How Do You Install An Electric Fence For Horses?
An electric fence can be used to keep horses inside a certain perimeter and to keep unwanted predators out. The fence uses a charger designed to emit an electrical pulse or charge down the wire about every second. When a horse contacts the wire, it receives a painful shock. It’s not dangerous to the animal, but it hurts enough so that before long a horse learns to stay away from the fence. Mark the locations for each of the fence posts. If there are no existing fence posts, then begin in the location of where one corner will be and mark that corner with marker spray. Continue every 15 to 20 feet and spray mark each location for a post, until you have the entire perimeter marked for the fence. Dig a 2-foot deep hole, using the post hole diggers, at each marked location. Drop a fence post into each hole, and using the level to ensure it is straight, fill in the hole to secure the post in its location. Attach the insulators to the posts. Start at one fence post and work your way around th
