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Re: [RC] Horse running through electric fence - Marirose Six

Hi Donna Lee,
Try putting up 1 or 2 ground wires. One on the bottom (so if she ducks under & lifts that one up to the electric she should get a better poke) & one in between the 2 hot wires. Fasten your ground wires?directly to your posts. (Have you ever touched the wire & a post at the same time? It's more fun if you're holding someone elses hand while you're doing it. <big evil grin>.)? Shoes can also help or a regular halter--not rope but one with the metal pieces on it. Though, I'm not a fan of leaving a halter on, there are times....

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Coles <jdc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am soooo frustrated!!!? I have a 2 yr old filly (16hds, 3/4 TB 1/4 Perch)?that has developed the furious habit of running through my electric fence.? I don't know how to stop her!? Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
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Due to this filly's behavior we bought a new fencer last year (delivers 1J shock, enough to make you arm ache for a few minutes).? And we bought new polybraid 3/8".? Put up the new fencing, hooked up the new fencer, stood back and prepared ourselves to have this little witches life light up and she strolls up to the fence, ducks her head under the bottom wire and walks out of the pasture!
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My husband wants to keep her in the paddock.? I have to agree with him, but it goes against "my religion" to not have her out on pasture.
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We thought this year might be different... NOT!? She was out twice yesterday, only, now she has actually received a few shocks off the fence so now she just runs right through the shock, snapping all kinds of insulators in the process.? And to top it off last night, my son was in the barn during the evening and turned the bloody fencer off.? Hoowee!! Was The Mommy ever cranky when she went to put the horses in last night and here was the filly on the outside of the fence again and no fencer on!
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Does anyone have any suggestions??????
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I have considered the following options:
1) shoeing her so that she has REALLY good ground contact
2) using board fencing (costly... heavy sigh...)
3) putting up 4 strands of 3/8" polybraid, but I don't think this will solve anything...
4) selling the little witch!
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Donna Lee
Frustrated and cranky in Canada
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Jeff and Donna Lee Cole
Turning Point Stables
Browns Flat, NB



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Marirose
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