What was the life of a 8 year old stable boy back in the renaissance era?
If a 8 year old was a stable boy, it often meant his family had no money or importance of any kind. Most children that had such difficult jobs at such a young age were always kept busy. Stable boys would get up at the crack of dawn. They would eat breakfast (if they could afford it) and head out to work. Once at work, the child would feed the horse. Jobs that needed doing everyday were, feed the horse, clean the stall, clean the horse, and walk (or ride) the horse. Most likely stable boys worked for a family higher up on the social chain, which means the boy would have to get the horse’s saddle prepared so the family could ride it. If the horse was meant for work and not pleasure, then the child would prepare the horse for hard labor. Stable boys would usually bring their lunch (once again if they could afford it) to work with them. They would eat only if the received time from the family they were working for. After lunch it was straight back to work.
