Fencing - Page 1

Okay, question for those of you who have larger properties with dogs. (of course, all others may respond and your responses are greatly appreciated!)

If you were going to replace what is now a steel pipe fence with horse no climb welded fencing along a 400+ foot fence, what material would you use?

The area being re-fenced is a LARGE (acres) grass field which is irrigated throughout the growing season. I do plan to plant vines (i.e. silver lace, virginia creeper, ivy, or honeysuckle) and trees along the fence line. There needs to be a visual barrier and physical barrier so that the neighbors' pit bulls that run loose (no gates on their property!) still remain OFF of our property.

I've thought about the wooden panel fencing, but that looks not so great. I have also thought about pro-panel for fencing, but that also isn't exactly pretty to look at. I'd like something that's asthetically pleasing while at the same time good fencing. I've thought about a concrete block wall, but therein lies the issue.

Our neighbor recently ran into and knocked down the steel pipe fencing with the horse no climb. They didn't bother to let us know, but I fortunately take the dogs out in that area multiple times daily, so I immediately saw it.  I do not want my dogs getting out of my yard because someone else brings down the fence! I was thinking perhaps 10 foot tall railroad ties concreted in at the bottom and buried 4 feet deep, leaving a 6 foot tall fence. Expensive, but well worth the security.

If anyone has any other ideas, please share?  :)

Sounds very expensive.  Are your neighbors in the habit of knocking down your fences, or was it just the one time?  If just the once, then I would not worry about a car-stopper fence for the boundary, and invest the money saved elsewhere.  Are you concerned about fence fighting between the pit bulls and your dogs?  Are you doing it yourself?  Fencing is really pretty easy to do yourself with a little preplanning, but you may already know that.

As a former horseshoer, I know that horses can get their shoes stuck in any kind of woven wire fence if they are determined to do it...do you have a persnickity horse like that?

Good luck on the fencing.  I plan to do a lot of fencing of the property this summer also, so I sympathize.  I was lucky, and got 258 linear feet of heavy chain link that is used, but looks as good as new, for just $1 a linear feet once.  Of course, I'll have to buy more at the usual rate.

Have fun,

Veronica