Exactly waht optimus prime says..
I love my diesel freelander, but if there is one thing i would change, it would be to have the automatic gearbox...
My manual 2.0 diesel gets about 38MPG average, more on a run..
I had a 55 mondeo ghia X until Jan last year, and i was in the same boat as you.. My daughters got horses and competes in shows.. So twice a day my Mondeo (with cream carpets and leather interior) was getting absolutely wrecked going up and down a pot holed lane to our local stables..
So before there was no mondeo left, i got rid, and bought my freelander.
Best thing i ever did..
It tows two horses in out trailer no sweat, hasnt got stuck off road yet, gives decent MPG, is comfortable, and is a high spec model..
Just pay attention to what santa fe said.. you will get nowhere near 52 MPG out of one.. Its a 2 ton box shaped slab of metal..
My wife still doesnt understand why het 57 plate scenic diesel does 57 MPG and the land rover doesnt.. She thinks just cos the landy is diesel, it should do 55MPG... It wont.
If you want one with leather/heated seats, try and get an ES model, or kalahari special edition.. Sport models are also nie inside, but have lower stiffer suspension, so be mindfulof that..
Also check all the usual stuff VCU etc etc.. plenty of threads on here..
Good luck!