Put on the horse blanket
The horse rug has to go on in the right order, or it can slip, rub or startle the horse. Pictures show the hand movements so the child can do it calmly and safely, even without an adult beside them. See the visual support below.
♀Putting on the horse rug
A girl puts a grey rug on a horse.
♀Blanket on the horse
A girl fits a striped blanket on a horse.
♀Rugging the horse
A woman puts a checked blanket over a horse.
About this visual support
Autumn and winter mean rugs at the stable, sometimes several changes a day depending on the weather. For young riders, being allowed to rug the horse alone is a sign of trust. But the rug is big and heavy, the straps are many and the order matters: if the leg straps are done up before the chest is secured, the rug can slide backwards and frighten the horse.
The visual support shows a safe way of working. The pictures show a girl putting a rug on a horse, a girl fitting a striped rug and an adult rugging up. Build the sequence: check the temperature, choose the rug, fold it and lay it over the withers, unfold it backwards, fasten the chest strap first, then the belly straps and finally the leg straps, and check that the rug sits straight. Starting at the front is the rule that keeps it safe.
A practical tip is to put up a simple chart with pictures on the wall of the tack room: which rug at which temperature. That way the child does not have to guess. Laminated pictures handle stable dust. If you want the stable routine with rug changes as a checklist the child ticks off themselves, you can try Routined for 14 days at no cost.
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