Have you heard about “Little
Red” the racehorse?
Nope, this isn’t Secretariat. But it could be a cartoonish
facsimile of the late great Big Red.
This animated music video by Patty Shukla features
a children’s song about a racehorse that walks, trots, runs, and gallops.
Gee, we gotta wonder what happened to cantering. OK, that
may be splitting hairs.
Shukla’s video has racked up nearly 19 million views since
it was uploaded on May 19, 2010. The YouTube video even boasts a button for a
Spanish-language version, titled "Rojito.".
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Once you listen to the song, you’ll begin hearing its
refrain in your sleep. (Sorry about that.)
But that’s not my
beef with this little horse cartoon.
Little Red runs on the racetrack, right under the twin
spires (which greatly resemble Louisville’s Churchill Downs). The horse races
along with several variations. Little Red runs under tack with a rider. He also
runs at liberty, with and without tack.
What? There’s a runaway horse on the track?
And does anybody else have an issue with a horse running
counterclockwise on the track, as well in the traditional direction?
Whoa! Someone call
Churchill Downs Security – stat!
OK, “Little Red” is simply childlike fun. It’s animated, so
the safety of Kentucky horse racing fans is still intact. Still, the equestrian
accuracy may be just one mint short of a julep.
Then again, how accurate was Robert the Rose Horse? And he
made it to the Winner’s Circle.
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