“A mule will also do the same thing, only they are bigger and stronger.”
I lived on a farm once that had a collie that was kicked by a mule. It lived and from then on there was an eternal feud between the to.
I’ve been kicked by a horse more than once myself.
It will get your attention.
When young, it would poke it's paw through small holes in the wall to were the goats where staying at night.
Naturally, this action aroused the goat's curiosity and they'd go over to investigate. They were not happy at having their noses swatted playfully by Tiger, and when I'd feed them, ol' Tiger would strut through THEIR territory as if HE owned the place.
One day Gracie, having had enough, squashed him against the wall, behind a piece of plywood he had dartted behind after tormenting them yet again.
I thought I'd drag out a dead cat; but he was merely dazed.
After that, he would fight me like crazy if I tried to carry him into their area!