1. Castle horses http://www.redbubble.com/people/dawndavies/art/1487156-3-blaise-castles-knight

2. Why did people have horses around a castle? Turn and tell a friend: What do you think horses were used for around a castle?

3. Entertainment http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2012275302_palio.html Horse races!

4. This knight is spearing a ring tossed into the air! http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/recent/2003-04/horses/medieval_horse_show.htm This is one of the games that knights and horses would play at a tournament to entertain the royalty.

5. Traveling… http://www.medievalwalltapestry.com/knightandlady.html Without cars, horses helped people travel long distances.

6. Work… http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/horseplow.html

7. The castle Marshall was in charge of taking care of the castle’s horses. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/95vuP6XZvkw7VI9zphfncA

8. How do people care for horses? The marshall had a large staff of squires who took care of the horses. What kind of jobs to you think they needed to do? http://www.ruralsports.co.uk/caring-for-your-horse.html http://www.horsechannel.com/horse-keeping/default-2111.aspx http://justindupont.com/pictures/index.htm http://www.mommyandmepetcare.com/petsitting.htm

9. What kind of supplies did people need to ride horses? http://nicholnl.wcp.muohio.edu/DingosBreakfastClub/BioMech/BioMechSeatHistory.html Saddles helped people ride more comfortably. Sometimes they were plain, but lords’ saddles were very fancy. http://www.wassonartistry.com/show.php?id=jousting

10. Marshalls put suits of armor on horses to protect them in battle. http://medieval.stormthecastle.com/medieval-horse-armor.htm http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/medieval-armours.htm

11. Sometimes horses were dressed in very fancy garments - especially if the rider had a lot of money or the horse was going to be in a show to entertain people. http://nicholnl.wcp.muohio.edu/DingosBreakfastClub/BioMech/BioMechSeatHistory.html

12. Visualize… We’re in the castle’s stable. What does it look like around us? Turn and tell a friend something you see. What kind of clothes are we wearing when we take care of the horses? What kind of sounds do we hear in the stable?