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owner, john holmes, Initially, pawing signals that a horse wants or needs something, however once a horse has been allowed to paw over a long period of time, it often becomes an ingrained habit that no longer has any specific cause. The wild horse or the pastured horse uses pawing for many practical purposes such as uncovering feed under snow, opening up a water hole, digging up roots during a dry season, inspecting an unfamiliar object, and softening the soil before rolling. Pawing can indicate pain and restlessness as with a horse than is suffering colic or a mare that is ready to foal or is expelling a placenta.