Impossible situation with Diva

That's really good to read Scats. It's such a good feeling when the personality starts to return.

Stay strong, we're all thinking of you and Diva x
 
Thanks everyone. Little swine had gone through her electric fencing again last night and was in with the other two this morning, but thankfully the other two have really eaten the field down anyway and she seems absolutely fine. Came storming in with a huge grin on her face, clearly very pleased with her efforts!

Increased her pen slightly again to try and stop this happening. I had two energisers hooked up to the two lines of fencing that make up her pen, both on full power, but she really doesn’t care once she’s made her mind up.

If only she’d wear a muzzle, then she could be back in with her mates!

Was hoping to be back on board this weekend, but I’ve a feeling if I tell my surgeon today of my plans, I’ll get a telling off...
 
Have you tried the 5ft fence posts with three strands of tape? They can't get their heads over then to barge through nor under to uproot..?
 
jnb said:
Have you tried the 5ft fence posts with three strands of tape? They can't get their heads over then to barge through nor under to uproot..?
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She was out again last night, popped back in and her exploits were witnessed... she has worked out that the posts aren’t electrified and she simply wiggles the top of the posts, grabs if and tugs it and eventually removes it from the ground, getting it as flat to the ground as possible and then hopping over the tape.

Several of the posts had been dislodged, so she is obviously working her way through them until she finds an easier one.

In 30 years I have never met an animal with the brains of this one, she is incredible!
 
scats said:
She was out again last night, popped back in and her exploits were witnessed... she has worked out that the posts aren’t electrified and she simply wiggles the top of the posts, grabs if and tugs it and eventually removes it from the ground, getting it as flat to the ground as possible and then hopping over the tape.

Several of the posts had been dislodged, so she is obviously working her way through them until she finds an easier one.

In 30 years I have never met an animal with the brains of this one, she is incredible!
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Mine has a slightly different technique because she gets her teeth around the bit at the bottom you use to push down into the ground. Gives it a good wiggle and pulls it up. She knows the electric is on too because she jumps back - grass is worth the pain....

I'm not sure intelligence is always a good thing in a horse!!!!
 
scats said:
She was out again last night, popped back in and her exploits were witnessed... she has worked out that the posts aren’t electrified and she simply wiggles the top of the posts, grabs if and tugs it and eventually removes it from the ground, getting it as flat to the ground as possible and then hopping over the tape.

Several of the posts had been dislodged, so she is obviously working her way through them until she finds an easier one.

In 30 years I have never met an animal with the brains of this one, she is incredible!
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Ah, ours also does this but he twists his head so he can pick them up between the two strands. There's nothing so clever as a hungry horse!
 
The fell that shared Frank's field did this, Frank was appalled and at least neither crossed it. Cribbox was enough to stop him though we did consider wrapping tape around the posts to electrify them, or adding a few electric pigtail posts.
 
I'm sorry I can't offer any advice or help, but I'm so glad to read she's feeling well enough to get up to mischief and a bit of light jail breaking.

I wish you the best of luck keeping the crafty bu&&er in.
 
SEL said:
Mine has a slightly different technique because she gets her teeth around the bit at the bottom you use to push down into the ground. Gives it a good wiggle and pulls it up. She knows the electric is on too because she jumps back - grass is worth the pain....

I'm not sure intelligence is always a good thing in a horse!!!!
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That is exactly what mine does, gets hold of the bit at the base, lets everybody out, senior delinquent. He's penned in with electrified post and rail at the moment he can't pull those out.
 
SEL said:
Mine has a slightly different technique because she gets her teeth around the bit at the bottom you use to push down into the ground. Gives it a good wiggle and pulls it up.
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We have one of those too - I built special stakes for her, with little "arms" that stick out into the field so I can run a tape about a foot inside the fence stakes. Keeps her from being able to grab the bottom of the stake to pull it up! She's not even my horse, but I got so fed up one summer with her letting out the entire herd that I got my DIY skills on...
 
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