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For Warranty information, please visit ElectroBraid.com
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Dos & Don’ts –
Safety and Maintenance
To keep your horses safe, use good horse sense:
• Always introduce a horse to a new pasture. For your own safety, turn OFF the fence
energizer so the horse you are leading won’t get accidentally shocked and bolt. Lead
the horse around the fence perimeter. Once the horse understands the boundaries of
its new pasture, release the horse and turn the energizer back ON.
• Don’t torment your horses with accidental electric shocks by putting water troughs
close to your electric fence, hanging grain pails on your fence posts, or throwing hay
near your electric fence.
Fence Sense:
• Install your ElectroBraid
®
fence as recommended. Choose either four strands or at
least a minimum of 3 strands of Braid
™
. Set the highest strand at approx withers
height to your largest horse and the lowest strand accordingly based on your specific
needs.
• Don’t turn off your fence energizer to save electricity. The cost of electricity for a
fence energizer is the same as a 100-watt light bulb – about a dollar a month.
• Regularly inspect your fence to ensure the Braid
™
is taut and properly electrified.
• Thoroughly check the fence after rainy or stormy weather and during a drought.
• Take particular care to make sure your fence is well grounded. 95% of all electric
fence problems are due to poor grounding. Check your installation manual, our
website, or call us for advice.
• Always turn the energizer off before servicing the fence.
• When testing an electric fence with a voltmeter, wear rubber gloves or rubber-soled
shoes to minimize any accidental electrical shock. Wet or sweaty hands or wet feet
intensify electrical shocks.
• Use only one energizer per paddock or continuous fence line. Never use two
energizers on the same fence.
• Use extreme caution if you are considering installing an electric fence near overhead
lines or underground power lines.
• Do not stand beside a fence during an electrical storm.
• Use warning signs to mark an electric fence every 200-250 feet, check local by-laws.
• Never attempt to service your energizer. If it fails, seek professional assistance or send
it to a certified repair center (see ElectroBraid.com for locations)
• ElectroBraid
®
is engineered for your horses’ safety. Don’t take shortcuts!
