sims freeplay need for steed quest

I am at 60% on the need for steed quest. I am at the point where I am supposed to clean up the yard. I did this quest a while back so I know that at this point a cloud is supposed to pop up above either a rock or a can that's blocking the entrance to the yard but for some reason there isn't a cloud this time so I can't clean up the yard. I want to finish this quest so I can move on to the next one but I also don't want to restart my game. What am I supposed to do?