Which fencing?

[twodonkies]

We have to replace our wooden post and rail fencing on our yard which runs along side our driveway. I am unsure of what type of fencing is best/most cost effective? I have two strand electic wire splitting fields, however feel this would not be safe enough for fencing along driveway. I have seen horse wire fencing and also plastic/recylced fencing which looks nice but assume is very expensive. We also have a patchy hedge running along fence which would be nice to keep/and fill in gaps, however causes further issues of stopping the horses eating it. Do we go with straight replacement with wooden post and rail (expensive and horses will eat it unless electric added) or something else? Anyone got experience of using these different types of fencing?

 

[Patterdale]

Post and rail and creosote it. Wire is v dangerous, having lost 2 horses in the last 3 years to wire fencing I would never use it again I'm afraid.

 

[AdorableAlice]

Post and rail with short cross members on every other post to enable an electic wire to run the entire length of the fence.

 

[Slightly Foxed]

Are you thinking of the Duralock fencing? Very nice, but very expensive. I agree, post and rail is your best bet, like you I have to add electric fencing on top to stop the b*****s eating it!

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

I have 4ft high tensile deer/horsefence all along 1 boundary topped with a rail round paddock by yard & wide green electric tape on the other 2 fields, looks good & is very secure It wasn't cheap but it gives me huge piece of mind as not even the mini-est of mini's can get through it & its just almost up to 6ft in places, thus keeping big ones in too
As a long term investment, I cannot fault it

This is like the stuff: http://www.chilternfencing.co.uk/gallery/fencing/equestrian/high-tensile-netting/high-tensile-horse-fencing-16

 

[PeterNatt]

I routinely use heavy duty post and 3 rail fencing with Equi-fencing (a tight form of sheep fencing) attached to it. This prevents dogs getting through the fencing and horses kicking through it. The Equi-fencing also reinforces the rails.

 

[Jnhuk]

We have a section of the recycled fencing alongside our drive (not duralock) but cannot remember the name but I do remember it is more expensive than wood post and rail. It looks the same as post and rail but with the added advantage that you never have to paint it as wont rot so over time, it does pay for itself. You just need to remember that it will expand and contract more than wood and make certain whoever builds it is aware of it.

All my fencing has offset electric rope to stop horses rubbing their backsides on it.