This video shows a young colt learning to use his springy feet pretty much on his own. The video also illustrates the watchful eyes of Mom and a human mentor.
The colt doing the learning belongs to a friend of an old friend of mine in Texas who received an email sending the video saying:
Howdy,
Our son Ron and the new Grand-colt. The mare is the horse that lays down so Kirsty can mount.
Clearly, this colt has an exceptional parent and Grand-human – yet we see him discovering on his own, then learning and drilling himself. Education is about nurture, teaching, and mentoring, of course.
The video illustrates the aspect of education that is the matter of taking one’s learning into one’s own hooves. For 21st century human colts, a mobile internet browser is the new hoofschooling.
