[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I was looking at your pictures again.

Do you/your horses get jittery riding that close to the hot wire? Do you turn it off while riding, in case they accidentlly touch it?

I've always disliked getting close to hot wire. I had a horse jump out from under me one time. The only thing I could figure was he suddenly noticed we were close to hot wire. He/I didn't touch it, I think he "just" saw it. That was one of the times I got hurt, all four fingers on one hand got bent back clear to my wrist, it felt like. Didn't break it, but the palm and back of my hand turned black. Really hurt.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

Do you/your horses get jittery riding that close to the hot wire? Do you turn it off while riding, in case they accidentlly touch it?

I think about it, but the horses seem fine where we were for those pics. We are often following paths that are their own paths through the woods they've been on many times before. There is one spot I am careful to keep my feet tucked in, and warned ecrubh to tuck his feet in, because it is narrow between the fence and a tree. You can see the tree behind me here, and the worn path.

I don't turn it off, they know the fence is there, and wouldn't get any closer to it than their comfort zone if I asked them to. I am more concerned in that spot of getting my foot hooked in the field fence that is on the bottom half, than I am the electric. The only wire that is actually hot there is the top white one. They aren't ~all~ hot. I know that, but they don't.

I worry about falling into one of the T-posts if Bay tripped or something.