A Place Worthy of the Horse You Love
Whether they’ve carried you through years of adventures or are simply ready for a quieter chapter, your horse deserves a home where their comfort and well-being come first.
Close Ranch offers individualized horse boarding and retirement care in a peaceful setting where attentive care, quality amenities, and unhurried days give every horse the opportunity to simply enjoy being a horse.
More than a place to board
A good boarding facility provides a safe place for your horse to live. We believe their home should offer something more.
Close Ranch combines the thoughtful care and amenities you expect from a premier equestrian facility with the quieter, more personal environment many horses deserve. Here, care isn’t built around a training schedule or the next competition—it’s built around the individual horse.
Whether your horse is still active, slowing down, or fully retired, our goal is simple: provide a safe, comfortable place where they can thrive at every stage of life.
Care Services
Two Levels of Support.
One commitment to putting the horse first.
The right boarding arrangement should work for both of you. Whether you prefer to stay actively involved in your horse’s daily routine or want the peace of mind that comes with more comprehensive care, Close Ranch offers flexible options without compromising the essentials.
Full Care Board
Enjoy the confidence of knowing the day-to-day details are handled. From feeding and fresh water to cleaning, turnout management, and routine vet and farrier appointments, Full Care provides attentive, consistent care when you can’t be there.
Semi-Self Care Board
Stay hands-on with the parts of your horse’s care that matter to you while we take care of feeding and daily water checks. Semi-Self Care offers greater flexibility and independence with full access to the ranch and its amenities.
Is Close Ranch right for your horse?
Your horse’s life may look different than it once did. But to you, their importance hasn’t changed.
Are you looking for a quieter environment where your horse can step away from the pace of a busy show or training barn?
Is your longtime partner ready for retirement, but you still want them surrounded by the same level of thoughtful care you’ve always provided?
Do you have a senior horse whose changing needs deserve to be noticed, understood, and accommodated?
Are you searching for a barn where comfort, quality of life, and individualized attention matter more than performance?
Do you want to remain part of your horse’s life—even if riding is no longer part of the relationship?
And most importantly, do you believe that a horse doesn’t become less valuable simply because their job has changed?
If this sounds like you, we see horses the same way.
At Close Ranch, we’re building a community for owners who believe every stage of a horse’s life matters.
We’d love to hear your horse’s story, learn what this next chapter looks like for both of you, and see if Close Ranch feels like home.
A Different Kind of Retirement
Retirement changes what your horse does.
It shouldn’t change their quality of care.
For a horse who has spent years carrying you, teaching you, competing beside you, or simply being part of your life, retirement is more than the end of a job. It’s the beginning of a chapter they’ve earned.
At Close Ranch, we believe horse retirement should be defined by what a horse still needs—not by what they no longer do. Senior and retired horses continue to benefit from thoughtful nutrition, comfortable housing, appropriate movement, companionship, attentive daily care, and people who notice the little things.
Some horses come to us ready for full retirement. Others are simply ready to step away from a demanding schedule and enjoy a quieter pace. Our approach to senior horse boarding and retirement care allows each horse to settle into the lifestyle that suits them, while giving their owners confidence that the standard of care they’ve always valued continues.
For owners searching for horse retirement boarding in Northern California, Close Ranch offers something simple but important:
A place where your horse can stop having a job—and never stop mattering.
Come See Where Your Horse Could Call Home
Choosing a boarding or retirement facility is personal.
Visit Close Ranch, see the property, meet us and share your vision for your horse’s future.
Let’s Work Together
