The Scratching Post

 is a location featured in Red Dead Redemption in the Gaptooth Ridge region of the New Austin territory. It is a small, fenced-in area including a run down cabin on the San Luis River.

Background
It's a town near one of the several American / Mexican border crossings which contains a chest with a relatively low amount of money ($18-$20). Just north of this town is the beginning of the stranger quest California.

Layout
For some reason, there are no doors in the cabin and it doesn't seem like there have ever been doors. The windows also don't have any glass in them and the wooden roof is full of holes. Even the fence is broken down at some places, which makes it look like some kind of a storm or group of bandits destroyed the house. There is an outhouse just next to the cabin as is a stack of wood. There is a hitching post just outside of the fence where Marston may encounter a horse sometimes, even though it's abandoned. This doesn't have any further meaning though, as it's happening at lots of other places too. (For example, the Marston Ranch).