Yo, DJ Bob! Max it up!
 
 bk> I've seen mixed results with electrified wire.. when horses get
 bk> spooked and they have no where to go.. they go right through the
 bk> wire.. electrified or not.
Very rarely happens. We've got 3 or 4 miles of the stuff with a /complete/
of horses. All ages from newborn through to one of 45 years, all sizes
from miniature Shetland to Shire. The thumper we use is a 12v car battery
powered farm type (HotLine is the tradename over here) and that's good
for about a mile of rope and a fortnight before recharging. 
We edge all our fields with the stuff, and divide the fields too. The
only problem is with vegetation encroaching and shorting it out (flat
battery real quick).
There are three main types over here for the wire; simple orange string
(normal farm use); white ribbon (especially for horses, but flutters
and breaks in strong wind) and a 1/4" rope which is what we use.
Cheapness is the main reason - fencing a field can be a tad expensive.
But also, we rent fields, so don't want to spend on permanent fixtures.
The only problems we've had is when there has been nowhere for the horse
to go. One once got behind the electric fence and up against a barbed
wire fence and got in a bit of a tizzy after a tree blew the electric
down, but that's about the only time.
Ciao, Simon
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