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• 1-800-282-6631 HORSE FENCES 65
Warning: Do not use
high-tensile smooth wire
fences for horses!
High-tensile wire fences look nice,
are not expensive and are easy for
contractors to install. Nonetheless,
Premier advises against such fences
for horses though we promote them
for other species.
Why? Because HT wire can
produce terrible equine injuries. The
wire is very strong yet small so it
behaves like a cheese-cutter on flesh
when accidently kicked or impacted
at speed. It’s difficult for horses to
see most HT wires so they are less
able to avoid them. If you already
have such fences, it’s a potential
injury in waiting. As a fix we suggest
installing an offset strand of
energized rope to enable horses to
better see and avoid the wires.
Temporary, p. 66
Semi-Permanent, pp. 67–69
Permanent, pp. 70–73