Who is the Stomping Horse?
My name is Trouper, I am a rescue off-track Thoroughbred born in Saratoga.
I have a tattoo under my top lip which registers me with The Jockey Club and indicates the year of my birth and reserves my very long racing name. After my very short racing career I became involved with an Aftercare Alliance.
I moved to Connecticut to live with my Momma, Dawn, and my beautiful paddock mate, Mavis. Dawn had adopted Mavis from a local rescue after they bought her in a parking lot after an auction. She was about to be loaded to go to slaughter, as she could no longer be ridden. Some of us never get a chance to show our real value or are simply discarded because we didn't excel at what our owner wanted from us. Thankfully Mavis and I were given a second chance and have gotten to be successful as happy, healthy horses, living our best lives; being horses!
I was well cared for, medically treated, and gained weight. I was tested and proven to have a “good brain”, meaning I was sensible, easy to ride, and to be around. The Aftercare group vetted my new owner, making sure we would be a good fit for each other.
I have been given the opportunity to reinvent myself as the model of the Stomping Horse wine label. Being a bit of a character, having a sense of humor, it seems fitting that the wine names are “horsey”; Silly Neighmes...Sensational Wines. It is my hope to help other horses and people in need of rescue with a percentage of wine sales donated to horse rescue and horse/human therapy groups, giving them a second chance and an opportunity to reinvent themselves! Thank you for getting to know me and helping to make my wish come true. -Trouper