stimpy
Well-Known Member
I will shortly be moving my horses to a rather dilapidated orchard where they will be grazing amongst some old fruit trees scattered throughout the paddock. I would like to put some kind of protector round the trees to stop the horses from scratching, and these guards will need to be robust as two of mine are itchy and always try new things for scratching potential.
I've looked at the traditional metal guards that come in two halves but they are prohibitively expensive as we will need to have guards for around 20 trees so we will inevitably be building something ourselves. Three or four posts plus weld mesh/wire seems the obvious answer but these are old trees and I suspect we will have lots of problems getting fence posts in around the roots. I would also need to protect the top edge of the wire somehow as someone is bound to rub and cut themselves. Has anyone else solved this problem and/or have some advice for me?
I've looked at the traditional metal guards that come in two halves but they are prohibitively expensive as we will need to have guards for around 20 trees so we will inevitably be building something ourselves. Three or four posts plus weld mesh/wire seems the obvious answer but these are old trees and I suspect we will have lots of problems getting fence posts in around the roots. I would also need to protect the top edge of the wire somehow as someone is bound to rub and cut themselves. Has anyone else solved this problem and/or have some advice for me?