Feed the horses
Horses wait for their food and get restless when it is late, which makes the moment tense for a child. With a clear order in pictures, the child knows what to do and in what rhythm. See the visual support below.
♂Feeding the horses
A boy holds a bucket of feed in front of two horses.
♂Giving the horses feed
A man holds out a bucket of feed to two horses.
♂Checking the paddock water
A boy checks the water trough in the paddock while a horse drinks.
♀Feeding the pony
A woman carries a bucket of feed and gestures to a pony.
♀Feeding horses in the field
A girl gives two horses feed from a basket.
♀Feed for the horse
A girl holds a basket of feed and hugs a horse.
♀Feeding hay
A girl puts hay into a feeder with a pitchfork.
♀Sorting the hay
A girl in boots moves hay with a pitchfork.
Hay
A bale of hay with straps around it.
♀Packing hay
A girl puts a bale of hay into a sack.
About this visual support
At six o'clock the horses are already at the gate, whinnying. They know it is time, and they show it with their whole bodies. For a child who is helping, it can feel as if everything depends on her, while the feed buckets have to be measured correctly for each horse and the hay shared out so nobody goes without.
A picture schedule for each horse makes the job manageable. The picture can show the horse's name or photo, the right scoop of feed, how much hay and that the water needs checking. The child moves from picture to picture and does not need to remember everything. It also reduces the risk of one horse getting double and another nothing, which is otherwise a common mistake when things feel rushed.
A practical tip is to mark each feed bucket with the same colour as the horse's picture. Matching then becomes obvious, even on a dark winter morning. Let the child put a tick on a board when everyone has eaten. If several people help out at the stable, you can share the same schedule in Routined and try the app for 14 days at no cost.
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