Back to Nature Horse Retirement Livery Devon

21/09/2024

16/09/2024

Retirement liveries Milo 19 and Annie 23 very happy together .
After an obvious over the fence romance we decided to put them together today ❤️

08/09/2024

The lovely Milo , 19yo and enjoying his retirement.
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03/08/2024

The stone built stables in our sheltered yard are very spacious and airy with nice outlooks.

03/08/2024

Our retirement horses use their quality built large field shelters all of the time, summer and winter. They are spacious and inviting for them.

03/08/2024

Relaxed Retired horses enjoying the Summer with all of their needs met, always under my watchful eye.

22/07/2024

North Devon .
Thinking about retirement livery?
We have spaces available this Autumn.
Idyllic peaceful location with excellent facilities , Experienced professional care with a package to suit your horse. Viewings welcome.
For all enquiries, please contact Ian on 07709771109
Email. [email protected]
https://www.ianwrightequestrian.co.uk/horse-retirement-livery-devon
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22/07/2024

Happy Summer Evening Horses.

25/06/2024

A big thank you to agronomist Helen Daniels for a great job soil testing after a very wet winter and advising what we needed to add to keep our pasture in top condition here at Back to Nature (duly done) and to Richard Symons from A&B contractors for spraying the buttercups.

12/06/2024

At 29 years old. I’m pretty pleased with how Del is looking.

24/05/2024

Early Summer update from Back To Nature, Retirement Livery , Devon.
For all enquiries, please contact Ian on M. 07709 771109
https://www.ianwrightequestrian.co.uk/horse-retirement-livery-devon
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17/04/2024

Spring , thank God ! update.
Our retirement liveries have really thrived this winter.
The have been well fed, kept warm and have been on good ground so they haven't pulled their old joints about any mud .
Zero mud fever and have all kept good topline muscle and good condition.

31/03/2024

Retirement liveries Tiger and Dell having a relaxed Easter Sunday.

03/03/2024

We have a post and railed 4.5 acre paddock with a large field shelter and full of fresh grass available and nice stables when required. Will suit a pair or two individual suited horses 15.00, 16-1 comfortably .
We also have limited availability for ponies.

03/03/2024

Turn your horses out.

Solitary confinement is used as punishment for humans, yet stabled horses are described as "living like kings".

Horses don't want to live like kings, they want to live like horses; horses run, play, roll, doze in the sun, mutually groom, fall over, get kicked, get bitten- it's just how herd life works and they need that entire spectrum to be functional individuals.

Maybe you have a horse who doesn't like his pasture time. I can assure you that your horse likes time outside. What he doesn't like is lack of shelter, lack of company/incompatible company, lack of hay/grass/forage and whatever else is it that the average pasture tends to lack.

Another argument is "my horse has all that and he's still waiting to come in every evening!", chances are that you feed your horse in his stable and he therefore has a positive association with it. What if you fed your horse in the stable then instead of bolting the door, left it open all night? Would he still be in there by morning, content to stare at the walls for 12+ hours, or would he be raiding the feed bins or going around saying hello to his neighbours?

Everyone is doing their best and the reality is that the majority of horse owners are bound by the rules of yard owners, so 24/7 turnout in herds is not always possible. However, let's stop pretending that the main reason we lock horses up for half their lives is because they like it. No being on this earth likes being locked up with no choice about when to come or go, so why would horses? Sure, all horses are different but all horses are horses.

09/02/2024

Back to Nature Horse Retirement Livery is now welcoming viewings, for immediate or future vacancies.
Nestled in the rolling North Devon hills, the farm offers the perfect natural environment for equine retirement livery.
With 22 acres of well-managed and good quality year-round grazing, field shelters or stabling as required, a quiet and peaceful atmosphere and an owner with over 40 years’ equestrian experience living on site.
We only take limited numbers so we can keep standards of care and attention high. All horses are treated according to their individual needs, with single, pair and group turnout available.
We appreciate that retiring a horse can be an emotional decision and we welcome regular contact with owners.

For all enquiries, please contact Ian on M. 07709 771109
https://www.ianwrightequestrian.co.uk/horse-retirement-livery-devon
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25/01/2024

6 new gate posts today. Gates levelled and new easy open , close latches. Makes life a lot safer and easier all round .

03/09/2023

We like to build a trusting relationship with the retired horses, so they can relax and enjoy their surroundings.