Electric fencing can save 30-40% off costs compared with traditional fence, due to using fewer materials and less labor. So, when installing an electric fence, you need to first determine if your fence is going to be permanent or temporary -because the tools, the infrastructure, and the products are all going to be different.

Whether your project is permanent or temporary, whether your fencing in livestock or heading into the backcountry; in our How to Install Electric Fence Guide, we’ll answer questions to help you get started in your electric fencing project. It’s all doable, let’s get to work!

When choosing fencing and wire types for your horses, you need to pay attention to visibility, post spacing, and you need to make sure your wire is no further apart than 10 inches.

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When picking wire and fencing types for your horses you need to pay attention to visibility, so that would include, you can use inch and a half tape. It's not as conductive as other products, but it's high visibility.

What is the best wire setup for my electric horse fence?

You can use EquiFence or wire, which are both very high conductivity, lot longer lasting. You can put your foot posts further apart. When you're building these fences, you need to make sure that your wires are no further apart than 10 inches, so those horses can't stick their head through, get shocked, causing them to run through the hot wire.