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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Nov 29 2011 : 05:54:55 AM
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How many acres do you have to work with? What is your growing season like for grass where you are? Will grass recover and grow back quickly once it has been grazed, or is it slow growing or sparce, which would required more acreage. In our part of the country, three acres would be uber adequate for two horses if you were in a pinch for space.
I do a lot of my own fencing with Electrobraid and Powerflex fencing. I personally have not had much luck with durability and longevity of Gallagher and other lower cost Electrobraid or Powerflex knock-offs. We use only two strands of fencing for the majority of our horses' area, and that keeps even my mule safe inside. In some areas that aren't perimeter fencing, I have only one strand and some step-in pigtails. It goes up super quick, and doesn't require strong tension, which means you don't need to bury a lot of wooden posts, and we've spaced some posts over twenty feet apart. We've used wooden posts in some areas for appearance only, but could easily get by on t-posts alone.
With a nice solar charger (I use Parmak), you never have to worry about the power going out.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
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Megan
True Blue Farmgirl
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Megan
Hudson
South Dakota
USA
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Posted - Nov 29 2011 : 12:19:55 PM
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fencing can be different for every animal. I have a horse that i can put a twine string fence up and dont have to worry but others will climb panel fence. With any fence i would make sure that the animals safety is number one.
we use alot of smooth electric wire on t post. we use pieces of old cloth tied to the fence so our horse get used to it, but i normally dont replace them as they wear out. with t post be careful, we are looking into getting toppers for ours as my dad had a stallion drive one into his hip and had to have stitches.
I havent heard anything on min fenced area for horses before. Around here some people have 1 acre of land and 4 horse. i think if the animals are well fed that no one will say much.
Good luck horses are alot of fun to own.
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Sweet_Tea
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tara
Newberry
SC
USA
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Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 12:42:24 PM
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from my experience as long as the horse has enough to eat.. it won't try to get out..
I have 3 different kinds of fencing around our ranch..
we've got horses in barbed wire fences, hog wire in one paddock and my competition horses are in a fence that is 4 strands of electric fencing..
I think that barbed wire is the cheapest route to go...
Some people worry about barbed wire, but, I saw a newborn baby get tangled up in the electric fence and twisted around and hung herself...
and then I have a horse that broke through wood fencing, but stays in barbed wire.
So if you ask me, none of the fencing is "safe" :)
and I'd go with barbed wire.. it's quick and easy, but as megan said, get the toppers on the T-Posts.. because I had a friend that her horse impaled itself through the shoulder on the t-post...
Most of the posts at my place are wood.. Only the a few spots of our fencing around our cattle has t-posts.
Farmgirl Sister #2974
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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Posted - Nov 30 2011 : 1:44:03 PM
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My father in law had a professional fencing business and my husband recommends chain link for safety and least expense to this day for everything from dogs, to chickens (lined at the bottom with predator proof smaller gauge wire of course), to goats, to horses. My personal choice is that I will not use barbed wire. Just chain link, box wire, and electric fence in some cases.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
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