How you know your electric fence is not working

This weekend, I had reason to suspect that something might not be quite right with our electric fence.

How did I know, you ask?

A little Reddums told me. (The white webbing you see is supposed to be electrified.) Apparently the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

And that thin black and yellow wire that is against Red's chest? That's supposed to be electrified, too. Red is NOT supposed to be standing on our front sidewalk!

Fortunately the situation was remedied by removing a few branches that were shorting out the fence. Red was disappointed to have his salad bar removed from reach. Poor starved pony.