electric fencing

kerrysgold

Does anyone know of a supplier of cheapish electric fence? preferably in the Munster area.....
Just got quoted nearly €1,000 to fence a 2 acre field :eek: so was hoping to find something a bit more reasonable.

thanks!

Bendihorse

Are you looking for supply and fit of 'permanent' fencing (ie Driven timber posts and one row of White electric horse tape?)

If so then that quote doesn't sound half bad to me? Especially if it includes an electric fencer!

Anyway, for the sake of comparison there are always adds for fence suppliers in the irish field, or try your local news paper in the classifieds section.

kerrysgold

I was just looking on a UK website and posts and wire came to just under £200..... not sure about the other bits needed and that doesn't include the thing the batteries go in. I think you can use a car battery but it isn't supposed to be ideal? *shrug*

Bendihorse

You didn't answer my question about what type of fencing it is or whether you propose to install it yourself or have someone in to do it for you so i cant help you further.

kerrysgold

well, temporary I suppose since it isn't my field? and I wouldn't leave it there if I left. and we could probably install it ourselves if there wasn't any machinery or whatever required.

Bendihorse

Well you could go down to your local agri store and buy fencing posts and hammer them in yourselves with a mallett and buy insulators and tape. If you go that route you would be able to do it for less. Price posts, insulators and tape at your local agri store or co op, thats probably your cheapest route.

KG,

Depends on the type of fencing which you want.

If there exists a proper boundary fence, then plastic poles and a single strand of tape will keep the horse in, however I would imagine since you are renting land that you will be using a battery job, which to be honest is pretty rubbish.

Saying that, we don't bother using electric fences unless we have cattle in as horses are usually quite happy to stay in the field and just graze.


If you don't have a boundary and you are planning on a long term lease, then I recommend you go with a proper stud railing job. This is expensive but it will last and will be very secure. It would also be easy to add an electric wire to this afterwards.

Hope that helps,

Z

convert

I agree with what Zaraba said. It really depends on what you're looking for and what you need.

I assume you're renting the field from a farmer? If so, you could ask him if there's an electric fence in the field you're renting, or in surrounding fields. And then ask him if he'd mind if you attached wire/tape to it.

Like Zaraba, we don't tend to use electric wire/tape with horses unless there are cattle in the field. What we have tended to do is just use the small white stakes and two layers of white tape. It works really well, especially for managing pasture grazing. However, we do have good boundaries (ditches and double banks) so we don't have to worry about the horses 'escaping'.

togster

KG if you want temporary fencing. Just get some lightweight softwood stakes at the DIY store. Put them 3-5 yards apart. Get some plastic insulators and some of that white electric fence tape. Put two strands up. I've often seen horses put their heads under to eat grass outside of the boundry, then pull their heads up and break the fence.

You can buy all sorts of electric fences. You can get battery powered ones (many variations). You can even get solar powered ones! (although not great strength). I would suggest buying one to hook up to the mains, if you have electricity nearby this shouldn't be a problem as you can run an insulated cable in a shallow trench out to the fence.
At least this way you can always be certain the fence is working and it is easy to check.

kerrysgold

Thanks, I found this UK website that does free shipping to Ireland and the prices are pretty reasonable. about €200 for everything except the wooden posts and the battery.

the boundaries aren't bad, concrete post and rail on 1 side and ditches on 2 sides, but woman that owns land is being awkward about it. She's ploughing up the next field and doesn't want my horse jumping in and ruining it. don't see why the horse would bother, can't see what looks tasty about a ploughed up field but then again by her own admittance she knows nothing about horses, she reckons cows are easier to keep fenced in. (try telling the cows that broke down wire and a ditch to get into our garden that!)

so far I've added to my "shopping cart" on the website I was talking about.....
70 plastic posts
9v energiser
2 reels of twine (enough for 400m. field is about 360m)
25 insulators (for corner posts. only need about 6 I think but they don't come in packs less than 25)
gate handle

Is there anything else I need besides the wooden posts and the actual battery? oh and probably a fence tester as well since I don't really want to test it out myself lol.