ElectroBraid ATENSIONKIT-EB Tension Kit

The ElectroBraid tension kit includes everything you need to quickly and easily add tension to your ElectroBraid fence. The kit comes with one ratchet, one S-hook, one clamp, and one length of rope. Note that you need one ElectroBraid tension kit for each corner of the fence.

The ElectroBraid’s outer braided jacket acts like boxing ropes, absorbing force and springing back. (View larger).

The ElectroBraid is a permanent electric fencing system designed to provide a safe and secure horse enclosure. Durable and easy to install, the ElectroBraid can stand alone as a permanent perimeter fence or can be moved around for rotational grazing for horses, sheep, cattle, and other livestock. You can also use it to exclude animals from crops, airfields, and highways. And it does it all for a fraction of the cost of other fencing systems.

Horses love the ElectroBraid’s design, which is highly visible yet doesn’t feel restrictive. (View larger).

How it Works

The ElectroBraid combines resilience with barrier strength. The fence features an outer braided jacket made of a high-grade polyester fiber–the same type used in auto seat belts and parachute harnesses. Just like a boxing ring, the ElectroBraid absorbs force and springs back. As a result, the ElectroBraid can absorb the energy of a panicked horse at full gallop and bounce the horse back with no harm to horse or fence.

Horses love it, too. Whereas traditional electric cattle fencing uses small-diameter steel wires that are hard for horses to see, the ropes of the ElectroBraid are highly visible. At the same time, the fencing doesn’t feel restrictive to horses. As herd animals, horses are born to roam free in wide-open spaces. With the ElectroBraid fence, horses can see each other and stallions can see their mares. There are no places for predators to hide, and horses won’t pace up and down their fence line. Owners say horses are more relaxed, because they can see you and you can see them.

Technology

Standard electric rope can fray under tension and needs constant tightening. By contrast, ElectroBraid fencing is dimensionally stable because of its braided-over-inner-core construction, which shrinks back to its original length even after stretching. The ElectroBraid also uses copper wire conductors rather than the parallel electric conductors within woven electrical horse tape. Because the copper conductors are formed in helical-coil-like springs, they stretch and bend while letting the fiber strands take all the tension. More UV-resistant than other synthetics, the ElectroBraid boasts a breaking strength of 300 pounds.

The ElectroBraid is both a physical barrier and a psychological deterrent. Once a horse receives a shock, it won’t rub against or crib on the fence again. It’s the perfect fence for large and small herds alike.