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Illustration for the project The Foal Naming Office

The Foal Naming Office

Grown from Name That Foal: run the office that names them, with rules, records and a stud book of your own.

Seven activities built around the real business of naming horses. Children work out how registered names are put together, invent naming rules for a stud, name a whole year of foals, deal with awkward requests, keep a proper record and explain their decisions. Every activity has a harder strand for anybody who wants the stretch.

English
Research
Design
Record keeping

  • How registered and stable names differ
  • Why studs use naming patterns
  • How records are kept over generations