How far should my horse fencing posts be spaced apart?

I am renovating my horse fence. I only have 2 older horses, so they don%26#039;t even go near the fence, the weather isn%26#039;t bad here, once in awhile it gets a storm or two, but not serious. I am using wood posts, and they sit about 3 feet in the ground. I am spacing them about 16 feet apart. I have 1%26amp; 1/2 inch poly tape that is electric. I have the corners reinforced with extra posts and so on . Is my spacing ok? It holds up fairly well. Some say 16 is perfect, while others say 8 is too close together. There is a girl down the road who has her posts about 16 feet apart and she uses the same fencing, except she uses the electro-braid. Tell me what you think!|||If you%26#039;re going with electric fencing, then I guess the 16%26#039; spacing would be adequate.





I%26#039;m always looking at %26quot;down the road%26quot; possibilities, though, like resale value of the property; so, if it were me, I%26#039;d go the extra expense of spacing the posts more like 10%26#039; apart, center to center.





Should you ever decide to enhance the appearance by adding wood boards, your lumber expense will be less for an 8-10%26#039; board, than it will be for a 16%26#039; board.





If you were talking wood fence, I%26#039;d go with 8%26#039; spacing, for the strength and again, for the reduced expense if I had to replace rails.