We discuss the gauge theory mechanisms which are responsible for the causal
structure of the dual supergravity. For D-brane probes we show that the li
ght cone structure and Killing horizons of supergravity emerge dynamically.
They are associated with the appearance of new light degrees of freedom in
the gauge theory, which we explicitly identify. This provides a picture of
physics at the horizon of a black hole as seen by a D-brane probe.