How many Strands

Next to a road

Some people prefer 3, or even 4 strands of tape for fencing It makes them feel that the enclosed horses or cattle are safe.

Mare and Foal

The smaller the enclosure, the more contact the horse has with any fence. Foals could easily roll under a fence but 3 strands at 52” 36” and 20” will reduce that risk. If they do manage to get under, their instincts to return to their dam are so strong that the foal will fight to get back through the fence.
With HorseGuard tape, the foal can and will return through the fence, despite getting zapped by the electric tape.
Unlike other fencing, the foal won’t sustain potential injury while returning to the dam.

2 STRANDS

The lower tape is actually the more important of the two strands. Every time a horse puts his head down to crawl under the tape or graze beyond the perimeter, he will get a shock across the top of his nose or on his ears or neck. This strand should be set at 28" or at 24" for ponies. Any lower tape will tend to ground on long grass and weeds. The top strand of tape is a visual barrier to stop a bolting horse. It should be set up at 52" from the ground.