subject: Here is What Your Horse is Saying To You! [print this page] Other forms of body language such as prancing are usually easy to read, a prancing horse may be on the alert, excited or nervous. Ground pawing usually means the horse is bored, but a slightly raised hind hoof means the horse is relaxed. If a horse raises a front hoof off the ground this always means there is a problem that should be checked immediately; horses never rest a front hoof off the ground as they do with their hind hooves.
