Ideas for fencing

[Overgrown Pony]

Hey guys

So due to the fact that I have to get my new paddock ploughed, i've had a word with the local farmer and they've very very kindly offered me a bit of land to use to keep me going until ours is ready. It's right beside our house which is so perfect I can't believe our luck

So i'm meeting the farmers wife in a few days, she breeds Aberdeen Angus. I've not had a chance to speak to her to see what the craic is but i'm assuming the field i'm getting a piece of will have her cattle in the rest of it.

To cut a loooong story short ... what would be the best fencing to use to separate off an acre or so for my horse and his companion, when there's cattle in the rest of the field? It'll be for about a year so don't want to spend too much on fantastic fencing that'll last years. It'll just get pulled back out when i'm done with it.

Cheers guys!

 

[Carlosmum]

Electric fencing tape - white is best (as most visible) use two strands, bash wooden posts in wherever you need to turn a corner and fix tape with a 'pigtail' to provide support & keep the tension. A battery fencer suitable for a small area is not expensive, & all can be removed easily. It'll keep yours in & the cattle out.

 

[Overgrown Pony]

Thanks so much for the info. I'm an electric fence novice so excuse my ignorance . I've always kept my horse at livery so this is the first time going it alone at home.

So you say to put wooden posts in at the corners, do I also need to put the plastic posts intermittently along the fence? Also what's a "pigtail"? What's the best size of battery to get? Do I need to cover it to stop it getting wet? I'm fencing off around an acre right next to my paddock, 2 sides of which are already post and wire. I take it i'll need one of those hook thingies to make a gate? Does that mean the current will run right round my current fence or can I do something to stop it doing that (ie right round my own paddock that's getting ploughed)?

Cheers

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Heras fencing

temporary fencing ideal for this purpose
and you can hire it
http://www.fencinghire.ltd.uk/
advantage horses cant jump over it

 

[TigerTail]

If its cattle you may find they walk through battery fencing and might be better with mains. The farmers wife will know

 

[Overgrown Pony]

I was thinking cattle might be a bit less sensitive than a horse when it comes to getting zapped. Hopefully the farmers wife will come with instructions on how she wants things

xx

 

[Aoibhin]

cattle have bugger all respect for electric unless its mains & will break your tape/rope & posts without a moments thought.

heras are good as long as you brace them on long runs or they tend to lean badly after a while of cattle using them as scratching posts.

 

[NoCollection]

Do you need to fence it at all? Can't your horses just go in with the cattle? This would be easier for you to manage. Buying the energiser, battery, tape and posts is going to set you back a few hundred pounds. You should discuss it with the farmer - they might have some spare electric fencing kit in a shed somewhere.