The Fence Post

Security for Your Horse

A Choice of Two Styles of Fence

     • Will you be boarding the horse at a different location or keeping it on your own property?

     • Are you getting a horse for yourself or for your children?

There are two types of woven wire mesh fences ideal for horse paddocks: 

A 2" x 4" Woven Horse Fence

        Featuring:

• Galvanized class 1 or class 3 finish for protection from rust and corrosion
• Black painted wire with heavy duty class 3 coating - blends into background
• Long lifetime
• Heavy 10 gauge top and bottom wires
• 12.5 gauge filler wires
• Strong square knots safely secure vertical and horizontal wires
• 2" x 4" openings prevent hoof entanglement
• Flexible - allows "racking" over uneven ground contours
• No uneven or sharp wires to injure animals
• 48" and 60" heights in 100' rolls

The Strong Keepsafe Diamond Mesh Woven Horse Fence 

        Featuring:

• Galvanized - class 1 and class 3 
• Close spacing of wires prevents hooves from becoming entangled
• Fence has spring and flexibility
• Horizontal wires - heavy double strands of 12.5 gauge wires are twisted for strength
• Vertical wires - 14 gauge wires create the V mesh
• Requires little maintenance when installed
• Rugged long lasting fence
• No sharp edges to harm horses or people
• 50" x 165' and 58" x 165' rolls available

Helpful Fixed Knot Technique

A video showing you the best methods and wonderful tips for installing fixed knot fence, including safety considerations.

 Helping Plants Thrive

Hortonova is an extruded polypropylene support netting made by Tenax. It is designed to help you grow healthy and thriving flowers and plants. Whether you're a commercial grower or a backyard gardener, Hortonova will be a great addition to your garden. There are different mesh sizes and roll sizes available for both vegetables and flowers. Use the following suggestions to properly set up your netting:

Hortonova Installation for Vegetables:

1. Set supporting posts 25 feet apart. Stretch cable from top of one post to the other.
2. Secure net to first post with nylon string.
3. Attach netting along cable by running nylon string through top meshes.

1. Erect strong wood or metal support posts with pre-drilled holes fr each layer of net required during growth cycle.
2. Post should be set at maximum distance of 20 feet apart.
3. Bolt wooden crossbar between each set of support posts at first level.
4. Pull mesh taut and attach or weave netting to the wood crossbar.
5. For added support, weave 16 gauge wire along the edge of netting and to vertical support posts.
6. Add subsequent layers of netting as growth cycle progresses.

And here's an excellent demonstration about trellising your garden.

Try Hortonova. Give your plants every advantage and enjoy the satisfaction of a larger and better quality yield.

Plan Your Garden 

Hello to all you passionate gardeners!  Are you planting a garden?

         Do you already have a garden that you are getting ready for the season?

                          Do you have some unwelcome visitors--well, animals--that are sampling the produce?

Your fence built with welded or woven wire mesh - either galvanized or vinyl coated

• Use a smaller mesh, especially at the bottom of the fence, to keep smaller animals from getting into your garden.
• Bury 12" or more of the fence underground to discourage burrowing.
• Bend 12" or more of the fence to the outside of your garden laying it on top of the ground for an effective protecting apron.

• Black vinyl coated 1" hex is ideal - black blends with the background making the fence virtually invisible.
• PVC coating adds years of life to the fence.
• The wire is easy to work with.
• Rolls are available in different widths to suit your needs - from 12" through 90".

• Vinyl coated 19 gauge wire welded into ½" x ½" mesh will discourage the smallest animals.
• Vinyl coated extends the lifetime of the fence.
• Rolls are 100' in length.
• Three heights are available: 24", 36" and 48".

Larger mesh fences - 2" x 2", 2" x 3" and 2" x 4" with a combination of smaller mesh "ground wire."

• The smaller mesh gives protection where it's really needed.
• You have greater strength in the higher sections.

There are many possibilities that allow you to be creative in your approach. Here's a video with one man's solutions:

You will reap the benefits with some advanced planning. And! Check out this video blog for another helpful garden fence tutorial.