Do's & Don'ts - Safety and Maintenance

To keep your horses safe, use good horse sense:

Know your horses and recognize the limitations of your property. Separate aggressive stallions from other horses by a laneway.
Always introduce a horse to a new pasture. For your own safety, turn OFF the fence energizer so the horse you are leading won't get accidentally shocked and bolt. Lead the horse around the fence perimeter. Once the horse understands the boundaries of its new pasture, release the horse and turn the energizer back on.
Take particular care when you introduce a new horse to a pasture where other horses have an established pecking order. Don't torment your horses with accidental electric shocks by putting water troughs close to your electric fence, hanging grain pails on your fence posts, or throwing hay near your electric fence. Don't build a new fence close to where your horses roll. If necessary, relocate the fence away from where they habitually roll. Small paddocks can be hazardous to very active horses. They need room to roll. To fence small paddocks and pens, consider using an ElectroBraid™ Top Line with Diamond Mesh or V-Mesh or a heavy grade of 2-by-4 No-Climb.

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