The diary of the home-made livery yard: like riding a bull on amphetamines
Katy and Chunky made a successful eventing debut and now have ambitions for Badminton
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: ‘We weren’t so much showjumping, as bowling’
Katy has the task of training a Shire x cob to fly...
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: what is said in the barn, stays in the barn
'I believe there should be a whole new unit in the BHS exams, ‘amateur psycho-therapy for yard managers and coaches’
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: I really hope the neighbours weren't watching...
Katy and her family have been battling the elements to help keep the show on the road
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: the bad and the ugly in the horse industry
Katy addresses the horse world with some words of advice to those who are quick to judge
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: fall of the year, house building and mental scarring
Katy has started 2018 with gusto working on her family home complete with heroic husband and many children
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: the dangers of toasted mice and horsey fancy dress
Katy discovers that miracles can happen at the expense of extreme tiredness and some consumption of wine
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: are exams the best time for inappropriate jokes?
Katy has endured some exam stress just weeks after giving birth
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: ‘I’m sorry, you must have mistaken me for a responsible adult?’
The last time Katy spoke to us, her waters had just broken...
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: how is this for live-action blogging?!
Katy has some incredible news...
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: My husband is yet to divorce me — a successful year, I would say
Katy is into the final five weeks of her pregnancy, but that doesn't mean things are slowing down at South Woolley
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: I puffed, panted and then nose dived into the floor
Katy has been out competing, but has made a promise to herself now that she is over six months pregnant
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: some strange things have been happening...
Katy explains the sequence of events that happened in the run up to the discovery of a miracle
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: have you no shame, woman?
Katy discusses the order of her priorities and introduces a couple of new additions to the facilities of her livery yard
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: ‘I realised the severity of the situation when I couldn’t move and had turned religious’
"Adrenaline or sheer stupidity, had worn off and I could not put any weight on either leg. Bilateral grade five lameness. I was completely stuck"
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: punching above your weight and the horse and I knowing our arse from our elbow
Katy has some big and exciting news to share
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: relaxing horsey day out — is there such a thing?
"I often find myself confusing man and beast, growling at the children and absurdly warning the horses that they are "this close" to a time out"
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: 'There was an almighty bang and part of the roof burst inwards'
Some very fresh horses and wild weather has made for an interesting time for Katy recently
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: 'I discovered the toilet lying on its side in the grass'
Katy is relishing the chance to fulfil a dream, has endured some epic fails and discusses what happens when a livery can't pay their bill
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: No sleep, a hangover, a faller, a colicking horse and a labouring dog
Katy hasn't managed to find a spare moment to buy a pint of milk, let alone any Christmas presents over the past couple of weeks
