Our horses are now back from winter boarding. I will be installing a temporary electric fence around my pond to keep them out. I have a simple yet effective system for this, no problem.
I do have a problem with the heron who just returned yesterday for another season of all you can eat trout. My question pertains to the placement of the fence and spacing of wires. I have noticed that they usually land about 50 feet or more away from the pond and then walk to the water. I was thinking of placing the fence 10 feet or so back from the edge and forcing them to walk through it. Any suggestions on wire spacing, i.e. how far from the ground and distance between strands? I need to fence the horses off anyway, just trying to kill two birds with one stone. ;\)
Any thoughts? Thanks, John.