Retirement Boarding

Horses are retired for various reasons. Whether retirement is due to age, lameness, or a change in owner goals, locating a quality retirement facility is an important task. Our beautiful, quiet 60-acre farm offers plenty of high-quality grass, hay, and daily inspections by Chrissy Kutlenios, the owner who lives on-site. George and Chrissy have owned, bred, and raced thoroughbred horses for over 20 years, and established Red Riding Hood Stables as a breeding and retirement home for all their thoroughbreds. Red Riding Hood Stables is only 60 minutes away from a state-of-the-art equine hospital, MICHIGAN STATE VETERINARY HOSPITAL. Our farm can arrange transportation when necessary.

At Red Riding Hood Stables, we understand how important your horse is and that you want the best for him/her in their retirement. Our full-service facility offers enhanced pasture board, with regular grooming, winter blanketing, individualized nutrition plans, medication administration, and holding for the vet and farrier. Your horse will be cared for as if it were our own. You are welcome to visit your horse as often as you wish. Some of our boarders come every day, while others live out of state and visit when they can. Either way, your horse will receive the consistent care that you would expect from a quality boarding facility.

Enhanced Retirement Boarding includes:
  • Seven spacious pastures, 3-4 horses per pasture
  • Weekly pasture grooming and dragging
  • Modern three-sided run-in sheds for all pastures, cleaned daily
  • Automatic Nelson Watering System
  • Supplement or medication administration
  • 2 - 3 x daily feeding, Tribute Kalm-Ultra
  • Quality hay daily from single-source farm
  • Experienced full-time staff
  • Private farm setting with owners living on-site
  • Blanketing, grooming, ferrier/vet assistance services
  • Access to indoor barn stalls for all horses in the event of inclement weather
  • Video security and surveillance on the property
  • Additional routine maintenance
  • Calm, low stress environment. Ideal for senior or retired horses
$540/month - Enhanced Pasture board 

Please contact us to set up a visit to the farm. We welcome the opportunity to show you around and discuss your equine companion's retirement needs.

Lay Up Boarding

Injured horses take a special level of care. Red Riding Hood Stables offers thorough, professional attention for the best recuperation possible. Chrissy Kutlenios is happy to work closely with your veterinarian and the individualized return to work program prescribed for your horse. Large stalls, several paddock sizes and a serene barn offer an excellent opportunity to heal. Closed circuit 24 cameras in stalls. We find that even the most energetic horse will settle into their stall rest in this environment.

Injury, Recovery and Lay Up Boarding includes:
  • All services above plus
  • 3 x per day feeding and 4 x per day wellness check
  • Quick response team provided for your vet or our vet, Kern Road Veterinary Services
  • Wound care
  • Post-surgical rehabilitation
  • Medication administration
  • Stall rest
  • Hand walking
  • Small paddock turn out
$750/Month - In and Out
(All horse brought in during inclement weather)

Lay up care pricing varies according to amount of stall rest, bandaging, hand walking and medication management that a horse may need. This service may incur additional charges for more intensive attention. 

Please contact us to discuss the individual needs of your horse.