Build a Barn Note: Lets talk fencing and pea gravel! I am in the midst of finishing up and ordering last minute stuff for the fence. I will be glad to stop straddling the fence project and get my feet on the ground! For those of you who saw my question about pea gravel in the paddock with electric fence. The decisive word seems to be change my footing order. The pea gravel is great for paddocks with panels, but with the electric line at the top, the pea gravel can be too dry. Part of the moisture in the ground needs to be present to make the fence work with horses. Glad to know before the delivery truck came! Sand is what was suggested--just 1.5 inches to cover the ground but not be deep to walk in. I was at first leery of sand because of sand colic, but I dont plan to feed hay from the ground and am looking for a slow feeder for the paddock to keep the hay safe and we have the lazy susan feeders in the stalls for dinner time feed. Thanks Ramm Fence for the advice and extra help to make sure I had all the right stuff! They also advised having three copper-and-only-copper-will-work grounding rods to make sure the whole electric part of the fence is working well. Mandi told me that if the electric fence isnt strong enough the horses actually like the feeling of being tickled and will lean on it! Thats not something we want to chance! --Heidi Melocco
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:52:34 +0000
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