How to run a feeding board everyone can trust

A feeding board on the feed room wall is one of the oldest tools in a barn. It works while one person does the feeding. With several people on different shifts, nobody is quite sure whether the lunch feed went out, and a horse ends up fed twice or not at all.

One plan for each horse

Keep each horse’s breakfast, lunch and dinner in one place, taken from the horse’s own record. When the plan changes, change it once, and the board follows.

Tick each feed as it goes out

Ask whoever gives a feed to tick it off straight away, not at the end of the round, and note who ticked it and when. Then the next person can see at a glance what’s done and who to ask.

Show turnout and warnings beside the feeds

Turnout and anything to watch for belong on the same board. The person feeding is the one most likely to notice a horse that isn’t eating or a field that’s too wet.

Look at tomorrow before you leave

A quick look at tomorrow’s feeds before the evening round catches a missing supplement or an empty bin while there is still time to sort it out.

Write down what you notice

When a horse leaves its feed or seems off, write it down rather than mention it in passing, and make sure the owner hears about it. Our guide on what to keep in every horse’s record covers what belongs in each horse’s record.

The feeding board in Canidary Equestrian

The feeding board in Canidary Equestrian lists every horse with its breakfast, lunch and dinner from its plan, its turnout and what to watch for. Each feed is ticked off with one press, and the board shows who ticked it and when. A count shows how many of today’s feeds are done, and tomorrow’s board can be read a day ahead.

The people your stable chooses can change a plan right on the board. A worker who notices something writes a care note, and the horse’s owner is told. See everything Canidary Equestrian does, or start a stable.