We are looking for a retirement home for our 17 year old, 16hh dutch warmblood mare. She is in full health but after managing two seperate tendon injuries over the last three years we felt retirement was best for her. We are in no rush as finding the right environment to manage her legs is our priority. She is very friendly, sociable, and absolutely loves being part of a herd, never known her to be any trouble. She is good around children and dogs. At 17 years old she can still get a bit of a spring in her step when the mood takes her so ideally looking for a relatively non-reactive herd that won't feed off her energy.

In an ideal world we would like to find the following in a retirement home:

A small settled mare only herd.

In summer 24/7 turnout with some kind of shelter.

In winter a mud free environment. A muddy field contributed to her second tendon injury so a winter setup with a large hard-standing area or mud free field is really important. We don't want her to be enclosed, she loves her turnout, so a large sheltered area/barn leading onto the hardstanding/field would be ideal. Access to hay in the winter. We want her to live out her retirement as naturally as possible while keeping her legs safe. Wouldn't want her to be any further than hour and a half from Rainham Essex.