Any tips to keep horses in paddocks?

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We share a yard with one other lady who has 2 large TB's. We have a lippizaner and irish cob thing and they are all out in the same field but sectioned into three area's using electric fencing. The fence is electrified and they have (well apart from the snow at the moment!) lots of grass. Our two go out seperatly and the TB's in together. The problem is they all keep getting in with each other and it gets annoying after the 5th time in one week! Has anyone got any tips to keep them in there own paddocks?
 
higher fencing?

stronger zaps? :D

more hay?

switch them about?

more tape between them?

or different times they go out?

is there a reason why they cant go out together?
 
Maybe a double fence so they find it harder to jump out, more feed or if they are like my one the whole time she was on a yard she got out no matter what i tried and that was with lots of grass as well in the summer.
 
As above. I use some posts which are nearly 5ft and two or three strands of rope/tape. I also use a mains energiser and check the voltage using a tester (5000V going through ours). The fence could be shorting somewhere? I also find that they respect the fence less in winter as thick coats and rugs insulate them so they don't get a shock, so once they've learned how to get through and that it doesn't hurt they keep repeating the action. A double line of fence works well too.

Sue
 
Yeh i considered higher fencing with 2 strands. We've tryed swapping them about and it worked for about a week! The reason i dont like them in together as one of mine can kick and one of the other TB's kicks with other horses other than his field friend.

I think i'll have to spend the money on the fence posts and more tape and hope it works!
 
Lucinda_x said:
Yeh i considered higher fencing with 2 strands. We've tryed swapping them about and it worked for about a week! The reason i dont like them in together as one of mine can kick and one of the other TB's kicks with other horses other than his field friend.

I think i'll have to spend the money on the fence posts and more tape and hope it works!
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Shoot me down but if the field is divided into three..then surely they can all come into contact in some form? I'd have been more worried about them kicking each other with electric tape in between them than nothing there at all.
 
Stinkbomb said:
Have you checked your fencing is working in this snow?? I only say because with the snow and heavy frost i have here my fencing hasnt been working as i think the snow and frost is shorting it out.
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I was just about to post the same thing.

If rugs are preventing the shock from getting through then a length of chain hung from the front strap will increase the effect of the zap.
 
TIP!!:...

This is non problem related, but instead of touching the fencing to make sure it is working and proventing you getting zapped, rest a blade of grass on the fencing and you will feel it through that instead of getting a whacking zap! lol

However, I'd really think about investing in wooden fence posts and double stranding with 40mm electric tape, this is what we did in my last place and it did indeed keep all horses seperated.

Hope this helps.

Stelzar
 
Try turning out with no rug for half an hour and let them get a proper zap to remind them, then re rug. (Obviously not in a blizzard!) This works for my youngster.
 
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