No one likes a rebellious horse, particularly in the show ring, and excessive tail swishing or wringing is often penalized by judges as a sign of resistance. To avoid this penalty, or simply to ensure low tail carriage, trainers and exhibitors sometimes have a show horse's tail area injected with a substance designed to temporarily paralyze the tail to some degree ("tail blocking" or
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