Interactive Fencing By Charlene Strickland Interactive is a common word in our language now. It means an immediate and personal response. The interactivity cues the horse to respect the boundary you've set. A powered fence acts as a barrier to enclose animals. With electric current running through the metal in wires, tapes, or boards, your fence is active, rather than passive.
Hot wire repels the horse.
Electric fencing is safe for the horse, despite the instant of pain the fence causes. Forget the dinosaur-strength fence in the movie Jurassic Park . Your powered fence delivers a shock that surprises the horse with an effective reminder. He remembers the pain and leaves the fence alone and thus remains safely contained within the enclosure. Besides its effectiveness, the cost of powered fencing is low compared to passive fencing.