Il Pero Horse Fence & Hols
Many thanks to Miranda Taxis from the beautiful il Pero in Tuscany for sending in these lovely photographs of their horse fencing and holiday accommodation... Fancy a break under the Tuscan Sun? We certainly do and hope someday we can go and take our own photos. The apartments and cottages look warm and inviting Miranda and snow and mountains work well together of course, but I think we’ll see you when it's warmer and leave the snow to the youngsters to enjoy...
Back to the fencing… Miranda has set up a semi-permanent fence for her horse
Toppy. Wooden fence posts with
Tape Insulator/Tensioners
provide support, anchoring the corners.
Plastic Stirrup Posts support and guide the 20mm Tape and a battery powered Hobby Energiser
provides the power to the electric fence.
The electric fence lines be easily relocated or if the fencing is not required
for a period it can be stored away safely on reels.
(Other components used are listed at the bottom of this page).
Components |
Notes |
|---|---|
| Perfectly suited for this application (2 x 200m Tape) | |
| Essential Item - Pushed entirely into ground | |
| High quality, superior conductivity | |
| Storage/ protection of lines (Excess stays on reel when in use) | |
| High quality plastic fence post | |
Reel Fixing Post (Optional) |
If no wooden posts, use this to provide anchor |
Corner Anchor Posts (Optional) |
If no wooden posts, use this to provide anchor |
Wooden Posts (Local Source) |
Best choice unless fence is somtimes relocated |
| Anchor points for corners/ends when using wooden posts | |
| Provides easiest fixing of reels to posts | |
| Please Don't use Spring gates for horse fences | |
| For any tape - tape connections | |
| Joins two lines of tape together and makes both live | |
| For Gateways, carries the power under the gate | |
| Will keep Hobby running for 4 - 6 weeks | |
| Essential Items if public has access | |
| Look for minimum 3000v on fence (max 300v on earth spike) | |
Battery Charger (Optional) |
A powerful charger is required for large leisure batteries |
Solar Panel (Optional) |
Cut down/eliminate mains charging battery (Dependant on panel size & energisers power requirements) 10w recommended |
