This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear karen, tell me more about you zapper fence set up. i would like to use it to move mine around the pasture areas up here, but want something two fords will respect. where did you get the materials and how much should they cost? what brand names are good stuff? i want to set up something reasonably portable. something that does'nt weigh a ton too!! thanks, denise ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen McCarthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 6:39 PM Subject: Re: Advice, please, re rocks/fencing
> This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Gail, > > Re. the rocks. What % is in rocks? Is there any non-rocky area for riding? > How level is it? > I have raised horses in a very un level area that had quite a few rocks, so > much so that all the horses that were in training were shod. We had no > problems as regards stone-bruising. It was also very hilly, but there were > plenty of level areas for them to loaf in, and their shelters were all > level. > > Re. hotwire. My stallion will totally respect a single strand of 1/2" tape, > powered w/ a solar zapper. I keep him sep. from mares w/ this arrangement - > 2 parallel tapes, set 8' apart, so there is an "alley". You can talk, but > not touch! > On the other hand, I have young stock hat run under the tape, even when it > is 26" off the ground. Quite the little limbo artistes! I think that you > need to test a small area, and go from there. BTW, "set up the situation", > i.e., place a nice (borrowed??) flake or 2 of leafy,luscious alfalfa on the > other side of the "test" fence...see what happens. > > Good luck, > Karen > Carson City, NV > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >
