Livery yards

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

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

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

8 times outstanding livery yard owners went above and beyond

We asked you to give us examples of when your livery yard owners went above and beyond the call of duty to make your time on the yard perfect

9 reasons why your workplace is actually not dissimilar to your yard

Noisy eaters, the bossy know-it-all and a stampede for the door — your office and your yard might have more in common than you think

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...

Say what? 9 real-life livery yard nightmares

Keeping your horse on a livery yard can often work out just fine, but for some it is a different story. We asked you for your livery yard nightmare stories and this is what you came up with…

14 things that make the perfect livery yard

We asked you what you love or dream of on your livery yard and this is what you came up with...

16 barmy livery yard rules you'll struggle to believe are true

Take a look at these rules that some unlucky liveries have had to put up with...

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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"

7 types of horse/owner combinations you will meet on (almost) every livery yard

If you've ever kept your horse on a livery yard then you will be aware that they are home to all sorts of characters (both horse and human). Here's just a few you might come across...

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

Equine industry calls for fair deal on business rates

Some equestrian businesses face huge increases in their business rates — H&H looks at what you need to know and how this will affect the horse world

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