fence question

[fcnubian]

Is fence fabric a good choice of fence for goats, cow, & horses? (We would get the 6foot high fence so the horses (14hh and smaller.) wouldnt' be able to lean over it.

I remember someone saying a certain type wasn't worth buying because with in a year they had alot of it that needed replaced but I can remember what exactly fence it was, anyone know?

Also looking at the Cattlemen Field fence. It comes in 330 foot rolls, bad thing is with that is that Id have to run something at the top to keep the horses from mashing it down because it only comes around 4ft tall. I am hoping to replace my electric fence ( I use it for the horses.) I have had nothing but problems and I'd rather just replace it instead of wasting more money on it.

So far at Rural king, Fence fabric is $95.99 6x100. Cattlemen field fence 4x330 $104.99 Horse fence 60"x100 $154.99

Are other places any cheaper for those type of fences? (TSC and Farm&Home are the only other two places. )

[MrHank]

Use the field fence and run a strand of barbed wire or high tensile at the top to keep the horses from leaning over it and then run you a strand of electric fence on the inside to keep them off of it all together.

[hoofinitnorth]

No barbed wire around horses!!! Electric strand with any other fence is effective and a lot safer. What problems are you having with your electric fence? What types of electric do you have? Most problems are with lack of adequate grounding or poor quality wire/tapes. I might be able to help if you want to PM too.

[fcnubian]

I refuse to use any barb wire for the horses.

A friend from another forum looked through different fence chargers and she found one that she thinks will work great for me. My fence charger doesn't have enough bite to it. That is the problem.

[hoofinitnorth]

Hmmm, that's possible. How many linear feet of fencing do you have, what type, and what sized charger now? How many, what size, and what type grounding rods? If there is something obvious there, you might save a lot of money fixing whatever is off before spending the dough on another charger. Most often it's the fencing (not properly installed so it grounds out), next most often it's the grounding rods, next most often it's the charger.