Because of its superior strength and conductivity, poly rope is very effective for constructing perimeter fencing to contain horses. Because of its much thinner profile than 40-mm poly tape, it offers the best solution for perimeter fencing in windy conditions.

Steel wire is heavy, durable, and considered to be one of the best investments you can make in fencing.

Polywire and polytape won’t last forever, especially if you are moving them a lot. Five to seven years is a common life expectancy. Polytape is heavily affected by snow and ice weight, polywire is as well, but not as much. If you plan to move the fence for any reason, invest in a reel.

Does an electric fence have to make a complete loop? The short answer is: no. For an electric fence to be properly installed it should not be a closed loop. When an animal touches the electric fence, this should be the missing link in the loop for the animal to get the shock.

Electric fences are effective even in the rain.

However, due to the small size of raindrops, they do not do any damage to the electric fence. It would only be a problem if the electric fence had already been destroyed by the time it started raining.

The only conceivable, but still unlikely, scenario where an electric fence could start a fire is when a wire shorts to a grounded metal object, such as a steel post or wire where insulators have broken, in the presence of abundant dry vegetation.

Tie and join your polywire, braid or tape

Take both ends of the break in your electric fence wire or tape and tie them together as securely as you can, leaving just over an inch or about 4 centimetres of excess wire or tape on both sides.

Pull the polytape taut with one hand while closing the insulator with the other. Go down the fence line, closing the insulators while keeping the polytape tight. Do this for each fence line (from corner post to corner post and gate-end post to corner post).