Best short term fencing for a horse?

Question

i work at a horse rescue in plymouth and i finally own my favorite appaloosa mare that i've been looking after. she's finally coming around to the point where she completely trusts me and will let me put a saddle on her but i'm stopping there for a while. at the rescue, we had electric fencing with three strands. since i've been there, she respected the fencing but now we have horse proof vinyl fencing. i was told that in the past she would lean into the electric fence so it would fall over then she would lead the herd out of the small pasture. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience in this. i would like to keep her at my house but i dont have any fencing but alot of land. i'm taking her to UNH next fall and boarding her at the campus while i major in equine sciences. but i dont know if i should try an electic fence or not risk it and spend the money on a legitimate fence until we go to UNH. i wont be living at the house after,so any suggestions for a cheap temporary fence?

Answer 1

I think it depends on how much of an area you want ot fence and how much you want to spend. You love this horse and don't want to see injury but aren't going to be returning to this property later. What about portable panels? I know you can buy them to build round pens so why not use them for a bigger area? When you are done with them you can store them until you have a place of your own then you can use them for what ever you want.

Answer 2

Round pen panels are a good solution for temporary fencing. Though not a large space, the panels can be moved easily to fresh grass areas and used for training once you move or can be sold. You may be able to purchase a round pen second hand as well.

Answer 3

What we have used for our horses for the last 11 years is single wire electrice fencing. When they get moved into a new space, we walk them around it so they know where the fence is and where their boundrys are. As long as you keep the wire electric, you should have no problems with her leaning on it. Just make sure you have a strong enough fencer that will give her a good jolt to scare her off. No it won't hurt her, but she won't be leaning on it again. Another thing you could try is tying little flagys to the fence to let her know where they are. Just make sure she has lots of room to run around and enought food and she should not try to escape.

Another thing that we did, actually with an appaloosa, is with a really long rope or chain , we staked him out on the lawn. He did pretty good out there and was let out to run the pasture so he got his excercise.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

Hot wire is a good temporary fence.  Be sure to check that it is hot, by using a meter,  on a regular basis. You can use T-posts and pony wire (barb less wire) together with hot wire for a safer perimeter fence. Tying a horse out on a rope or a chain is NEVER a good idea.  I bought that lesson, and a good horse paid for it, a very long time ago.  I lost that good horse because of my stupidity. Congratulations on bringing your mare along so well and good luck with your future endeavors.

Answer 5

were i got my perchron from he wold leen on the gate and leed the rest of them out and scince he came to my place i have barbwire for the cattle and i know its bad for horses so they stay in a 2 straind electric  fence and now that its summer iam putting temporary fences all over the place so they cant eat the fresh grass down were i dont cut hay or mow my gras and i have i strand of electric wire and a fencer energized by the sun witch i can bring anywhere the sun hits and it works great

Answer 6

Hey,  my 14.2hh mare used to do the same she used to walk through ours and we didnt want to hire the voltage too much! We now use like a wire tape, its a white tape that has little wires of metal running through them. We use it to section bits of our big pasture. it actually effective for some reason. Also use more support poles and try to encourage her to enjoy her feild without wanting to escape, by putting toys and things in there too!!

i hope this helped!!