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Post by CrazyHorseFarms on Feb 26, 2009 20:06:51 GMT -5
Going to finely put up my horse fence this year.
I already have rope fence for winter Pasture
and going to buy High Tensile for the other grass summer Field
so my question is can i buy one fencer for both rope and High Tensile or do i need dif one for both?
CHF.
what do you think of this fence?
www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/....e&Special=false
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Post by CrazyHorseFarms on Feb 26, 2009 20:17:40 GMT -5
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Post by CrazyHorseFarms on Feb 26, 2009 20:34:05 GMT -5
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LLStar117
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Post by LLStar117 on Feb 28, 2009 9:16:03 GMT -5
I don't agree with tinsel, it can really rip your horse up if they run thru it. I use the electric tape, I have had a horse run thru it and when they did, it broke off at a corner and run thru the other connectors like a streamer. No harm to the horse. My fault the electric wasn't plugged in when it happened on one occassion. The other time it happened I put a new horse in and they chased her into it, she got shocked the whole way out.
I'd rather use the tape or braid anyday over wire.
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Post by quarterchic on Mar 1, 2009 16:15:34 GMT -5
Someone I know lost a yearling colt to high tensile. He got wrapped up and they did all the doctoring had the vet out did Xrays...and they still lost him. Not my first choice. We use the white rope fence you can buy at TSC and I LOVE THIS STUFF! We had the wind blow a hay wagon into it, and we pulled the wagon on and the fence tightened back up after a day. I'd rather pay the money for the fencing than the vet bills, and the extra money to possibly having to replace fencing after having the big vet bill. Rope fence for us all the way.
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Post by quarterchic on Mar 1, 2009 16:19:59 GMT -5
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Post by amandaandtuff on Mar 1, 2009 17:29:22 GMT -5
We have high tensil and I have to say that when properly set up it's perfectly safe for all horses. We've had foals and horses that didn't respect the fence, no injuries. Our middle fence was two strands of high tensil, horse ran through it, no injury. She could have gotten wrapped up in the wire, but that would be the case with any fence other than boards or panels.
My first choice for fencing would be the Ramm fencing or board fence with a single strand of high tensil on the inside top board.
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Post by chambe94 on Mar 1, 2009 21:55:38 GMT -5
hhh, are you sure your fence was high tensile, not just regular hot wire? When you say to use a board fence with hig tensile inside the top board that make me think you are talking about regular hot wire.
Regular hot wire is much safer because it simply breaks if a horse runs thru it. High tensile has a high breaking strength (hence the name), so it slices and dices before enough pressure is applied to actually break it.
I really see no reason to use high tensile for horses, it's a bigger PITA to keep tight than regular hot wire. Unless you are talking about he coated high tensile. That is fatter (because of the coating) so it doesn't tend to cut into them.
There's no such thing as "horse safe" fencing, but high tensile is probably one of the most dangerous in my opinion.
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Post by CrazyHorseFarms on Mar 1, 2009 22:02:52 GMT -5
since my horses have been in high tensile all there lives i think it will be safe here.
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Post by quarterchic on Mar 1, 2009 22:22:38 GMT -5
Personal opinion....if money wasn't an option I would have railroad ties and pipe fencing.
chambe94 you nailed it. "There is no such thing as safe horse fence". Some may be safer than others...but accidents do happen.
I've seen the aftermath of a horse trying to jump a board fence and "skinned their knee" Took meat and hide...leaving bone...it was so gross...the horse did recover but no longer has the same career.
Have fun putting up fence CHF! All I can say is burrr....LOL!
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Post by chambe94 on Mar 1, 2009 22:35:01 GMT -5
Why bother with the high tensile if you are going to electrify it though? Regular hot wire is cheaper and easier to put up and maintain.
Regular hot wire fence is thinner, so it has less electrical resistance, so you will get more "bang for your buck" with whatever fencer you chose (it takes a pretty good fencer to put a strong shock on a long distance of high tensile).
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Post by CrazyHorseFarms on Mar 2, 2009 8:22:41 GMT -5
ok so what grade of fence is thick enough but not as so called bad as high tensile?
i want the thick stuff baby lol
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Post by jnlfoxtrotter on Mar 2, 2009 9:09:34 GMT -5
We use 14 gauge. If memory serves me correctly that is thicker than the 17 gauge. But keep in mind we have 3 rail wood fencing with a hot wire in between boards. But even when we didn't have wood we used the 14 gauge. We did have a horse go through it on a couple of occassions and I was very thankful it broke, unlike the high tinsel.
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Post by amandaandtuff on Mar 2, 2009 12:57:21 GMT -5
We have high tensil, I'd prefer to have boards and hotwire. One horse ran into the fence, got shocked, and was sprung back into the pasture. Did not break the fence or get injured.
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Post by LLStar117 on Mar 2, 2009 18:40:41 GMT -5
I love the Man O War fencing too. (rr ties and pipe) My neighbor in MI has it and when we leased his pasture it was so nice. No horse ever tried to go thru it. Its great for visibility, it doesn't bend when a horse pushes on it. Only negative I can find with it, is cap those pipe ends or you have a massive wasp and bee problem! Tho spraying carb fluid in them too helps since the darn things can't build nest on that fluid. Something about it, or spray paint works too for some time. Here's some pics of it for those that don't know what it is.   |
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