In this Voices of the Valley episode, Sarah Rodriguez of Legacy Cooling shares the story of The Canyon House, a sanctuary where draft horses, once used for intense farm labor and carriage rides and now cast aside and destined for tragedy—can spend their days in peace. “Every horse that comes here is going to die at some point,” Sarah said. “But here, they get to live their last years with dignity.”

Sarah is married to Trey Rodriguez, whose family is well known among Western Growers members and the agriculture industry. Trey’s father, Sonny Rodriguez, was the recipient of the 2024 Western Growers Award of Honor. Sarah also has deep ties to the industry through her father, Mike Azzopardi, who operates American Cooling, another proud Western Growers member.

Trey and Sarah both followed in their fathers’ footsteps. They own a three-year-old multi-state cooler management company, Legacy Cooling, and they too are members of Western Growers, with Trey currently in his fifth year serving on the Board of Trustees for Western Growers Assurance Trust.

You can listen to the full episode here.