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I have a half Friesian/half Shagya mare who is coming 5. I did one LD on her 
this year (Prineville Ride). She is a good cross of both breeds, and except 
for being a grey, she looks more Friesian at this point and moves like one. 
I don't ride fast, but she had no problems pulsing down or moving right 
along. I find her trot very comfortable and not at all springy.  She is 
about 15.2 and is big bodied so know I will have to ride her accordingly 
(not fast) as she matures and gets in shape.

We have tried stainless steel based fences for years and had nothing but 
problems. We did a one-acre paddock with 4 strands 3 years ago with 
Electrobraid and it was wonderful to put up. We had no problems with the 
insulators or the fence kinking or anything. My 12 year old son and I did it 
ourselves and the fence posts 50 feet apart were marvelous. That fence is 
not at all saggy and we have yet to re-tighten it. Since then we've put in a 
two-acre paddock and also used it as a perimeter fence on a hill that is 10 
acres in size. The deer come and go with nary a problem, but the horses 
respect it. The fence is just about maintenance free, and copper is the 3rd 
strongest conductor of electricity next to gold and silver that exists. The 
"zap" is just as safe as any other "zap" and I bought a recommended charger 
at the local feed store and it handles the entire fencing system. Make sure 
you ground it the way they suggest, though. That makes all the difference if 
you are in dry soil like ours in the central Oregon desert. And make sure 
you order enough stuff as you won't find the "stuff" you need at the local 
store... although we found normal insulators worked fine in a pinch when I 
realized I ordered too much of one kind of insulator and not enough of 
another. The people are great to work with, too. Order more copper 
split-bolt connectors than you think you need.... they are far cheaper 
through Electrobraid than at Home Depot!!! (but I only need 4 more!!!)

Toni Jones
Prineville, Oregon



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