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title: "Body Clipping Basics: Setting the Tail Line"
description: Learn how to properly set your horse's tail line in this demonstration from Wahl Brand Ambassador Erin Gaul
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# Body Clipping Basics: Setting the Tail Line

Equine Beginner (L1) Video 3:37

Learn how to set your horse's tail line in this short demonstration from Wahl Brand Ambassador Erin Gaul

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