I am doing tons of fencing this weekend and well what would you suggest for horses? What is your favorite type of fence?

I don't remember what it is called, but it is white and made out of flexable plastic. I like it because it gives a bit before it breaks and looks very nice and the horses can't chew on it!

I am still learning about this myself. What all is involved with fencing?

Well way too much I am finding..lol.. Are you thinking of Flex Fence? It is kind of a plastic with I believe three strands of wire in it. I am thinking of that for the back part.. I like it but you do have to tighten it ever so often..But no painting which I love!! lol

Honestly, it depends on your horses and the area you live in and how much you have to fence. We live out of town where there is coyotes and loose dogs. We also have other animals besides horses. We chose Pipe fencing with non-climb meshing. This way nothing can get in or out of the property. The white vinyl or PVC fencing looks nice and is low maintence, but if you have a horse that rubs they can bend it easily and eventually break it. Our friends have it and they have had to put hot wire up along the top rail and along the bottom rail to keep the horses from leaning over the top and reaching under the bottom. Wood fencing is nice but alot of work and the horses love to chew on it even it you paint it. The nice thing about pipe fencing with the non-climb is it last and weathers well. Hope this helps. Just make sure what ever fence you chose that you sink the post holes a minimum of 2ft in the ground, and space the post no more than 8-10 feet apart.

I have a friend that still says the best way to find aa hole in a fence is to put a horse behind it. She says they will find holes that mice overlook!

Kay first question what is non climb mesh fence? I like that idea I really do, as we do have lots of coyotes and foxes.. We did do plank fencing in the front because hubby likes the look, of course painted white.. ugh.. The back will be different.. and really I think anything we do we will have to electrifiy it to be safe..Lots of work.. But hopefully worth it in the end..

I have a few friends who told me that their vinyl fencing looked great but never held up. I hadn't even considered yet what sort of fencing I wanted. I do love the look of white fences, but I do NOT want to paint that much fencing! We don't have many coyotes or wolves around here (that I know of) But, I do want to make sure my horse stays safely in the field.

We did our front two pastures in plank white painted fence.. Oh yah not fun.. This past weekend we had friends come over to help and teach us how to do electric fencing.. So we have one side that is the white electric cord.. and then the wire to protect all that white plank.. The rest I would think is about 35 acres we are looking at coated white cable and the flex as a top rail?

Of course a budget always comes into play. There are so many good options out there now some of the PVC nighmares are gone no more splintering when a horse breaks through.

It takes a good rub to get one to "pop" out as they are not supposed to pop out unless they have a certian amount of pressure. And a rub shouldn't do it.

Unless the fencing was placed a little two far apart and not installed by the manufacturers team.

Then the lip would not go into the post enough. And this could cause it to pop out easier. I have always used would because I am cheap. And when I was fencing there were always barns or building coming down and I would keep that wood.

But the chewing issues are always a pain. PVC stops that. So my vote is for PVC fencing from a good company. Watch out for the Overseas knock offs.