Re: RC: Barbed wire fencing

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 07:29 AM 4/10/01, Kerry Redente wrote:
>I'm considering moving with my 2 horses to Cheyenne, Wyoming and I know 
>that this type of fencing is primarily used.  I know, dumb Yankee here, 
>but how do you introduce a horse to this type of fencing without them 
>getting injured?

Run some electric fencing over the top line of the barbed wire.  Also hang 
surveyor's tape from the fence so it flutters in the breeze.  I always lead 
a horse around the perimeter of the fence with a stick in my hand, banging 
on the fence as I go along.

Lif Strand
Quemado NM  USA
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