Ahead of its opening in 2013, Trinity Leeds commissioned Scottish artist Andy Scott to make a sculpture as part of its public arts program. 

Scott spent 10 months hand-welding small rectangles into the Cleveland packhorse he created, which results in a shimmering effect when you look at the steel sculpture. He wanted to reflect the wool and textile industries that are at the core of the cities industrial heritage, when pack horses were used to carry cloth and other goods from place to place. 

The name “Equus Altus” literally means high horse, and high up is exactly where you’ll find it: suspended approximately 50 feet up in the air in the atrium of Trinity Leeds shopping center.