2011, her hooves are normal and have healthy angles. Both mares had dried debris stuck in their coats which took quite a while to remove, but she had no signs of sores or skin irritation. As of April 2010, Trinity's coat is clear of the heavy muck and shedding wonderfully. Trinity arrived mildly underweight, but gained nicely. She built muscle easily, and works well in the roundpen. Trinity is now mildly overweight thanks to our grass pasture and a summer very light in work for her.
Ground Manners: A-	Trinity immediately settled into our routine, and learned to lead quietly and respectfully, giving her handler personal space and not rushing. She is eager to learn and very, very sweet, and immediately realized what was expected of her. She let us do preliminary trim on both front hooves with minimal fuss in her first week. She can be cranky with the farrier, particularly if a trim goes unusually long. She was exceptionally good for the vet drawing blood on her first day in a new place. Trinity knows she is a good girl, and is VERY offended if someone is rude or "harsh" with her when she makes a mistake. Trinity can still be mildly impatient at times; she is handled regularly here by beginner volunteers, however if she needs to be asked to do something outside her normal routine, she is handled by a person with more horse experience.
Basic Riding Skills: B	We don't believe Trinity had any riding or driving training prior to her arrival. Once we got her settled, we began her round pen work and pre-riding training. As of April' 10, she is doing terrific learning her basic gaits in the round pen. She has gone through most of the despooking steps with flying colors, and has been saddled with a tight girth. She will soon be fitted with a bridle, then ground driven. On May 1 2010, Trinity had her first ever ride! We hope you enjoy the short video... Summer 2010 -- we've been training Trinity to do Pet Fair pony rides -- standing at the large steps (similar to wheel chair ramping); following her handler on the lead, regardless of the rider's actions, etc. She's done amazingly well. Fall 2010 -- TRINITY WORKED PET FAIR!!! She was absoultely amazing, giving literally HUNDREDS of leadline "pony rides". NOTHING bothered her, she took her lead from Tess and was exceptionally well behaved the entire event. We'd taken her, expecting her to do light work as occasional fill in, but she did full duty both days without any issue whatsoever. Fall 2010 -- after Pet Fair was over, we went back to 'normal' riding work, and find Trinity to be energetic and forward under saddle, w/t/c. She likes to move forward, likes puzzles and mental challenges, and overall is very enjoyable to ride. She is medium energy and would not be for a true beginner rider when not doing 'pony rides'. August 2011 update: Trinity is doing WELL! She is riding again and again, like last fall, we are focused upon lead line / therapy style riding practice until Pet Fair. Trinity is expected to be a main attraction headliner again this year! October 2011 update: trinity again was a ROCKSTAR at PetFair! She gave hundreds of leadline rides. She is now back to "regular" riding work again, as time allows. This girl is VERY ready for her forever home.
Ideal Career	Trinity has beautiful movement or 'action', and is a joy to watch in motion. She is playful and eager to learn. She is mildly forward and energetic, and a candidate for lower level dressage, draft hunter under saddle, competitive trail, as well as an arena horse or trail horse happy at home. INTERESTINGLY, Trinity also LOVES LOVES LOVES giving 'pony rides' and does exceptionally well at the work we do that is a great building block to therapy work. She would be an exceptional therapy horse. Her large size and soft demeanor when working in leadline fashion would make her great for working with larger riders and handles double, even triple riders with ease.
Stall Manners B	Trinity seems to have spent time stalled previously. She walks in easily, expects feed to appear in the trough, and waits to be lead out of the stall. She is occasionally mildly impatient, and sometimes bossy to the horses beside her. Even on arrival, she doesn't mind if Lady doesn't come into the barn with her, and often leaves Lady behind. She stands calmly if left in the barn alone and overall is very easy to manage. Lady adopted out in 2010, and there was no change in Trinity's stall behavior. She is fine to groom, provide basic vet treatment, tack in a stall. She does get bored, knows her food is gone, and wants to go out with the others. She gets itchy and will rub on walls and structures if left inside for lengths of time.
Trailering Skills: A	Trinity was nervous about getting on our trailer to come home, but since her mother, Lady, was already aboard, she got on fairly quickly. She was nervous and afraid to back off, so we moved the divider and allowed her to turn around in the trailer. In the weeks that followed, she learned to load and unload with ease. As of pet fair, she loaded and unloaded herself without a handler with her whatsoever.
Companionship / Pasture Manners A-	Trinity initially was staying in Cheveyo's memorial paddock and roundpen with Lady as we get them acclamated to our farm. They are companionable together and share hay, and she comes easily when called. She is very social and quite curious. We expected her to settle into the main pasture with the large herd easily. She settled in very well, and made fast friends with Tessa. She is playful and has energy and enjoys being in the herd with the others. As of April 1 2010, she has become Tessa's "mini-me", not simply following her but walking at her shoulder, learning to lead as Tessa leads, being scolded if she is overly harsh or ignoring things that are key to the management of Tessa's herd. Both seem to be enjoying their new roles very much. Summer 2011 -- Trinity has become a bit more opinionated. She still stays with Tess at times, but she is more bossy and can be a bully on occasion. She wants first choice at hay and grazing position in the pasture and such, and has gotten herself a few scrapes and nips in the process.
Manageability for Routine and Medical Care C	We were VERY pleasantly surprised that Trinity was so good with needles, and also that she allowed us to do some basic trim on both front hooves upon arrival. She wormed easily. On April 10, 2010, she had her first complete front hoof trim. She did well, only mildly impatient as the process went long. Summer 2011 -- Unfortunately, the long slow process of pads/shoes wore thin on Trinity's patience. She was impatient for that process; however now that she is again without the heavy shoes, she is doing significantly better for the farrier.
Adoption Terms	Trinity has been moved from "future adoptable" to AVAILABLE. This beautiful 5 year old has a nearly identical temperament to Tessa, our current ambassador, WHEN doing leadline and working with beginners -- YET she also has forward energy when bridled with a capable rider! TRINITY IS NOW ADOPTED! Adoption fee: GONE HOME

Arrival Overview: Trinity's family had significant long term medical issues that have made it that they could no longer keep her or her pasture mates. We are unsure of her history, but confirmed that she IS Lady's daughter. She shows no sign of having ever been mistreated, and is easy with people. She is quickly learning our routine and what we expect from her, particularly maintaining personal space and paying attention when being led. She is attached to Lady but not obsessive or panicky when they are separated.

April 2010: Trinity has really settled in and is a key part of the herd. Tessa seems to be training her to be alpha of the entire herd, so that Tessa can simply sit back and watch without having to do a thing. Trinity seems to be enjoying that new role very much.

Trinity did exceptionally well with her hoof care lessons and had a full front trim yesterday. Her feet are in much better shape now, and will continue to improve.

Trinity has been receiving regular roundpen training lessons. She will walk, trot, canter, halt, reverse, and join up with ease, so long as her handler is respectful and doesn't attempt to bully her. She has played with the ball, the traffic cone, and other key despooking lessons, and completed all with ease. She has been saddled and girthed tight twice, and that, too, she handled well. She is nearly ready to be bridled, then ground driven, her first time.

April 2010: We have moved Trinity to "potential future ambassador" status, instead of future adoptable. We are hopeful she will continue to train well, and that rare personality Tess has in spades continues to develop in Trinity. IF she settles well into this role, our board has instructed us to keep her as a permanent resident, helping increase CWER's visibility and more...

May 2010: Trinity has successfully completed her first ride! (Enjoy the video!) She did great with her long lining lessons, and other steps prior to a first step with a rider in the saddle. The video is wonderfully boring and shows how a first ride normally goes after a natural horsemanship foundation.

Winter 2010 -- Trinity is back to 'normal riding' training, now that Pet Fair is over. She is easily w/t/c under saddle, indoors and out, and continues to have nice forward energy, without being a hothead like Xena.

Spring 2011 update -- Trinity was never trimmed in her life prior to coming to CWER. As a result, we were worried about the bone structure and ligaments inside her hooves of such a large horse. We had x-rays done by Dr. Jenn Miller, and found no permanent damage, but some strain on ligaments inside the hoof because her angle was so very shallow to the ground from lack of hoof care. She recommended a 6 month course of shoes and wedge pads. These pads lift her hoof like "high heels", getting her feet back to a healthy angle as each trim works to bring her toe back further so that she has a proper, healthy stance.
Sept 2011 update -- Trinity will soon be coming out of her shoes and returning to barefoot. Trinity is sound to ride and quite active and playful in the paddock. We look forward to measuring her hoof angles now and to her having a fully clear 'bill of health' in another 6 weeks.
October 30, 2011 update -- Trinity has been out of her shoes for 9 weeks now, and has had 3 VERY successful trims. She is now standing upright at a very normal, healthy angle, and we are VERY pleased with her condition!!

September 2011 -- We are again preparing Trinity for pet fair, doing lots of therapy-style leadline work, getting ready to ahve her be a fantastic showoff and headliner at petfair!!!

October 2011 -- Trinity was EXCEPTIONAL yet again at Pet Fair. She gave literally HUNDREDS of leadline rides without difficulties, and was a star of the show!

October 30 2011 -- Trinity had her 3rd trim since taking off her shoes this week, and her angle is healthy and her hooves are normal, and she's a happy girl!!

12/2/11 -- Trinity has GONE HOME to Reece Center in Georgia, to join Sally!!! We couldn't be more pleased.

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