Horse Ran Through Coated Tensile Fence - Advice to Prevent it from Happening Again?

[Guilherme]

@btswass

I don’t really agree with adding electric as it doesn’t seem like he was testing the fence or disrespecting it but rather spooked and didn’t see the wire. What time of day was it? My dog once ran head first into the fence surrounding a tennis court. We had been in there playing for a while and it was about dusk and he suddenly perked up and ran right into it as if there was no fence I think with the lighting he couldn’t see it anymore. I vote for a rail on top so its highly visible.

You’re likely correct that the horse, in full panic mode, failed to see the fence. Adding a visual cue was one of my suggestions.

That does not, however, preclude using electric as a “memory aid” for the horse. Horses have excellent memories and are very aware of their surroundings. Maybe in a full panic their memory would be overwhelmed by their fear but in less stressful moments (as in “horse play” or just grazing) the residual memory of being “bitten” by the fence might prevent a less serious encounter.

It’s really not an “either/or” situation.

G.

[Fairview_Horse_Cente]

Install plastic insulators on posts, run the electric fence wire, hook it up to the charger, pound in a ground pipe/rod, hook the ground up to the charger, plug it in. Done!

[GoodTimes]

I’d definitely do something for visibility. Electric tape along the inside could be a good “two birds with one stone”. Especially if they’re out at night/dusk/dawn when it’s harder to see.
If they’re just out during the day flagging tape may do the trick. Not very aesthetically pleasing though.

I’ve never personally had a horse get injured by a fence. I treated one that ran through a board fence, large puncture wound at the front of her chest. She was a nutso 3yo though. She’d panic and either bolt or rear at anything. Healed well and now she does the 1.20m.
Treated two others who degloved front legs. One on a round bale feeder, the other one we never did figure it out. Board fence was totally in tact, nothing sticking out, no blood anywhere, nothing in the paddock other than grass. Horses eh?

[BasqueMom]

OP, there is electric coated high tensile fencing. Centaur’s is White Lightning, Brown Lightning or Black Lightning.
BrandX is called HotCoate, I believe.

Be sure to keep your wire tight and thus less flexibility so less chance of getting wound up in it. We always have to tighten ours in the warmer weather.