It is well past time we worked to stop this practice of tail blocking and other cosmetic procedures affecting the tail. Says leading veterinarian Dr Kate Hepworth-Warren.

The tail block or nicking is a cosmetic surgical procedure used in showing reining horses to avoid penalty scores for excessive spurring and hiding tail movement of arena sour horses; just to win money.

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image of horses tails being blocked by surgical treatment and their suffering

 

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