Running a yard

9 ways to get your yard ready for winter before the clocks go back

Hanna Lindon looks at nine ways to get your yard and fields in shape before the clocks go back and the cold weather sets in

How do I control rats and mice on my stable yard? H&H’s expert advice

We ask pest control expert Michael Flatters for his top tips on controlling vermin on a stable yard

How do horses react to music? [H&H VIP]

Horse & Hound explores the benefits and drawbacks of playing music on the yard

Ask H&H: livery income and tax

Expert advice on declaring income from livery services for tax purposes

Ask H&H: muckheap complaints

How to manage the smell of your muckheap

Ask H&H: VAT on livery yard improvements

Expert advice on whether VAT paid out on livery yard improvements can be claimed back

Ask H&H: livery yards and VAT

Expert advice on whether livery yards need to be VAT-registered

Ask H&H: running a livery yard

Could a loss-making livery yard be closed down?

Ask H&H: setting up horse holidays

What qualifications are needed to run a holiday and training yard in France

Ask H&H: groom - employed or self-employed?

Horse & Hound explains whether your groom counts as an employee

Ask H&H: insurance for show organisers

Horse & Hound explains what insurance is needed to run a show at your yard

Ask H&H: setting up a yard

Horse & Hound advises on managing your business accounts and records