> 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
 
 
Shetlands?? Hmmmm I'm supprised you don't have more problems then you do.
 
The problems we had were that the horses spooked.. and when they did, they 
had a tendancy to go straight through the wire. 
 
 
> 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).
 
Yep.
 
 
> 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.
 
I think that ribbons on the wire might help also. 
 
 
 
                                 BK 
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