barbed wire?

No thank you.

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Sorry to all who have seen this photo before.
 
Ripped rugs, mane and tail pulled out and worse of all ripped skin of your horse, I'm sure someone will have graphic images of thier horse...the answer to the question is no, but not recommended.
There are plenty of horse friendly fencing options out there.
 
Faracat said:
No thank you.

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Sorry to all who have seen this photo before.
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:o :( hope horse was okay!

accidents happen though, i know horses who have broken legs on post and rail. no fencing is going to be 100% safe, we just make it as safe as we can.
 
BSJAlove said:
:o :( hope horse was okay!

accidents happen though, i know horses who have broken legs on post and rail. no fencing is going to be 100% safe, we just make it as safe as we can.
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Yes she was OK, because the wooden posts broke at ground level (where they tend to rot).

I agree that horses will find a way to hurt themselves on almost anything (even themselves) but I am not going to make it easy for them.

ETA.
No problem Hudson. :)

Great minds think alike Stacey! ;)
 
my horse ran through the barbed wire fencing and ripped all his chest open, i was told that the spikey bit on the barbed wire had to be a certian length and anything longer was illegal to use with animals, he wasnt sure on the length it had to be and told me to research into it, howeve never got round to doing it, so it would be worth doing some research into it.
 
Faracat said:
Yes she was OK, because the wooden posts broke at ground level (where they tend to rot).

I agree that horses will find a way to hurt themselves on almost anything (even themselves) but I am not going to make it easy for them.

ETA.
No problem Hudson. :)

Great minds think alike Stacey! ;)
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Posts snapping is bad news and bad fencing because it makes the wire run across the body like a chainsaw. With good posts and tight wire ,I have seen a horse gallop through without a scratch. I was absolutely gobsmacked ,but there wasnt a mark on the horse.3 strands of barbed wire just went ping.
 
My youngster ripped his leg open on barbed wire fencing (before I owned him) he was playing with his mates and tried jumping the fence...luckily he didn't panic and stood there until he was rescued.
My greedy Clydesdale thought the grass looked tastier the otherside of what was the only bit of barb fence (1m) and sticking his head through ripped his neck and back...that was enough to make me move yards!
The cheapness of the fence is just not worth the vet bills and heartache.
 
this is when my horse ran through it, the vet had just stitched it back together, he was on complete box rest for 12 weeks as he had a chunk of muscle missing and had to wait for it to nit back together

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then i think about 9 weeks later the stitches were removed but they didnt really do there job, from this it took another 5 weeks for it to heal and scab over

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thankfully there is hardly a scar and you cant see it as his hair covers it

so yes bad wire is VERY VERY dangerous for horses, he was inches from a main artery and could of bled to death, we are now on a yard with no barbed wire and thankfully no more injuries
 
My cousin is a very successful dairy farmer in NZ, he just flew over to do our fences here in Australia for us, (2 weeks work at his expense for time and flights, he is good), he said barbed wire should not be used with any livestock at all.

He will not use it for cows/cattle. Cruel and renders any stock worthless, that get caught up in it. Instead plain wire with an electric current much more prefarable. Better for rugs and horses, also riders if you happen to fall on/near fence.

All the barbed wire fences that are internal fencing on our place, he took down and replaced. I had noticed some knock and cuts even with an offset electric line inside the fence, no problems at all since he has replaced them.
 
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