Help - Fence chewing!

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As per title, can anyone give me suggestions on how to stop 2 of our critters chewing the @@*&%H Fence!!

Its not just a little munch its much much more!

Taste plain nasty, cribbox, etc just rains away - not allowed to creosote! (landlord is a big problem in the way it looks!!)

Suggestions please??


(btw they get hay in field and one goes to chew fence when pleases - stabled at night?)
 
I have heard Cyder Vinegar good for wood chewers by helping with imbalances of potassium or put out a salt lick out see if that helps
 
I would run an electric wire stand off if you can.

Horses have evolved to be wood and plant eaters unfortunately!
 
Mine stopped when I added extra salt into his feed. He has a lick and does use it, but gets a tablespoon in each feed and no longer chews
 
unfortunately they have access to a salt lick?
Electric fence, no good, they eat the other rails, he's especially good at this! Can't do 3 strands!
Can't use creosote as mentioned as landlord won't let us stain the new fence, fortunately most of what they are eating is old fence, which i can but then risk new fence!
Have tried wee, but this one still ate, with poo it stains?
Metal strip is fine, but one leans over and eats from the other side and there is miles to fence!!! Can't even imagine the cost!!! but again would have to do all 3 rails!

Am going to try the cider vinegar.... Any other suggestions please?????
 
Dark poo would but you could only select the poo which has been mainly haylege so it is lighter and closer to wood colour?!! YO may have to accept that if they don't want the colour of creosote they may end up with chewed fence instead!
 
Redders, the Landlord won't accept chewed or painted fence! I have to replace it, hence my frustration and asking.
We've been here almost 10 years and had an issue with the same 2 as foals/youngsters chewing, it passed, but its back and very expensive as the driveway has lovely new fencing, that I'm trying to protect, unfortunately they are eating the older fence too.
 
I have std electric fence about a metre 'in' from the fence.
When I had youngsters, I ran a thin plain wire on the top rail - fixed with the holders so it was only an inch off the rail, this stopped any chewing at all, even from a confirmed fence eater as he couldn't get to the lower strands or uprights & whatever way he tried to tackle the top, he couldn't without getting 'bitten' by the fence :)
 
Add salt to feed, not just a lick. Mine arrived as a fence chewer, had access to all lick that she used occasionally, but still chewed fence.
Now has a tablespoon of salt daily & chewing stopped.
If that doesn't work, give a tree branch in the field that they are allowed to chew & save the fence that way ;-)
 
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