Thanks for all the info. I have looked into a solar charge,r but our feed store was out. So i have to wait a couple weeks till they get it in. Yay boonies.

In regards to the horse being in a small pen, she is in quite a large pen, with my weanling next door, horses across the creek on anothe property. She is actually in a bigger pen then she was in when i bought her, who had her in a 12x20 pen. She is currenlty in a 40x90pen with a 24x12 shed stall. 

She has been getting better with the chewing, as i used the soap and the anti chew spray i have found at the tack store. 

Interesting about the virtual battery thing & good to know - I love that companies have a way of tiwsting things so consumers believe they are getting something they are not =:- /  I'm one of those who researches everything before I buy - of course it doesn't guarantee that I won't get scammed but at least I'm informed LOL!

i have several that chew the wood fences and have learned quite a bit about it.  they chew for several possible reasons:  1 sore mouth or poll area   2 boredom/habit  3 mineral deficiency.    Try getting several protien/mineral blocks (such as Nutrena) and put one out at a time untill they slow down or stop eating on it.  Notice I said protein/mineral block NOT a mineral salt block!    If it is a mineral deficiency this should stop it... if you catch it fast enough that it is not habituated.   Also have the vet and chiropractors out and check for any teeth problems and/or neck/poll problems.    If it is boredom try feeding 3x per day (grass hay) or toys or a goat for company in her pen or...  If it is a well ingrained habit, I can give you the name of my fencer who does welded pipe fencing...   Good luck

Hot Tape is just referring to electrified cord or mesh tape...    I want to clarify that wood chewing in NOT cribbing!  Wood chewing is just that, eating wood to relieve boredom; be it your fences or barn or trees; just like you or I chewing gum.   Cribbing is when a horse hooks the front teeth on something, presses down and opens the esophagus and ingests air.  Cribbing gives the horse and endorphine release.    Although both habits are destructive to your ranch, only cribbing is destructive to the horses' health.   

One more thing.  Cribbing collars do NOT work for wood chewers and are not designed to.  They work to prevent, or make it uncomfortable, for the CRIBBING horse to extend the neck and open the esophagus (wind-sucking).    From what I've read and seen, only about 50% of cribbing horses stop cribbing wearing those collars.  

The 'brown paste' you are referring to is Crib Halt.  It is dark brown, petroleum based and you paint it on all the wood chewing edges.  Just enough to cover it pretty well.  It lasts about 2 years or so.    I  just went quickly over all the posts around my paddocks 5 weeks ago...   Oh, and this WORKS.  They taste it once and not again.

tried cayenne with my stallion.   he loved it.  made the hoses even more tasty.  he also loved Tobasco.   He paused for an hour with a paste of Japenero peppers and then resumed.  Making the japenero paste nearly killed me...     Crib Halt is about the only thing that works that I've found, and it stays on for about 2 years or so. 

 I did the cayenne paste this weekend, and my weanling is done with chewing the fence lol. poor guy i think his eyes started watering, he ran off bucking and after a couple minutes to the watertrough. Kinda cute to see. The soap and cayenne misxture might have stopped by mare, but i will have to confirm when i will get home tonight. 

I will have a look into the crib halt and see if I can find it here in canada somewhere to get it shipped to me. 

Oh and they have toys in their pens, both have likits, jollyball and home made treat feederes made out of milk jugs. They are both right next to each other and have room to run.