Barbed Wire - Can we get it banned?

I too have always kept my horses on farms with barbed wire, although fortunately there isn't much of it where I am now.

I have also had a horse PTS through injuries sustained when he bucked (in play) a little too close to the fence when in a post and railed paddock.
 
We have barb wired along the top strand of most of our fields, but we do have mains electric which sits about 3/4 inches into the field from this so the horses don't go near it!
 
I have seen a horse run straight through a taught, well maintained barbed wire fence, taking several posts with it. It sustained cuts to all four legs which all needed stitching, one was particularly nasty & of course it was scarred for life.

I've also had horses go straight through post & rail at night & though bruised & stiff they got away with no further injuries.

Personally, I wouldn't fence with barbed wire after my experience, but I don't think it should be banned for all.

I have some sheep wire with electric at the top & am quite worried about that, having also heard of a fatal injury when a horse put his foot through it.

There are dangers with every fence I guess.
 
ThePinkPony said:
ARGH, the amount of ewe ''rescues'' weve had to do this year.

but thats not the barbed wires fault, its the neglectful welsh farmers grazing their sheep and neither checking on their flock or maintaining the fences.

in my opinion a feildful of bullocks without barbed wire is a scary thought. but i suppose until youve had 40 head of cattle across the road/in your garden when you are late for work because theyve crashed through a hedge and plain wire, you only see the negatives.
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Ermm, dont tar all welsh farmers with the same brush thank you.OH spends his days going round the sheep and the cattle aren't turned out yet-
 
miss_bird said:
I dont have a problem with well maintained barb wire nevr had a horse injure themselves on it, yet have seem 2 horses with horrific fatal wounds from post and rail, and more injuries that i can think of from electric fencing.
Yard at the mo is all post and rail, but i would have no problem with a field that had good taut barded wire
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Funnily enough, my experience is the exact opposite of yours: I've seen plenty of injuries caused by barbed wire here in Scotland (where it is endemic), but none with post-and-rail or electric fencing - and only a couple of relatively minor ones with high-tensile wire fencing.
 
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