Well, I think I have decided to buy a pony or mini-horse for my kids. The oldest is 2.5 yrs. What fence would you all suggest ? I was thinking at first of the wide white electric type, but now I am leaning towards the woven wire.
Fencing requirements....Pony, mini-horse....
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The guy behind me boards horses. I think he has something like 80 right now. He uses 4-wire High-Tensile fencing. 2 of the strands are electrified.
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I agree with Gator. I use 5 and 6 strand high tensile and electrify it. You will hear stories of horses getting hurt on it but horses get hurt on everything! Knock on wood I have never had a horse injured on it. I had a horse sunday go on a bucking spree and bucked right into the fence. Besides getting a couple nice shocks we just bounced right off of it.
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Some things not to use....
Barbed wire
Anything the horse can get a hoof caught in
Anything that's a pain to maintain, e.g., painted board fences
Anything a horse can chew on (maintenance issue)
Anything a horse can lean on (maintenance issues)
Anything a horse can try to get under to reach the greener grass on the other side of the fence.
Anything that deteriorates when exposed to UV, e.g., some vinyl fences.
Barbed wire
Anything the horse can get a hoof caught in
Anything that's a pain to maintain, e.g., painted board fences
Anything a horse can chew on (maintenance issue)
Anything a horse can lean on (maintenance issues)
Anything a horse can try to get under to reach the greener grass on the other side of the fence.
Anything that deteriorates when exposed to UV, e.g., some vinyl fences.
riptides
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Ditto on what MikePA said.
Anything that looks like trouble for you will be trouble for a horse.
They are *interesting* creatures.
-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Anything that looks like trouble for you will be trouble for a horse.
They are *interesting* creatures.
-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I like the look of a full wooden fence, but the way lumber has skyrocketed I think I will go electric too. I will just have to teach the boys not to touch!!
When using the wide white electric fence material, how far should the posts be spaced?
Thanks
When using the wide white electric fence material, how far should the posts be spaced?
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I put up 1200' of high-tensile fence along the front of my property two weekends ago. It is not electrified, and it is not to keep any animals in -- it is to keep people from driving their pickup trucks and jeeps from having fun on my land.
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<font color="blue">( I will just have to teach the boys not to touch!!)</font>
If they are old enough to understand the result, then there is no better lesson than to actually get zapped a couple times. Obviously, not a lesson for a 5 year old, but a 10-15 year old will get the idea /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.
I have actually grabbed our fence on purpose to demonstrate to friends and family that it is not dangerous.
Dave
If they are old enough to understand the result, then there is no better lesson than to actually get zapped a couple times. Obviously, not a lesson for a 5 year old, but a 10-15 year old will get the idea /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.
I have actually grabbed our fence on purpose to demonstrate to friends and family that it is not dangerous.
Dave
