About this story
Running on their very first day
A foal can stand and run within hours of being born. Horses can even doze standing up, and carried people for thousands of years.
About 6 minutes, for ages 4–8. In the app, this story is told in the voice of someone your kids love — Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, or any trusted storyteller — with their own names woven in.
What kids will hear
- A baby horse, called a foal, can stand and run within hours of being born.
- Horses can doze standing up.
- Horses have the biggest eyes of any land animal.
- For thousands of years horses carried people before cars and trains.