August 17 - Fencing options

Well, now that Hyde is home and we are going to stand him to the public for sure in 2009, we are on the hunt for fencing options.

We do know that we will have to make up at least 4 nice stallion pastures...just so we can move them around and keep the grass growing.

We have figured out that we need 600 posts, 250 boards (2 x 6) for a top rail and at minimum 12,000 feet of some kind of wire.

For wire choices we are looking at "coated" wire (not sure if it can be electrified though); no climb fencing; and electrobraid.

We are also looking at doing "outside" mare pens. We have a small area by the house that we used to use to foal our mares out in...but it all needs to be re-done...so have decided to put the pens there. I think we will do 4 larger ones and two smaller ones. Now to decide how to fence them. LOL