Frequently Asked Questions

A: HorseGuard fencing is located in Montgomery, IL, so by placing your order online or over the phone it will be in the UPS truck the following business day and about 3 or 6 business days later ready for you to install. A: If you touch the electric fence tape you will receive a strong shock, which is why a fence tester is recommended! One should not let small children play closely to it, and elderly peopleor people with a heart conditions should not get in contact with electric fences. Extreme caution should ALWAYS be used around electricity. Warning signs have to be displayed every 300 feet. The insulators can be screwed on the trees, and the distance should be no more than 16 feet between the trees. If it is more a fiberglass stake could be a good solution. Two strands are usually enough for an electric fence. A: An electric fence is a psychological barrier rather than a physical one so the animal mustbe educated to respect the fence. The pain that an animal feels is short lived and does not physically harm the animal, unlike barbed wire, which can cause severe cuts and long lasting pain while also damaging the hide. A: The fence can be made with any kind of posts. The insulators for the tape are always the same. Just the attachments change. A : The breaking point of the tape is 600 pounds. So if a horse ends up going through, the tape will brake or stretch, with little or no injury to your horse. The tape can be simply and quickly repaired with a splicing buckle, depending on the location of the break, some insulators or tensioners may have to be replaced. Its a good idea to keep a couple spare parts on hand for emergencies. A : Run three lines. Each line attached to a tensionner at the start and at the end.. Connect a charger to the start of one of the lines. Connect two jumper wires #between the three strands That? all! For the traditional tape the ground is the return. For bi-polar it? the lower side of the tape which is the return. In case of traditional fence the current goes from the tape in the ground. If the soil is very dry or frozen it? not conducting and the horse doesn? get a jolt. With bi-polar tape the current doesn? have to go in the ground but it returns in the tape to the charger. The horse get a jolt under all weather conditions. A : Please be aware that horses spooked by animals, thunder, or any unexpected loud noises may panic and run straight into any fence no matter what its design! If the fence is built next to a road, in many states horse owners are liable for any damage caused by their hses to humans or to vehicles. Make sure your fence is properly installed with all the hardware recommended and sold by the manufacturer, make sure that the fence is built according to the risk involved and make sure the fence is maintained adequately and that the zapping from the charger is always more than 4000 Volts. As horse? behaviour is not always predictable and no fence product is totally safe, there remains a potential for injury to horses.Therefore, HorseGuard fencing system shall in no event be responsible for any injury topersons, horses or personal properties. A : When we invented the fencing tape in 1985 it was by far not as strong as the one we produce now (1/3 lighter) but we still have customers that use it as it was. Its longevity can go from 10 to 15 years depending on circumstances and the way it is installed. Mildew will not damage it. It is only an aesthetic matter. It is always better to turn off the fence before stormy weather. In a windy area do not exceed 12 ft between each post, and make sure you stress the tape enough with the proper tensioners. The tape has to be set up with our insulators & tensioners which are built so if the tape fl utters with the wind it does not get cut. The Universal insulators that you can buy anywhere are a copy of the model that we designed 20 years ago and they are inferior. We have improved the model since, but the competitors haven't . A : HorseGuard webbing is guaranteed at 600 lbs break strength, free from defects and is warranteed for 5 years against deterioration under to normal weather conditions. Please see our Sales Terms and Conditions page 62. A: You can make a combination of different numbers of strands. A: The fence can be made with any kind of posts. The insulators for the tape are always the same. Just the attachments change. A :You do it with a #59H jumper wire. One side attach to the hot wire, the other end to the starting buckle #36W of the tape fence..The charger has to be low impedance. A :The fence doesn't have to make a complete loop.