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miss_c

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Tearing my hair out with Titchy at the moment...

She's always been one for getting out, but now it's getting stupid. She has no respect for the electric fencing (which has been tested and is definitely working and giving out a hell of a blast!) and is going through it daily. Yard owner is understandably fed up and worried as there will be another group of horses alongside them in a few weeks, in one of the fields she keeps getting into.

It's getting to the point that I am very worried that my YO may soon give her notice, which will mean moving her and Genie which I do not want to do as they and I are very settled and happy there. I know this would be the last course of action on the part of my YO who really is lovely.

Yard owner cannot afford to change fencing to post and rail, if I had the money I'd pay for it to be done but I can't. Titchy is not rugged but seems to be made of rubber!

Any (sensible) suggestions? Really at my wits end with her now.

Thanks for reading!
 
What about clipping her chest or where ever the fence would touch so she definatly feels it if she touches the fence? Not taking enough off so she would need a rug though just a little bald patch.
 
Once they are brave enough to go through it is really difficult to stop them. Is she alone and is there plenty of grass, they are the two main reasons for wanting to go through fencing.
Are there several strands already you could add more or you could try a second line inside the one that is there.
Turning them out wet is supposed to help as the shock should be greater.
 
be positive said:
Once they are brave enough to go through it is really difficult to stop them. Is she alone and is there plenty of grass, they are the two main reasons for wanting to go through fencing.
Are there several strands already you could add more or you could try a second line inside the one that is there.
Turning them out wet is supposed to help as the shock should be greater.
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In a group of 7 horses, just on a new field - she's going into the old one that's been grazed as well as other fields! She basically just goes in whichever field takes her fancy.

The fence has 3 strands, is about 4'6 high. She will happily limbo between bottom and middle strand and often leave the fence intact.

Not rugged and when it rains she'll still go through the fence and not care, we also tried putting her in a small paddock right by the power and that didn't work.
 
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