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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 30 2006 : 07:52:41 AM
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another little place to collect photos (or descriptions) of the FENCES that surround our homes and hearts.
we don't really have much in the way of fences .. had one that is about twenty feet long built attached to a little stone hut .. to keep the dogs contained .. they RARELY are put in there now .. IF we leave for two days .. we do put them there and a neighbor comes to feed them (we leave TONS of water for them)! have a short log criss-cross fence that runs in front of the cabins and up the hill .. oh WHAT is the name of that type of fence??? would love to make it TALLER but haven't found a (SPLIT RAIL!!!!!!) a-ha! that's what it's called .. well, anyhoo .. haven't found a huge supply of them YET! .. honey hunk is in the process of building another large wooden fence yard .. so when we let the dogs out in the morning for their morning 'ritual' .. they don't wander up the hill or into the woods. (a neighbor's dog .. MAX .. wandered the half mile down the road the other day and was hit and killed by a car or truck. We would be DEVASTATED if that happened to Cabin and Creek. And when visitors come down here .. if they are not 'penned' (the dogs .. NOT the visitors!) ... or in the house .. they WILL follow them back up and over the top of the hill and we have to go chasing after them. It is a HUGE yard where they will be fenced .. and ONLY when we are not outside with them. Luckily .. we don't have farm animals immediatly surrounding us for them to harass (play with!). They would run up the hill to visit MAX every morning of their life and all three of them would come running back down here to play together for hours! They miss him already!
t'other than that .. no fences .. but i love travelling the back-roads of Kentucky and looking at the variety of fences. Would love to see YOURS!
True Friends, Frannie |
Edited by - CabinCreek-Kentucky on Jan 30 2006 07:56:34 AM |
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2006 : 10:28:51 AM
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Well, I don't know how well this shows my fence, but I chose this kind of fencing especially for the babies. It's a Diamond Mesh No Climb fence, with an electric tape at the top. It's very safe, made so that even the tiniest hoof can't go through. Posts are hand tamped in gravel to eliminate heaving, corners are set in cement, and the tops are all hand cut.
This is a picture of my mare Mozette, and her baby Andy, on his first day out in the world. He's four now, and doing wonderfully under saddle. I hope to show him this year.
It's not a fancy or pretty fence, but it's very practical and safe. I'm glad I have it. |
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wildhorsemom
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Laurie
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 2:37:00 PM
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We have ten fenceposts. That's it. Well, not really...the horses are temporarily (!) contained in a round pen that's too small and about to fall down. I feel bad for them, and a little embarrassed in front of the locals. We moved here a year and a half ago, and bought the lumber and gates, and my dear hubby kept putting it off. I really wanted the bigger corral done by fall, before winter (?!?) set in...a shelter too...but we only got 10 posts set before fall was done. At that point was when my in-laws announced we would be moving into their house when their new one was a done deal. My husband agreed, and I dug in and got mad.
However, the lure of cleared land and a barn for the horses eventually turned me around to see it their way. But till then, my babies still have no fence, and no shelter. Only ten fenceposts. Rats.
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 7:29:01 PM
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Here are two style of fences known in Kentucky, especially here in Lexington:
Wooden plank fences
Stone fences that are placed stone by stone, all by hand. When they have been damaged, you will see folks going out and replacing each rock, piece by piece, by their hands. It is a true work of art that stretches for miles.
Jessica~Miss Wilma's Niece
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wildhorsemom
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Laurie
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 09 2006 : 06:36:19 AM
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I love those stone wall fences...remeniscent of Ireland!
We were going for the plank fence, ourselves...it's the style we've always used wherever we've lived. problem is, now I have to build one somewhere else AGAIN!! and I haven't even finished this one! Heck, it hardly got started!
I know, i know-- I sound like I'm whining...but when we moved here a year and a half ago, we SWORE this would be our LAST MOVE EVER. So much for that idea...I guess God has other plans...but it will be nice to be on the same piece of land with Mom & Pop, just like Pop's family was way back when in Northern California, before the greedy developers and crazy lazy rich folks got hold of the land... yeah, it will be nice to have something resembling the ideal of the family farm. I guess we should count ourselves lucky, fenced or half-fenced! (-:
But I DO love those KY fences! And Mary Ann, my husband also likes your kind of fence...he thinks it would be less work than a rail fence (we've done two of those so far, ourselves!). It does look nice and neat, but I am in love with the rail fence. Say, Mary Ann-- what sort of cost according to size/area did you have with a post and field wire fence? Just curious.
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 05:22:52 AM
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Laurie, I had my fence professionally installed this time. I had Big Run Fence Co as installers with Ramm Horse Fencing as suppliers. You can google Ramm, I know they have a website if you're looking to price supplies. They're awesome people, who say what they'll do, and then do what they say. I had the guys at Big Run remove all my old post and wire fencing, some of which was difficult because there were trees growing up in it. The posts are all hand tamped in gravel to minimize heaving, except for the corner posts, which are set extra deep in cement. They put in five paddocks of varying size, covering about two and a half acres. Total cost was about $17,000.
I opted against either board or vinyl fence for two reasons. I've found through experience at other farms that the vinyl is really pretty fragile. It's attractive and maintenance free as far as paint goes, but as far as replacing boards, well, you still have to do it. A LOT. And I wanted something that's safe for babies. Babies can easily lie down and get stuck on the other side of a board or strand wire fence, leaving mama frantic, or worse yet, cut up trying to get to her baby. And I've heard of horses impaled on shards of oak fencing; when they shatter, they shatter sharp. Pine's softer, and also can split this way. No doubt in Kentucky, these sorts of board fences work well on pastures that are many, many acres, as the odds of a horse being right up against one are much smaller. But here, I needed something that would keep them safe on a smaller area. I like it much better than woven wire. A horse (or cow) can kick through woven wire and get a foot hung up. A horse will fight it, and can saw it's own leg off in the process. This, they can't get a foot in; it's also called No Climb fence.
Fencing can be very dangerous for horses.
I had a mare here for training a few years back that decided she wanted in with the others. She started over the fence, and she tore a length of it down, but she didn't get through. And best yet, she wasn't hurt; not a single scratch on her. She was a $30,000 mare, and she wasn't mine. Scared the crap out of me!
Some of my horses are very valuable as far as price tag goes, and all are valuable because I love them and want them safe. For me, this was the best choice.
I hope this helps! |
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