I'm sorry you lost him that way. It's really hard when you have such a bond. I had that happen with my "heart" horse once, although I owned her at the time, but a LOT of things happened and I had to sell her. It broke my heart. I hope some day you are able to find him and make sure he's okay. It has always pained me not to know what happened to Lady, but I did my best to find her a good home and turned down many people before I sold her. I'm sure Trigger is well cared for and I hope you are able to get him back.