Portable Electric Fence Question

[ehwaz]

Just please make sure it has sufficient power and that your horse will respect the fence. I’ve been in a few ride camps where the horse didn’t respect the fence(either off or horse didn’t feel the zap through a blanket) and the horses got loose, then wrecked havoc in camp.

Also, always have a backup method of containment incase the fence fails.

[lachelle]

So, after a resounding success, I just had to share some photos!

Here’s our whole setup (ignore the 2nd trailer in the back, that belongs to another camper):

http://flic.kr/p/nh4qYz

Here’s one of the “gates” I made, and you can see how I used the trailer as one if the sides of the fence so I could tie their hay nets up.

http://flic.kr/p/nyfU79

And then here is the electric box itself, using the screw in dog tie as the grounding rod. And of course my “helper”:

http://flic.kr/p/nydq98

So I used the one charger box and made one continuous fence. So easy!!!

I can’t thank you guys enough for all your help and recommendations!

[lachelle]

And we all tested the fence by the way :lol:

[katarine]

hooray!!!

[tabula_rashah]

Just wanted to mention that your horse is super cute Glad the camping went well

[Guilherme]

[QUOTE=tabula rashah;7566399]
The ones I use are 64"- I am really leery of using the 48" ones[/QUOTE]

Where did you find them? The tallest ones at our TS or Co-Op are the 48s.

G.

[lachelle]

Thanks!

All of this electric fence stuff so we could go do this (excuse my awkward upper body pumping…but this just felt SO weird):

http://youtu.be/Emz-IWwjYTw

It was a 15 mile overnight group ride. Roughly 200 other horses. Our first “big” trail ride, so my boy was a little nervous (he’s 5). My friend’s little POA mare was a nervous wreck. Once we figured out that we needed to just completely get away from the crowd they were angels.

This is what we do normally:

http://flic.kr/p/nzgT1M

But I believe that having a well rounded horse is in important

[tabula_rashah]

[QUOTE=Guilherme;7571819]
Where did you find them? The tallest ones at our TS or Co-Op are the 48s.

G.[/QUOTE]

I ordered them online from Slypner Gear. Here’s a link, they’re the second kind of post when you scroll down

[chicamux]

Congrats on your camping trip! Bonnie Snodgrass here. I just wanted to give you a little advice about the stirrup fence posts that you bought. I also purchased a dozen of the same posts because I had one horse who would challenge a lower fence and go thru it. It is hard to find taller posts!

Anyway, the stirrup post snap off rather easily at the bottom. The metal rod/spike at the bottom just ends at the stirrup. In a post without the stirrup the metal rode continues up inside the plastic post for several inches. I learned that you just have to be careful not to twist or bend the post, particularly when you are pulling it out of the ground or trying to get it into hard ground. I like to keep something in my fencing kit (like a huge screwdriver) to make holes in hard ground so I can easily push fence posts and ground rods into hard ground.

I did notice that Slypner has 60" standard fence posts for sale. I also bought some of those elsewhere and found they are sturdier while being longer/taller than the black posts that are for sale everywhere. I found the 60" posts where a much better deterrent to one of my taller horses that liked to lean over the fence. Better for a dividing fence also. I frequently camp with a friend who is owned by a mare. My boy Mouse adores her and vice versa. I usually provide the fencing and use the taller posts for the fence line between the two. Much better separation fence.

Bonnie AKA chicamuxen

[BigHorseLittleHorse]

[QUOTE=chicamux;7572937]
Anyway, the stirrup post snap off rather easily at the bottom. The metal rod/spike at the bottom just ends at the stirrup. In a post without the stirrup the metal rode continues up inside the plastic post for several inches. I learned that you just have to be careful not to twist or bend the post, particularly when you are pulling it out of the ground or trying to get it into hard ground. I like to keep something in my fencing kit (like a huge screwdriver) to make holes in hard ground so I can easily push fence posts and ground rods into hard ground. [/QUOTE]

Good call. That’s where staking the corners can also help - prevents the tape from pulling the posts sideways and torquing the spikes.