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There is no 100% horse-safe fence.

Horses find inventive ways to harm themselves.

Even the most safety-obsessed stables where all bits of wire and horseshoe nails are picked up, and where all stall connections and feed bins have rounded corners, horses still get hurt.

One of the easiest ways to prevent common injuries is to provide the safest horse fencing available.

There are many options on the market today, but the biggest obstacle to safe horsekeeping is the existence of old, rusted, inadequate fence.

Unsafe Horse Fence

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Worse case scenario.

What is worse than having unsafe fencing?

Having a fencing failure, due to lack of electricity, poor visibility, downed fence, unlatched gate or any other reason.

A horse is a major liability in the roadway, and besides the obvious danger to the animal, humans could be and have been killed in vehicle/horse accidents.

Use safe, adequate fencing. Thank you.

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alibe06 Mar 13, 2012 @ 7:28 am | delete

According to me, you should use steel fences for horses because It has strong metal properties, which is longer than most other fencing materials.

Fencing Limerick

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briansparks0211 Oct 7, 2010 @ 3:17 pm | delete

Great article! Seems to me that poly/ vinyl would be best because the horses wouldn't chew [i.e., crib] on it. I think the best vinyl fencing that holds it's strength and color is the Post & Rail from arborfencewebstore.com.

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d-artist Apr 25, 2010 @ 5:52 pm | delete

another great informative lens! 5*...it's so important, good fencing and safety...I can't tell you the countless stories of me undoing a neighbors horse.