<\/span><\/h2>\nWhile Trigger’s aggressive behavior might seem harsh at times, it’s also how she strengthens her special bond with Spot. All that play fighting, chasing and sparring allows them to really get to know each other on a deeper level. The more time they spend roughhousing, the closer their relationship becomes.<\/p>\n
Horses use body language and physical interaction as their primary form of communication. So all this quality time together helps Trigger better understand Spot’s emotions, behavior and individual needs. She learns his likes, dislikes, what makes him tick. In turn, Spot develops immense trust in his mother through their physical bond.<\/p>\n
He knows without a doubt that no matter how rowdy things get, she’ll never seriously hurt him. Their play fights teach him he can be totally reliant on Trigger both physically and emotionally. So the next time a scary thunderstorm rolls in or an unfamiliar animal wanders by, he’ll run straight to her side for comfort.<\/p>\n
Without that strong attachment, Spot may not feel as secure or willing to seek solace from his momma. But thanks to all their rough and tumble play time, their family bond will only continue to deepen. So while it may look a bit intense from the outside, their quality mother-foal interactions serve the vital purpose of keeping them emotionally close-knit for life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ll never forget the day I saw Trigger chase lil’ Spot around the corral. Spot was brayin’ for help but his ma just stood there chompin’ on hay like nothing was wrong. What was goin’ on? Why didn’t she help her foal? It turns out ma horses can act aggressive towards their babies sometimes, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1276"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1298,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1276\/revisions\/1298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horseroots.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}