Shocking!

Chrome has a really bad habit of slamming his chest into fences and even rubbing his chest on them.  This is very destructive when you have field fencing, so we ran an electric wire along the top of their pasture fence.  It took all day because we had to clear the brush off of the fence..... I am going to be so sore tomorrow I won't be able to move.  Clearing five acres of fencing is hard work!!  So anyway, Chrome has never seen electric fencing before so I grabbed the camera to film his reaction... I know I'm a mean momma lol.


He didn't overreact like a lot of horses I've seen do.  He just reacted to the shock, spun around and trotted away.  He's such a stoic horse!  I still remember when he had the puncture wound in his hock and the vet was digging in it and flushing it out.  Chrome lifted his hoof, but didn't react otherwise.  I think the vet was surprised lol.

Anyway I know he will have to touch it a few more times before he realizes it's the fence, because right after getting shocked he went around the barn and slammed his chest into the gate.... brat!  He will figure it out though and hopefully my fences won't take anymore damage.  Now everyone needs to keep their fingers crossed that the dang deer don't hit it while jumping over the fence and tear it up.