Fencing at my wits end

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When I moved to my field it was barbed wire. We replaced it with wood with electric fence inside. I have no electric there so it is just on a battery and goes a long way so isn't very powerful and they are now leaning over and chewing the wood. I have tried painting alsorts on but they still find a bit to chew. Anyway the fence is now a mess .Has anyone got the wooden posts with the thick tape along, is it good and how much is it? thanks
 
i've used before on old yard the offset screw insulators and the turbo rope from mv farmers and they wouldn't dare lean over
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Just a little tip, if you have a weak fencer, it may be your earth! To get max shock to your horse, put two insulators close together on each post, then run your live line down the fence through one of them. Through the other insulator run a length of wire connected to the earth post terminal on your fence. This will give you 2 parallel strands, one live one earth. When dobbin leans onto the fence and touches both, he will get a good zap!. Please feel free to pm me for further info

Regards

Ian
 
Thank you ,I don't understand it much but will show your post to hubby . I want to replace all my fencing and have seen this thick stuff just wondered if it was cheaper than having post and rails and if it was good
 
we have 4'6" posts with two strands of 40mm tape dividing our field into three. It works well and does give them a good zap, but the wind catches it more so need to make sure you have tensioners to take up the slack.
We still have post and rail round the boundaries because I am paranoid about them getting onto the road should the fencer fail or get stolen!
 
Am I right in thinking that the electric fencing is inside the perimeter of the existing post and barbed wire fencing? Why not simply move the fencing in a little so the horses cannot lean over to eat the fence then? Or have I got that completely wrong?
 
You have it right but I have two paddocks and they play over the fence if too close[ they don't get on if together. Also next door is a rested paddock whic I don't own and they lean over that and break the VERY expensive fencing that the neighbour put up!.
Thank you Zizz, that was what I wanted to try, posts with the 40mm tape instead of the post and rail across the middle .Thanks for info
 
Just to muddy the waters - we used the thick electric tape at first when we moved and were replacing barbed wire fencing. The fence consisted of posts, 3 strands of tensioned PLAIN wire with offset of tape on the inside.

More recent stuff has been replaced with the thick electric rope instead of tape, and OH says is is so much nicer to work with and to tighten. From the horses POV it is very visible, and from an aesthetic POV I think it looks neater.

Fiona
 
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