Re: Electrical Fences

[Lynette Helgeson <helgeson@lansford.ndak.net>]

LazyJArabs@aol.com wrote:

> the number one thing i have seen at rides is horses leaving electric corrals
> in a hurry with the hot wire/tape tangled in their blanket. okay, is it just
> not very clear to people that the horse is not going to feel the zap through
> the blanket? the main reason the horse stays in at home (as far as i can tell)
> is because they don't have a blanket on. go to a ride, put a blanket on, the
> horse can't feel the pulse and thinks that the fence is off. then, they get
> pushy with it and end up getting a hot wire/tape under the blanket and
> consequently cannot get away from it.

I suppose it would depend on how powerful the fencer is
and how thick the blanket is, but take it from someone
who uses a lot of electric fences, I have felt a strong electric
current when I touch an electric fence no matter what I
am wearing. I am just one of those people who will never
learn and always think that I can just step over that electric
fence instead of turning it off first. I have been shock through
coveralls, long johns and heavy blue jeans. I know that
our fencer would never allow some material to stop it from
connecting with my inner parts. And it is not that big of a
fencer.

Also we use an electric corral all of the time on rides and we
love it. Would not camp with the horses any other way. We
did not buy the ready made corrals, it was cheaper to go down
to TSC, buy a small battery fencer, some poles and some electric fence tape.
For the corners we just use tent spikes and bungee cord to hold
them out. Takes very little time to set up and we try to fence in a tree
to hang a hay net on. Or you can use your horse trailer.

Lynette