| There was a time when livestock owners follow a | | | | This will ensure that your animal will be grounded |
| general mandate: sheep and cattle are enclosed | | | | and shocked if it comes to contact with the |
| using electric wires while horses are left enclosed | | | | grounded and hot line. Horse psychology expert |
| in wooden fences. The excuse was that horses' | | | | Dave Bryson suggests that receiving shock |
| eyes have poor vision, hence, it is not suitable to | | | | teaches the horse to "respect" and steer clear of |
| use thin electric wire horse fence. Horse fencing | | | | electric fences. Fence voltage must be checked |
| needs to be blunt or the horses would get caught | | | | regularly to be sure that the voltage remains at a |
| in the wires. Nowadays, new varieties of electric | | | | constant, strong, but safe level. Using a voltage |
| horse fences are available. The new horse fence, | | | | regulator to monitor fence voltage is also a good |
| horse fencing wires, and cables are designed with | | | | option. These regulators will sound alarm if the |
| larger braids, bands or ribbons for greater equine | | | | voltage changes. These will also stop running |
| visibility. The newly-developed electric fencing | | | | current on the fence until the source of the |
| quickly became the choice of the increasing | | | | voltage increase or decrease is detected. It is |
| horse-owning population who have proven that | | | | advisable to situate water troughs well away |
| the old thinking that electric fences are unsafe is | | | | from the fences so the horses will not get |
| an outdated and obsolete idea. As safety is the | | | | shocked when they go for a drink. Surely, you |
| most primary concern, electric fencing expert | | | | don't want to teach your prized animals to |
| Jennifer Corkery assures users that as long as | | | | dehydrate themselves. |
| precautions and proper maintenance are | | | | However, Corkery also instructs users against the |
| observed, there is no need to worry about | | | | following practices. Never use charger boxes and |
| electric fences injuring your horses or escaping. | | | | energizers for your horse fence, horse fencing, |
| Corkery suggests the following steps in putting up | | | | and electric cable needs that are not UL approved. |
| electric fences. Put grounding rods and poles in | | | | Chargers that are UL certified are guaranteed |
| constantly damp ground or ground with high | | | | safe for people and the horses. High-tensile |
| moisture content. Ninety five percent of electric | | | | electric wire horse fencing is not safe for horses. |
| horse fence, horse fencing, and wiring problems | | | | This is because they are too thin, and almost |
| are caused by too dry grounds. Regularly check | | | | invisible to horse's eyes. Plus, they lack resiliency |
| horse fencing, especially if it's woven. Wind | | | | and pose the risk of cutting horses' skin. Avoid |
| movement may make the fence ineffective by | | | | placing fence lines in areas where horses regularly |
| breaking wire conductors in it. Use electric rope | | | | play and exercise (running, rolling). Never cut the |
| that is braided and has a large diameter. You can | | | | fences' power. It is recommended that fences |
| save money by making it your stable perimeter | | | | must be powered up and charged everytime. A |
| fence since it is strong, durable, and highly-visible. | | | | dollar increase in your electric bill is insignificant and |
| Run current on the second cable of your fence. | | | | negligible when compared to your horses' safety. |