• Booking is required, since the farm turns away visitors without an appointment; cuddle hours can sometimes be booked the same day
• Boots or sturdy shoes, as the animals live in an open stable with mud puddles, and open shoes are not allowed in summer
• Leave dogs and snacks at home: the donkeys guard the herd against strange dogs, and the animals nibble at bags with food in them

Sindlinger Glückswiese is a sanctuary farm and riding therapy center on the edge of Sindlingen, home to more than 75 animals, many of them rescues: horses, ponies, donkeys, goats, sheep, geese, ducks, chickens, pigs and cattle. None are sold or slaughtered.

Visits are guided. On a cuddle hour, staff walk families through the paddocks to meet and stroke the animals. Preschool pony sessions teach safe handling through play rather than riding.