Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Fencing question

I feel the urge to comment on all this fence discussion.  Our family
business IS producing lumber.  We have used redwood and Douglas fir for
ages, UNTIL it became obvious that replacing boards (chewed) and posts
(rotted) was an ongoing project.  That's when I urged my husband to invest
in galvanized steel pipe panels.  To a lumberman, this as tantamount to
heresy.  But my will prevailed.  It's been 20 years since we bought our
first set of pipe panels, and although some are bent due to the mock battles
of geldings from opposite sides of the fence, and the kicks from a mare who
were warding off unwanted attentions, the panels are still there.  We
weighed initial cost of panels against replacing wood, including the labor
of digging postholes and re-setting posts, and believe me, it's worth the
initial investment.  Of course, I'm talking smaller one- and two-horse
paddocks, not acreage.  My two cents worth.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Rides 2 Far'" <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] Fencing question


> I have both types of boards, the treated pine boards are 10 years old, the
> oak is about 3 yrs old. I do have a wood chewer and she will devour the
pine
> if it isn't covered really well with electric wire. She will take the
> occasional nibble of the oak if she can get to it. The 10 year old pine
has
> never split or broken but I do have a few split oak boards that need
> replacing. The pine is easier to nail thru ans seems to be lasting well
but
> horses LOVE to eat pine, even treated stuff.
>
> Bonnie Snodgrass
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rides 2 Far [mailto:rides2far@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 12:19 PM
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC] Fencing question
>
>
> Need advice. Replacing a section of ENDURANCE horse board fencing.
> Should  I use treated pine or rough cut oak?  Don't have any wood chewers
> so taste isn't a big deal.  It's just a short section of fence and
> there's not a big difference in price but I've got a new horse coming in
> and want to buy the wood TODAY. (read that as...the old fence expired
> this morning).  Don't recommend something besides wood. This is just a
> short section near the house and it's very handy to be able to climb over
> and through it, plus it's where  they jostle each other around most
> (feeding area) and I like wood.
>
> Angie
>
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