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[RC] Electric Fence Corrals - k s swigartRaven said: Make the corral large enough for all horses that it will contain, use at least two (2) strands of wide visible tape. Virtually all electric fence corrals are psychological barriers only, and since these horses had been confined in this space for most of the day, they already knew where the fence was and that they weren't supposed to touch it. Adding another strand and making it more visible (in the dark???) wouldn't have done anything to make the corral more secure. Horses can run through two strands as easily as one. Don't make the mistake of thinking that your electric fence corral is more secure by adding another strand of visible tape to it. If the horse knows it is there (which these horses obviously did), the only thing that might stop it if it panics and runs through it (despite the fact that he knows there is a fence there) is something that will make it harder to knock down. You have to add something that will physically slow him down, not just psychologically. kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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