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James Brinsford

Our Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen shares husband Clive's hatred for 'demon' pet

Amanda Owen has shared how husband Clive has a "hatred" for one of their pet animals.

The 46-year-old shepherdess, who is a star of Channel 5 series Our Yorkshire Farm alongside Clive and their nine children, has written about her time on the farm, in a book to accompany the popular TV show.

In it she reveals how Clive, 66, has taken a dislike to one of the family's pets because he feels it is a "demon".

The creature in question is a horse which has been lovingly christened Little Joe.

Writing in her book, Amanda admits that the horse can be "stubborn", especially when it comes to getting into his trailer, which he is often "refusing" to do.

Our Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen shares Clive's hatred for beloved family member (Channel 5)

Despite that, Amanda says the horse is a beloved family member and has helped her children learn to ride.

Amanda wrote: "There is not a bad bone in his body. He doesn't bite or kick, is never sick or sorry, but has a tendency to be stubborn.

"And an ability to escape from anywhere at any given time."

The Channel 5 star then described her husband's hatred for the animal.

Amanda continued: "sClive hates him. Or rather, he says he hates him, calls him a demon and blames him for every gap that appears in the drystone walls."

She added that the horse has "supersonic" hearing and that Clive would get frustrated because when he was feeding their other livestock, Little Joe would come trotting over to get involved with the food.

Amanda explained: "Many times, Clive would return to the yard, red in the face, and announce that Little Joe's days were numbered."

"And if he got colic from eating all the sheep food, then he absolutely deserved it and there'd be no vet coming to save him."

Clive Owen hasn't seen eye-to-eye with the family's horse (Channel 5)
Little Joe has helped teach the children to ride (Channel 5)

In recent times, Little Joe has began feeling the ailments of old age and is not so inclined to pester Clive at feeding time.

This has also meant that Clive is not so anti the horse he labelled a "demon".

The mother-of-nine said: "He gets extra rations, a cost stable every night and recently I have even seen Clive throw an extra armful of meadow hay over his stable door before bedtime."

*Our Yorkkshire Farm is available to watch on My5.

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