Electric Fence: Fiberglass Horse Fence

Minor Parts: Double-Throw Switch

If you wish to electrify all the runs of rope/braid in seasons when the ground is moist, and then to deactivate (ground) every other run in seasons when the ground is dry or frozen, you can do this with a double-throw switch (06-13) connected by hookup wire to the charger’s positive and negative (ground) terminals and to the seasonally activated/deactivated runs of rope/braid as in the graphic above.

PRODUCT NO.	DESCRIPTION	COST	QTY
06-13	Double-throw cutoff switch, single unit (Dare)	$8.47

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Minor Parts: Ground Rods

In any case, regardless of how you wire the fence, you will want at least one ground rod (06-04) and clamp (06-03). If the fence is over a quarter-mile long use three ground rods and clamps spaced about 10 feet apart and wired together. Or else, especially if the fence is much longer than a quarter-mile, take a more aggressive approach: Create alternating positive and grounded (neutral) runs of rope/braid, set in a ground rod and clamp along the fence line every quarter mile, and connect each of these to the lowest neutral (grounded) run of rope/braid with a short length of hookup wire.

PRODUCT NO.	DESCRIPTION	COST	QTY
06-04	Ground rod, 1/2-inch x 6 feet, copper clad	$11.94
06-03	Ground rod clamp	$1.90

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Minor Parts: Fence Testers

In electrical terms, volts are pressure. To reliably shock horses you should have at least 4,000 volts on the line. Test to see if you have this with a fence tester (voltage reader). Use a five-lite tester like 04-02 if you have a relatively simple fence with few connections; otherwise use a digital fence tester like 04-05.

PRODUCT NO.	DESCRIPTION	COST	QTY
04-02	Five-lite (0-5 kilovolt) electric fence tester (Dare)	$9.69
04-05	Digital (0-10 kilovolt) electric fence tester (Dare)	$36.99

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Minor Parts: Warning Signs

Place a warning sign at every point where people who don’t know about the fence, or who may have forgotten, could encounter your fence—so that they won’t be surprised. Such warning signs are required by many state and local ordinances. The inexpensive but durable plastic signs offered here come in packs of 3.

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