Horses

A practical and well-designed horse fence is a terrific benefit for a horse facility. A safe, strong horse fence protects your horses, enhances the management of your facility and gives your perimeter an attractive look. It also reflects well on your facility's management. Keep Your Animals In And Everything Else Out Fences help you keep the horses in and trespassers (whether human or animal) out, and they allow you to establish parameters for grazing. In addition, dividing horses by use, value, age and sex is made easier. You may want to use different types of fencing within your facility. Stallions,...

The Proper Height of Farm Fences Agricultural fencing used on farms to contain animals such as cattle, pigs or horses is typically built at a height of 4-6 feet. This height is high enough to keep livestock enclosed but short enough for most people to see or climb over. However, it is possible for local geographic zones to regulate the height of fencing along with its materials. In the distant past, farm animals roamed freely but created problems by damaging crops or invading other land. Loose animals were in danger of causing or receiving an injury that led to financial...

Who Invented Paddock Paradise? Paddock Paradise was designed by a former farrier named Jaime Jackson. In the 1980s, he began to study feral horses and their interactions with their natural surroundings. It was discovered that wild horses can suffer from hoof conditions such as laminitis and navicular disease. These are also two common conditions in domesticated horses. Using this discovery, Jackson experimented with methods to trim a domesticated horse’s hoof that was more like the natural hoof and this allowed the horse to be bare foot or without shoes. He developed the ‘wild horse trim’ and wrote a book containing...

A secure horse fence is essential to ensuring that your horses stay safe and sound. They keep unwanted animals and people out while preventing the horses from running off into the street or the woods. However, there are some safety tips to keep in mind when you're allowing horses to run around in a fenced-in area.  Know Your Horses Horses all have their own temperaments. Some get scared more easily, and others are more wild and unpredictable. Knowing the temperaments of each individual horse allows you to adjust the way that you treat and watch them while they wander around...

Centaur Fencing is one of the most recognized brands in horse fencing today. Offering a variety of fencing types, Centaur Fencing ensures that you can find the fencing that is just right for your farm and intended use. About Centaur Fencing Centaur HTP Fencing Systems is known for its innovative horse fencing. The horse’s safety is of utmost importance to the Centaur team, and Centaur offers the safest and most durable fencing available, while still being economical. Best of all, Centaur continues to develop and advance its products, incorporating the latest technological and material developments to expand and update its...