In addition to its rescue services, Rainbow Meadows also offers a retirement program to those individuals interesting in retiring their friends to the relaxing pastures of the Kansas Osage Hills.

Our current full care rate is $275.00 per month. This includes

1) All wellness needs (annual vaccinations, deworming, farrier care - natural barefoot trimming only)
2) Annual dental care
3) 24 x 7 turnout on 240 acres of rocky, rolling hillsides with abundant prairie grass or prairie hay
4) Daily grain if indicated
5) Incidental first aid care, etc. 

What this rate does not include is intensive medical (such as severe colic) or injury (such as a broken leg) care. It is our belief that most retired horses are of an age where intensive medical intervention (such as surgery) would not be in the best interest of the animal, even if the procedure provided some additional longevity. We are most interested in quality of life for the animals. When it is time, the animal is humanely euthanized and buried here, in a lovely valley near a creek.

We do not stall any of the horses here. They live in naturalized herds and are protected from adverse weather by an abundance of trees and valleys. New horses are quarantined for a minimum of four weeks prior to herd integration. All horses are "called up" from the pasture once per day for a health check and a treat or grain. We ascertain their ambulatory status, their demeanor and look for any heat, swelling or injuries.

Our program requires that if the horse is accepted into the program, it be signed over to the rescue, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation. By assuming ownership of the horse, the rescue administration makes all decisions regarding management and care. The "owner' agrees by contract to sponsor the horse for the duration of its life including periodic increases in sponsorship based on the overall rise of costs of care. The monthly sponsorship is a tax deductible contribution. Click here to learn more about our current retirees.

 

We do not offer "open" boarding of any type.  All the horses here, except for the ranch horses owned by Karen and David Everhart, are property of the rescue.