How Electric Fences Work
[/caption] Time was, everyone who owned livestock knew the basic rules: cattle and sheep needed to be enclosed with electric wire, but horses were best off behind wood planks or poles....
[/caption] Time was, everyone who owned livestock knew the basic rules: cattle and sheep needed to be enclosed with electric wire, but horses were best off behind wood planks or poles....
[/caption] You'll Need: Staple gun, for wood-rail fence Staples Air compressor (if using pneumatic stapler) Plastic electrical grip ties, for pipe fence (large enough to accommodate pipe diameter) Hoof nippers (to cut the ties) Wire cutters 2" x...
See Clinton Anderson of Downunder Horsemanship train a horse using his follow-the-fence exercise in this video clip! ...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/clinton-andersons-follow-the-fence-exercise/
For a detailed how-to on riding three types of oxers, see Emil's story in the January 2008 issue of Practical Horseman magazine....
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/hunter_jumper/emil_spadone_video_011508/
[/caption] February isn’t the most inviting month for walking your bleak, frozen pastures, but if winter brought snow, ice or high winds to your area, now’s the time to check your...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/a-mid-winter-fence-safety-check/
[/caption] Your horses are hard enough on your fences and gates as they chew, kick, and lean, but you may be damaging them, too. Here are several guidelines for protecting the...
http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/make-your-pasture-gates-and-fences-last-longer/
Over the last 20-some years, I have traveled the world, giving seminars on fencing design and advising horsemen, cattlemen and even zookeepers on the best ways to keep their animals...
http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/fencing/fencefailure_081103/
As event riders move up the levels, the growing size of the fences isn't the only challenge they face. Increasingly difficult accuracy questions, the basics of which show up on...
Harrisburg, Pa., October 12, 2009 -- Seventeen-year-old Jessica Springsteen of Colts Neck, N.J., was the biggest star at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show October 11 as her famous parents cheered...
http://www.equisearch.com/news/springsteen_hunt_seat_medal_101209/
EquisearchStaff - Welcome to our Equisearch chat. Tonight we will be consulting with fencing expert Debbie Disbrow. Debbie is the founder and President of RAMMfence, Inc., one of the...
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