~~ electric fencing for known fence breakers espec heavies ~~

[shiresrus123]

hello, got a silly fart of a horse, 4yr old shire, who has discovered no matter how great the grass is, the grass on the other side of the fence is better, end of!

result is broken fencing due to him being a particularly large silly fart, sweary husband, sheepish looking dopey horse, 5minutes, and then on we go again

so looking into electric fencing, but dont want to get it if he is just going to go through that, so anyone with heavies got it and has it worked?

would a 9v battery be enough? anything else i should know and any online places that are recommended

and is it possible to cut the legs of silly horses so they stay where you put them, in a kind loving way?

 

[Donkeymad]

We currently have a HW shire X (had a shire before) and found that a plain wire electric fence works a treat, best held up by wooden posts and kept nice and taut. make sure said horse gets a good belt off it before you leave. If possible, use a mains power source, as they quickly learn when the batteries go flat, and they don't give as much of a punch anyhow. We also run a line of proper tape for visibility purposes.

 

[shiresrus123]

thanks

when you say mains, is that literally an extension lead and plugged into a socket in the house wall like a kettle?

 

[Blue-bear]

There are special mains units like with a battery operated one, you just need to buy all the right cables to run it out to where you need it. Presuming your field is relatively near a power source of course. We have lots of escape artists and have found the best thing is electric fence tape with the round ring clips (others break to easy) onto wodden posts. Our 9v battery does a huge expanse and they all respect it now, even the greedy ponies on starvation.

 

[Donkeymad]

No. You need to get a fencer unit that wires into a socket. Not sure if some come with a plug, they probably do,

 

[Blue-bear]

oh and the companies we have found good are countrysupplies and farmcareuk are fab and often very good price and next day delivery.

 

[shiresrus123]

righto scratch mains, already confused simply by the mention of cabling LOL, i think one of those companies offer a 90ah battery within a kit, is that good?

 

[shiresrus123]

oh and thats ukcountrystore if anyones ever used them?

 

[TheEngineer]

With fencing, in general, up to 9 volt power inputs, will be "lower Joule" output units primarily designed for strip grazing cattle, or doing just a strip across a paddock. The next step up, will be fencers powered by a 12 volt leisure battery (like a car battery but more resistant to damage from running low) These type units are very popular, the Wolseley Mosquito is a good one and these are often used for paddocks or lines of tape, which tend to sap the power.

Then you go on to mains fencers, most equestrian applications should not require a fencer of more than 2 joules output and any "UK" fencer, should come fitted with a moulded three pin plug, by law.

I would suggest a mains unit if you have a barn or stable nearby, in which you can mount the energiser. Or a 12 volt high power unit if sighting a mains one is difficult. The other most important thing, is have a good earth stake. If using a mains fencer, several one metre stakes is ideal, especially in well drained soil. This will improve the shock no end.....For strength, I suggest "polyrope" which is more visible, but tougher than polywire or tape.

 

[suzyqet]

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oh and thats ukcountrystore if anyones ever used them?

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I have just bought all my electric fencing from them and they were absolutely fantastic. Did days of searching on the net and they were by far the cheapest and everything turned up within 48 hours of paying for it!

I am using 3 strands of 20mm green tape on wooden posts which works well. I have a 17hh mw/hw mare !

 

[LCobby]

12 V batteries if the main is to far away, but a 240 volt mains energiser is better.
Polyrope is a visible and solid barrier.
Make suer there are no areas of long grass or plants that could cuse the current to earth when they are wet
Wooden posts wiht four foot poly posts in between, and a tester to test your current all the way along the fence.