What is the best kind of fencing for a yearling?

I%26#039;m buying a yearling this spring, and am going to re-fence my pasture. I was wondering, what is the safest kind?|||For a large area, I think electric fence with the white horse-fence tape along the top would probably be best. If you%26#039;re made of money, you could put in pipe fencing and it would last forever and look nice. Boards will get chewed, wire isn%26#039;t considered safe anymore, so one of those first two options would be the best.|||If your yearling has the flying gene(lol), you might make sure the fence is over 4 feet tall.


I came to see my mare and yearling where they were being boarded, and found the lock still on the gate and her %26quot;baby%26quot; on the other side eating grass.


With the proper motivation (green grass) it%26#039;s amazing what they will try - even with a hot wire!|||I use hot rope. It isn%26#039;t as practical for larger areas, though.





If you%26#039;re going with a wire fence, here%26#039;s a website that can give you lots of info.





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Wire fence should have a smaller mesh than regular field fencing, to help prevent accidents.|||you could use chicken wire.|||I use Horse Guard electric tape. It is safer than any other variates of electric fence, and the horse still respects it. Personally I am pleased with it, and it%26#039;s nice to know if my horse trys anything stupid like running through it he won%26#039;t be severely injured. For a yearling you would probably want to use 3 strands of tape. Website is www.horsegaurdfence.com.


Good luck!|||I use all wooden fences. ITs hard for horses to get hurt on them and i hate using electric fences or anything they can get hurt on.|||what type of yearling?


we use no climb horse fencing for all of our fences with a strand of hot wire at barrel height to keep them off of it. it is very hard for a horse to hurt itself on no climb, I have even had foals run straight into it and be fine, it gives just enough and has no sharp edges or spaces that they can get a foot through.


the height of the fence will depend on the type of horse he is . although all of our paddocks are done in 6ft to help with predators|||electric so he learns to respect fencing while hes still young, i would never use barbed wire, he will be inquisitive and cuts from wire scar.


remember youngsters are into everything (well a lot are) so he may explore some things with his feet which is why mesh fences need to be so he cant get a foot in and panic, resulting in injury.|||Ok i would definatley say no barb wire my yearling got its maine and tail caught in it and got it pulled out so thats a bad choice! Hot wire is an option i know you might think it mean but it dosen%26#039;t hurt them at all and it teachs them to not get out of the pasture or there inclosure!!! I hope i helped!!|||Easy Break Fibre Glass Electric Pannelling, otherwise Just Easy Break Fibre Glass Panneling (or wood pannelling is ok too) with running a lower voltage electric on the inside - to %26quot;prevent%26quot; casting, cribbing, chewing etc. This is what I would use, but really, there are ALOT of safety fences out there and they all have their downfalls. Just ultimatley stay away from wire or barbed wire, these are asking for trouble in most cases.





Good Luck - there are ALOT of good suggestions on here so be sure to scope them all out. : 0)|||Pipe fence or wood slat fence with very little space between the pipe or slats. Curved corners are best, not right angles. If you would like an example, look at the Kentucky Horse Park! A hot wire running along the top might help to discourage jumping, or leaning on the fence (leaning will eventually weaken the structure of the fence). A yearling is a bundle of trouble haha! They%26#039;re always getting into things, so you%26#039;ll need to foresee problems before he/she has a chance to %26quot;play!%26quot; If you used chicken wire or anything other than pipe or wood, there is a greater risk for injury. I know that pipe or wood is more expensive and is a little more work, but vet bills will definitely put a dent in your bank account and you don%26#039;t want your horse hurt or to lose him/her. Lots of luck!