We’ve likely all seen one of our horses butted up to a tree, a fence post, a hanging bucket, or a stall wall, rubbing away at that tail. It often makes us cringe–my horse’s beautiful tail! Seeing a matted tail dock or hair loss is often a telltale sign that our horse has been up to this behavior as well. But by knowing the culprits behind tail rubbing, you can likely rule many of them out and find the exact cause of the problem in your horse