The diary of the home-made livery yard: frozen to the seat of a Portaloo
Katy explains some of the perils encountered by livery yard owners during the cooler winter months
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: Like trying to dig a grave with a teaspoon
Katy recalls the blood, seat and tears that went into the build of her all-weather arena
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The diary of the home-made livery yard: 'I shaved my legs for the ambulance crew'
Katy reports back after a particularly challenging couple of weeks
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The diary of the homemade livery yard: 'Halfway through the lead-rein class he turned into a world class stealth ninja'
Katy explains an incident with the 'hot' farrier and how her daughter's pony turned into Houdini at a show
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The diary of the homemade livery yard: The thought of my son chewing on Percy's bum sponge made my stomach churn
Katy explains why hangovers and horses don;t always mix but highlights the lessons that can be learned from handling one
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The diary of the homemade livery yard: 'There are some people here, mummy. They look strange!'
Katy Malone explains the pros and cons of setting up and launching a livery yard alongside her small children
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The diary of the homemade livery yard: 'A low point was using a washing up cloth to sponge the water out of giant, muddy puddles'
Meet our new blogger, Katy Malone, who has undertaken the task of building her own livery yard
