PRODUCT QUESTIONS (Click a question to get the answer)

• What is the Grazier System?

  • A "highly portable" fence system designed for the purpose of making daily "Intensive Rotational Grazing" superbly easy.
    
    "Highly Portable," as defined by us, means shallow penetration (less than five inches), step-in installation, with superior strength and stability. As far as we have been able to determine, the Grazier System is the only fully self-contained system in the world that meets this criteria, and the only system designed specifically for the purpose stated above.
    
    As a byproduct of its design, the Grazier System doubles as the finest portable system available in America for traveling with horses, and also makes delightful portable round pens and arenas.
• What makes the Grazier System unique or any different from other electric fence systems?
  • Its shallow penetration design is being patented. Its "Pull-and-Hook" simplicity and "fully self-contained" design are unequalled by any other fencing system that we know of.
• The Grazier System is an electric fence. Do I need to buy additional parts, like chargers and insulators?
  • No. Everything a Grazier System kit needs for its intended purpose is inherent in the design, or included in the box.
• Can a solar or a 110-volt fence charger be used on the Grazier System?
  • Yes. The Grazier System uses electric fence line materials that are designed to be used with any electric fence charger on the market. Very often the System is used next to an existing electric fence powered by a 110-volt system, and the electricity is simply jumped over to the Grazier System...with jumpers which are included in the kits, by the way.
• How easy is putting up a Grazier System fence? Can I do it myself?
  • We haven't found the person who can't, yet. Most customers report a ten to thirty-minute experience for their first effort after opening the box...and Bob Ernst did so with one arm in a cast (listen to his testimonial). Our secretary's 5-year-old son took it down, moved it over and set it back up by himself, after having seen it done only once.
• We have really hard and sometimes rocky ground. Will the Grazier System work for me?
  • It was originally conceived because of hard, drought-baked clay. It was designed to take a blow from a mallet to drive it into hard ground. We haven't found earth yet onto which we can't easily install the Grazier System.
    
    Additionally, accessories are available for use when the ground conditions are weak. It easily sets up on anything from pure sand dunes to rocky mountain sides, or even muddy drylots. The System installs onto solid rock using only a portable electric hand drill with a concrete or carbide tipped bit, and when so installed will accept a high-tensile steel wire fence to 300 pounds tension.
• Is there any kind of surface or soil you can't use it on?
  • Actually, there is one area we have had some difficulty with. The "sugar sands" of Florida are the most problematic surface condition that we have found.  These are very loose, fine sands, which contain sparse roots of native grasses.  The roots make it difficult to push down the Grazier sand points.  We have a "Sugar Sand point" for individual sales, which we do not list on the public catalog.
• Are there any applications for which you don't recommend the Grazier System?
  • It works well with many kinds of livestock, in many applications, but certain savvy is required at times. For instance, it should not be used to contain cattle in tight quarters. The poor cow getting pushed into the electric fence is not the one doing the pushing...and they all get shocked at once through each other. But grazing cattle in fields or cornstalks is easily and well done with the Grazier. Common sense has to prevail.
• How big an area can you handle with the Grazier System? Is it just for little paddocks?
  • There really is no limit, except practicality. For example, the Corridor Kit with standard reels, normally used to create long corridors for moving herds out to the grazing spot, can be set up instead to contain a 2-acre rectangle. Or we have used a few regular 2-strand Electrobraid units in series with each other to enclose about 15 acres for several weeks at a time.
    
    For larger areas, such as grazing cattle on a quarter section of milo or corn stalks, one oversized reel with a 3-to-1 geared return ratio can hold up to 1/2 mile of single-strand polywire.
• I only have a couple acres, so I don't think I need a rotational grazing fence. Why would I?
  • We teach rotational grazing, and how many systems work together to create healthy conditions for both the horse and the grass. Please believe this: The smaller a grass area on which horses are being kept, the more critical it is to understand proper daily rotation, and the more important such a fence system becomes. The proper use of such a System cuts the amount of land required by two thirds, and still maintains better grass than is possible without the System.
    
    We are in the process of creating audio and video tapes on proper pasturing, and I am also writing a book on these topics. Please write to us if you have an interest, and we'll let you know when we have something ready.
• What is your customer satisfaction experience?

  • MAMTC-Wichita (www.mamtc-wichita.com) did an independent customer satisfaction survey. We gave them our entire list without influencing whom they chose to call. They reported their very first ever 100% result, including all questions, which included such things as, "Do you feel you got a good value for the money," and, "Would you buy another one," and, "Would you recommend the Grazier System to others."

• I am ready to order.  How quickly will the product ship?

  • In most cases, on the following business day.  In some cases, same day.
    
    If there is anything unusual about the order which might require customization or ordering of special materials, we will communicate potential delays to you.

CUSTOMER REFERRAL PROGRAM QUESTIONS (Click a question to get the answer)

• What is the Grazier System Customer Referral Program?
  • It is the method which we have selected to market the Grazier System for the immediate future. Also commonly known as an "Affiliate Program," this program is at this time the exclusive method by which we are soliciting marketing of the Grazier System. Traditional dealers who find us and inquire are also welcome to buy and sell the Grazier, but we are not actively soliciting such dealerships at this time.
    
    The Grazier System has somewhat of a "too-good-to-be-true" syndrome, and we think our customers can show it off in real-life use better than a dealer can off a shelf. We want to give our Grazier users an opportunity to show us what they can do selling it, and to let them enjoy some of the rewards of an exciting early program.
• Is your Customer Referral Program a multi-level marketing plan?
  • No. It is a two-level customer referral program. Each Affiliate is considered their own and only "First Level." Those who join our Referral program because of them are then considered that Affiliate's Second Level. We pay no signing bonuses. We pay commissions for referrals only. Our Affiliates do not buy and resell our products, they merely refer and get rewarded when we make a sale from that referral.
• Do I have to have a web site to be an Affiliate?
  • No. We have designed our program to work either with or without using the Internet. After all, when you're out on the trail there won't be many computers around, will there. And we find many on the trail either don't have computers, or at least won't admit out there that they do. We want the opportunity to extend to all Grazier users, not just those that are web savvy.
• Can I link my web site or other web sites to the Grazier System web site with my Affiliate ID?
  • Yes. Like any web affiliate sales program, our program is supported by banner links. We have several banners you can choose from in the Affiliate Section of our site. These are designed for placing into your own site, and will work silently and automatically for you. If anyone finds us on your site and clicks through to us from your site and then buys from us, you'll get a commission check in the mail.
• When do I become eligible to earn commissions?
  • All Grazier System owners which predate the launch of this program are automatically grandfathered and qualified, regardless of amount paid for their System.
    
    Following the launch of this site, you must either buy or sell one Grazier kit (any kit) at retail with no commission before being eligible to receive commissions. If you intend to buy a kit, you may buy it either from Canter, LC, or from any other Affiliate. We would prefer you reward your friend who showed you, and buy it from an Affiliate. After all, that would generate some excitement and lead to more effort by them, don't you think? If you do not intend to own a Grazier but wish only to sell it as an Affiliate, then simply sign up and start selling. You won't get a commission on the first kit, but from then on you're fully qualified.
• How much can I earn by referring the Grazier System to others?
  • We do not encourage anyone to think they will get rich with this program, although there certainly is significant available opportunity with such a unique product. For each sale on your First Level you will receive 15% of the sale. For each sale on your Second Level you will receive 10% of the sale. The most common commission is a little over $100, but some commissions on larger system sales can amount to several hundred dollars.
    
    We made it a two-level program for one reason: The best thing you could do for you and for me is to go find that one good friend--maybe a horse competitor or a trailer dealer--who has tons of connections and will probably sell a bunch. You might be pleasantly surprised at what could happen on your Second Level.
• Can I become an affiliate to purchase a Grazier System from myself?
  • Great question. Absolutely, Yes! One of my primary reasons for going with this style of marketing is to help those people who would benefit from having many, many Graziers on their farm to be able to get them at a lower price. My term for this is "Agricultural Discounts."
    
    Your first kit has to be at retail, so buy it through a friend. Then sign up as an Affiliate, and from then on sell the fences to yourself and receive back your 15% commission. The System really comes alive when you have several units available.
• Is the horse industry the only place, or the primary place, to sell the Grazier?
  • By no means, No! This same system is also marketed under the name "The Barrier System" for people-control applications. Think of golf tournaments and all the roping that goes around every fairway and green, or the golf pro who needs to repair a green for a few weeks. Or the football coach who needs to keep people off certain grass. Fairs and shows of all kinds which need "people fences." Auctioneers who need to keep people out of a front yard at a farm sale. Rental markets. National parks and forests where certain trails are blocked on an as-needed basis. Construction sites. Police and fire...the horse trailer accident on an Interstate. Anywhere fast, temporary fencing is required, there is a potential sale for the Grazier.
• When do I get paid on my referral sales?
  • Checks are cut on the 10th of each month for all sales dated within the previous month. If the 10th falls on a weekend, we will have them cut not later than the subsequent Tuesday.
• What if someone who buys a Grazier System under me returns it? Are my commissions affected?
  • We don't come after the money, but we do review each return, and charge it against future commissions.
• How can I sign up to become an Affiliate?
  • There are three ways: On-line, by fax, or by phone. No money or purchase required. Details are available on [the Affiliate site.]
• How can I promote the Grazier System to others using my Affiliate ID?
  • Simple. It's a 5-digit number. Put it on a business card, a flier, write it on a piece of paper or e-mail it to a friend. If at any time in the future, even months later, that friend uses your number to open our site and then buys, you'll get a commission check in the mail. Complete details will be given you when you sign up.
• What is your policy regarding unwanted e-mail, or "spam?"
  • It doesn't happen without someone having their Affiliate relationship terminated. Absolutely forbidden. If you send e-mails promoting the Grazier, it better be someone you know, someone you have a business relationship with, or someone who has opted IN to an active marketing program of your own. All reports of suspected spamming will be investigated.

COMPANY QUESTIONS (Click a question to get the answer)

• Why two names: Canter, LC, and The Grazier System? And where did "Canter" come from?
  • Canter, L.C., is the name of our business. "The Grazier System" is one of our products.
    
    We chose the name "Grazier System" for selling to the horse and agricultural industries, and because it was first designed as a rotational-grazing fence. "Canter" means nothing, really. We chose it because we wanted a name that attracted the eye of a horse owner (a gait of a horse), but which meant nothing to the football coach or the golf pro wanting to use it to keep people off the grass. We also market the system under the name "The Barrier System" for people-control applications, in slightly different configurations.
• Who is behind the Grazier System?
  • Two Kansas farmers: Bryan Pulliam, inventor, and Ken King, Bryan's grazing mentor and now partner. No big company, just two guys and a great idea. Bryan and his wife Annette specializes in and teaches Intensive Rotational Grazing for horses, and also own and operate a large mailing firm. Ken has an impressive knowledge and background in grass based dairy production, and he and his wife Judy operate a family farm producing healthy all-natural dairy products, and a small manufacturing company that produces the Grazier System and other products.
• Databases can be abused. What is your privacy policy?
  • The Grazier inventor Bryan Pulliam's "other company" is a mailing firm--a professional private mailer--and an expert protector of others' privacy. Bryan's "Grazier" company Canter, LC, likewise does not sell, lend, lease or rent or reveal any of its lists or Referral Program information. Canter, LC, also will not itself process for a fee or otherwise use any such information for the benefit of others.