Plastic Electric fence posts

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Teabelly

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We are just about to move the horses home and just need to set up a couple of temporay paddocks until I can see how the land lies etc.

I have just have a few questions:

At what intervals should I put the fence posts, each corner will have a wooden post.

I have been looking at the Rutland 55 energiser would that be ok? the paddock will be about 25meters square and just a little pony paddock for his companion.

Battery I'm looking at a Leisure 85Ah.

What Electric tape is best and what thickness, in certain sections I think I will do two levels.

Thanks in advance.
 
20mm tape is a good, the thicker the tape the more it stretches in the wind.

that energiser will be more than enough

I put my posts about 8 strides apart and switch the ways they face so that the tape cant get blown out of more than one at a time.

I do 2 levels all round.
 
I prefer to use the 6mm white rope instead of tape. If the wind is up and the ground is soft the wind can drag the tape enough to pull the plastic posts out of the ground.

Might not be a problem for your small paddock with wooden post corners but it can be for longer stretches.
 
I tend to use rope now as its very windy where I am and the 20mm tape was blowing and pulling at the plastic posts. It's what ever you prefer really.
 
rope is very dangerous with horses if they get tangled in it it will NOT break. the tape doesnt break that easily either but I think it does easier than the rope.

I have known 2 horses have accidents with rope which resulted in PTS and would never ever use it.

In soft ground we check our fencing every day and restake if necessary and have never had a stake pulled out though we are a little sheltered by the surrounding houses.
 
Don't forget to hide your battery and energizer as they have a habit of walking.....
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...and be careful which posts you buy! We bought a new lot advertised as the best, made in Germany, on ebay. They are absolutely the worst posts I have ever known, the top loop broke off immediately which made the height of them useless as it was a long way to the next loop and every single one of them has a bent pin which happened within a week of them going in. And of course the seller did not want to know.
 
The most important thing is to ensure that the boundary has got fencing that will prevent your horses escaping as you are responsible under current law for any damage or accidents they cause. Also make sure that you have Third Party Public Liability Insurance for £10,000,000 per horses. (Most insurers do not provide this level of cover as standard).

I have a post every 4 feet apart and use wide white tape.

Remember if the batery fails, a tree or branch falls down or the tape comes in contact with anything including grass then the fence will become earthed and will no longer be electrified.
 
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