Electric fencing

[ILuvCowparsely]

one of the yards near me have these white bars with squiggly bits on the end to run electric cord through , this in turn over hangs both sides on the post thus stopping horses getting to close to each other or the fence. Cant seem to find the name of these or where to find them. Any one know??

 

[WelshD]

These maybe? http://www.rutland-electric-fencing...@5F1&ProductListTypeName=InsulatorProductList, App_Code, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null&IncludeDealersOnly=True&SiteID=2&SiteCategoryID=33&FilterString=

 

[eggs]

We call them pigtails. Use them on all our p&r fences - a great invention.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

yes thats like them them gr8 ty they go out at least 2 ft each side the fence
dont know how they fixed them on top of the posts might have to walk there take a look

 

[Tnavas]

They are called outriggers and usually look like pigtails

 

[TheEngineer]

"Stand offs" are the correct term and you can get them in different variations. Some are about 4 to 6 inches outbound from your posts. Wheras some are twisted metal with an insulated pigtail up to a foot from the post and rail.Most firms do them, but Rutland and Hotline have a good selection.

 

[Tnavas]

I guess the different companies call them different names - Gallaghers (NZ) the inventors of electric fencing call then Outriggers or offsets.

They are a great way of keeping horses off the fence lines - if used only use the electric tape/wire rather than no 8 or high tensile wire. Some years ago I saw a horse rolling on my way to drop the kids off at the track and was still rolling on the way home. Something was wrong! Jumped the fence and found the horse trussed up like a chicken in high tensile wire. It must have rolled and got a leg between the fence and the outrigger wire and then pulled the whole lot down and got itself wrapped up in it.

We got it out eventually with the help of bolt cutters, sadly the horse died as a result of the struggle - twisted gut.

 

[TheEngineer]

That is terrible! I have heard some people using high tensile wire for horses, but I would always say use tape, unless you have strong permanent post and rail fencing that needs extra protection to stop the horses pushing against it. Never ever use high tensile wire for temporary fencing.

 

[Tnavas]

The outriggers were fixed to the permenant fencing to stop horses from chatting between fields.

It was a tragic accident but one that has left me very cautious of using outriggers. When I've had to use them I've used the electric fencing wire rather than tape. Seems to wear better - we get a lot of wind here so the tape seems to break easily.