HIGH DRAMA
ith seven humans and a lineup of livestock including a horse, a dog, two cats, a paddling of ducks and a generous smattering of rescue chickens, Field House in Cheshire is a menagerie of movement and life. Arguably, on occasion, it’s too dynamic. Owner Emma Aspinall recalls the first year the household decided to open their garden for charity. “We woke up and Andrew, my husband, asked me to come to the window. Immediately I was wary. ‘Is it funny or bad?’ I asked. ‘It is bad. But it’s also quite funny,’ was his response.” Howard, their handsome black-and-white cob, had escaped from his sedum-roofed stable and was
