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laminitic pony, being strip grazed with mains electric fencing, can ALWAYS escape to lush pastures but that the little blighter can never be returned to rightful enclosure without owner having to switch off and demolish fencing - usually late at night.

Why do we have ponies?
 
Don't know but it isn't just ponies who have to be the other side of the electric fence! our old TB tonight was 'stuck' the wrong side of an electric fence (ok, so it wasn't actually on but that seems to make little difference!). It's there to stop them eating a young hedge that's planted. He went to walk out, got his legs caught so couldn't move forwards. Did he panic? Nope, just sort of did a little bunny hop, freed his legs and came down for his tea!
 
I can have a little smug moment here as my pony won't so much as touch a fence when it's off, let alone walk through or under or jump a live fence. Well, he has to do something helpful now and then!
 
Because we'd miss trekking round the neighbouring farm to retrieve said pony when he decided that he should practise for the grand national and jump out. I'm sure he really just wants to make sure i get proper use out of my hammer dismantling the post and rail fence to get him back in then rebuilding it while he supervises while I tell him all about dog food and bullets.

In his credit last time he jumped the other hedge out onto the lane so i only had to open the gate to get him back in.... just as i got there i saw pony being herded back by farmer in his landrover :o I offered that he could keep the pony but oddly he wasn't keen.
 
It doesn't just apply to ponies, my 17.1hh can get through a fence to get in with the hedge/ lush ungrazed grass - in five seconds flat 10 times a day no issue.

But he can't get back under any circumstances so when his mate comes in - he panics and when I undo all the fences to let him out he races for a drink and downs 2 buckets worth cos he's so deprived of water!!
 
My piglet of a cob mare seems to see electric fencing as a challenge, even if there is less grass on the other side! I once found her 'trapped' in the patch I had fenced off to stop her from itching her tail on some post and rail that was a bit rickety and was ready for replacing. Said 'patch' was approx 12ft by 6ft :eek: she must have pushed under it and was just stood in there looking very sorry for herself when I found her. Luckily she was only in there for 4hrs max, as I had left the yard at about 10am after doing yard chores then popped back at 2pm to go for a hack :rolleyes: :D
 
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