Horse Fencing Options 101

The best fencing to use is dependent on several factors including the size of the property, number of horses, and more.
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With the numerous fencing designs and materials available today, making a decision on which will be the safest and most effective for your equine can seem difficult.

When it comes to making this informed decision, the best fencing to use is dependent on several factors, including size of the horses, size of the property, number of horses, and whether they are enclosed as a group or separately.

“For example, Minis could be housed safely in a much shorter fence than Warmbloods,” said Leslie Easterwood, DVM, assistant clinical professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “The safest fence is one that keeps the horses from being able to stick their feet or heads through the fence, is tall enough to discourage jumping over, and does not have other horses directly across the fence.”

Wood or synthetic materials are safe to use for plank fences but could become dangerous if they splinter or impale the horse when dislodged

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