Make the board for the board game

• Draw a square, measuring 3 cm (1-3/16 inches) in from the fabric at each side, using a fabric pencil.

• Draw a 14-cm (5-1/2-inch) square at each of the 4 corners of this square (or line up the template below along the left edge and trace).

• Trace a horse at the center of each stable (each of the 4 squares) using carbon paper (or sketch freehand).

• Draw all the little squares about 1 cm (3/8 inch) apart.
  NB. The template here uses actual measurements.

• Embroider everything with a stem stitch (or by machine).

• Iron the 2 game board fabrics.

• Sew them together, wrong sides together, and sew bias tape around the edges.

Make the counters for the board game

• Carve 8 little horse heads from the shrink plastic.
• Or trace 8 little horse heads on the shrink plastic from a coloring book.
  ! - The shrink plastic shrinks 7 times smaller when cooked.

• Color the horse heads (2 red, 2 green, etc.) with crayon.

• Place them on aluminum foil and cook them in the oven at 175°C (350°F) for 8 minutes.
  ! - The shrink plastic visibly contorts and shrinks.

• When the plastic flattens again, take it out of the oven and press it between the pages of a large book while it's still hot.

• Glue the base of the head to the buttons.

• Make a fabric carrying case to store it.