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  Looks like I will have to fence inside the barbwire on my new property (2 
sides of 4) to keep the horses away from it, before I can take it down( like 
6 old strands- and chained dogs  , several properties border it, one with 
horses) later after we move probably this winter (less snakes  and bugs 
too..)
  I may fieldfence or use 2" electric tape "horse safe" fence-- or maybe a 
combo of high tensile(which is on the other 2 sides) and electric tape , at 
least 2 strands for sight.

  My dilemia is how far off the barb wire  is safest?  Close to it like a 
foot or two? Or further like 5 feet or 10 or what.?? Longer distance gives 
them more room if they just bump into it, but what if they get between and 
then are caught between two fences? Or closer---- but then they don't have 
much warning  if they get thru the first fence?
  And if electric tape which distance should be safer?
  But with field fence (with  electric on top) or high tensil with electric 
on top--maybe closer would be safer --won't go thru those, but could bounce 
off them. But I  wouldn't want them to get between two substansial fences.



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