Corona

registered name: Triple Copy
description: 2001 bay Thoroughbred gelding
type of rescue: owner surrender
intake date: 2/10/2011
adoption date: 9/1/2011
length of time with SAFE: 6 months

Three years before being rescued, Corona was was winning shows all over Canada in the A‑Circuit 3′6″ Jumper division. But he fell on bad times and ended up being offered for free on Craigslist by his owner.  Corona was in rough shape at that point. He was thin and unhealthy, suffered chronic diarrhea, had badly overgrown hooves, and several injuries in varied states of healing. Worst of all, he had suffered an injury to his penis, and it was very swollen and infected. His owner couldn’t afford to treat this so she gave him to another person who then surrendered him to SAFE. Upon examining him, our vet discovered sutures in his penile area which appeared to be preventing him from dropping. She removed these, and the situation was much improved for everyone. Corona was put on antibiotics to combat the infection, and kindly tolerated being scrubbed down below twice a day with chlorahexadine. By late April, Corona had healed up, gained lots of weight and was well on the road to recovery. He participated in the 2011 SAFE Benefit Horse Show, competing in English Pleasure, Dressage and Hunters. At the end of the show, Corona was crowned Champion Rescue Horse and Reserve Champion for the entire show. The woman who rode him at the show decided a few days later to adopt him. After 11 years together, his owner moved across the country and had to rehome him. 

Sadly, Corona passed away on May 22, 2024. He had Cushings and was experiencing a number of complications. His new adopter tried everything to help him. Working with the vet, they had him on a typical Cushings diet but he was experiencing “leaky gut.” They put him on an anti-fungal treatment for 50 days and he seemed to be doing pretty well. Then about two to three weeks later he was up and down, and sweaty. It was decided at that time that the best choice was to let him go. He was 23 years old, a long life for a Thoroughbred who had been through so much. Rest in peace, good man.