I just read where Highland Pride has retired due to a barn accident 
. What a shame as I was planning on breeding to him next yr. He was a very nice horse and my heart goes out to Rhi.
But,
Is this something that the database “spits” out and says “Hey, Your horse is retired or has died” ?
I am sure I am not the only person curious about the retirement process.
I know when they hit a certain age they die, is this what happened?
Do you receive a PM or a Stable Note that this has occurred?
Read the FAQ/Forum Index.
From the FAQ
When will my stallion/mare retire?
All breeding horses have randomly generated retirement (and death) dates.
[color=blue]Stallions will be forced to retire at some point from age 10 to 20.
[color=red]Broodmares will be forced to retire at some point from age 15 to 25.
All horses may die from age 15 to 25. If a horse is set to die at age 18 and retire at age 20, it will die (and “retire”) at age 18.
Retirement ages may be changed during the course of a lifetime…if a horse is overtaxed by racing, s/he will retire sooner.
If a broodmare is set to retire before she has her last foal, the foal has a chance of being born premature, or if the mare dies too early (i.e. in October when the foal is due in March), the foal will die.
I have read that when I first started.
I was curious as to how you are informed of it. Is there a Stable Note that says your horse had an accident or has died of old age or??
Yes. That would be on the Stable Alerts thread in Announcements.