diddy
Well-Known Member
Evening all,
I have sheep fencing around the perimeter of our field but one of the ponies is a serial escape artist & has managed to get over into next door a couple of times. I assume that she's jumping the fence as it is all in good repair. I'm not sure how she manages it as there is also a hawthorn fence around most of the fenceline with only a few small gaps. So I was thinking of putting a line of electric fencing inside the hedge to discourage her from getting out. It will be a similar height to what is there now but will effectively make for a three-line barrier i.e. electric, hedge, sheep fencing. Hopefully that will keep her in!
So my question is, can I use wooden posts with insulators & plain wire for this? Or should I use tape? (People on here seem to think rope is a bit of a risk.) I have post & tape for dividing up the fields internally but it looks a bit tatty so was thinking that wire would be neater. But d'you think wire would be safe, given that the horse in question is accident-prone & willing to test the fencing?!
Thanks!
D. x
I have sheep fencing around the perimeter of our field but one of the ponies is a serial escape artist & has managed to get over into next door a couple of times. I assume that she's jumping the fence as it is all in good repair. I'm not sure how she manages it as there is also a hawthorn fence around most of the fenceline with only a few small gaps. So I was thinking of putting a line of electric fencing inside the hedge to discourage her from getting out. It will be a similar height to what is there now but will effectively make for a three-line barrier i.e. electric, hedge, sheep fencing. Hopefully that will keep her in!
So my question is, can I use wooden posts with insulators & plain wire for this? Or should I use tape? (People on here seem to think rope is a bit of a risk.) I have post & tape for dividing up the fields internally but it looks a bit tatty so was thinking that wire would be neater. But d'you think wire would be safe, given that the horse in question is accident-prone & willing to test the fencing?!
Thanks!
D. x