Topband: Beverage on ground

[Paul DeWitte K9OT]

Because my beverages go through my pasture and get knocked down by the
animals (and broke). I have decided to try laying the wire on the ground and
hope for the best (getting drug around etc).
 For the people that use this or have tried this, do I need a different
matching transformer? How about termination?  What if I chose not to
terminate it, will that degrade it very much?

Thanks 73 Paul K9OT