Designed to Reduce Wind Resistance

HorseGuard recommends to set the posts at a maximum of 16 ft apart.
In windy areas the spacing of the posts can vary between 8 ft up to 12 ft.

What Horseguard has done to counteract the strong winds problem and increase the longevity of your fence since we invented the tape was:

• To drastically increase the thickness of the filaments (metal and polyethylene) creating a very sturdy tape and a combination of open weave.



• To recommend PUTTING TENSIONERS AT CORNERS AND GATES to exert a strong tension of the tape! Unless the tape is very tight it will flex in the wind, eventually snapping the stainless steel filaments and breaking the electric flow.
• To recommend the USE OF HORSEGUARD INSULATORS that secure the tape preventing it from wiggling into them, and thus avoiding wear and tear.
• DO NOT RECOMMEND TO TWIST THE TAPE to prevent it from flapping in the wind it will end up cutting the stainless steel threads.

This picture taken in a 40 mile per hour wind shows the HorseGuard tape holding steady (above) and a poor quality brand tape flapping below….

I purchased your fence to complete a 25 acre horse farm over 11 years ago. It is still going strong, despite trees falling on the fence, many storms and even a vehicle plowing through the fence. I can say with enthusiasm that your fence is without doubt 99.9% maintenance free - and it keeps on giving year after year after year after year!

Jane K Conro TX