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| unsafe is an outdated and obsolete idea.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