Welded fence temporarily?

[EmileeBerg]

I am building a temporary horse pen at my house to be able to care for my 9 month old filly that was unfortunately kicked in the eye by another foal where she came from. I need a space I can keep her and this other little colt together for up to 3-4 months.

So you think that a cheap welded mesh fence would be ok for the duration of time? With a 14 gauge top wire. Buying the woven horse fence would cost me twice as much and I really would have no use for it after these 3-4 months since they’ll go to a boarding place with already built fences. Any idea? They’re pretty small still probably weigh no more than 3-400 lbs each. I could potentially add a strand of electric to the top.

Would love any input on this and what your thoughts are.

Thanks, Emilee

[4LeafCloverFarm]

We have used the tall (48" maybe?) welded wire to make our round pen and also for small repairs of our back paddock that has older field fence that go “missing” from time to time. I’ve found it to be very durable, doesn’t break and doesn’t rust. That said, it is not strong like field fence or non climb horse fence, and you need to put posts much closer together to shore it up, as it is a bit bendy/flexible. And while I’d not use it for a full size pasture containing full sized horses, I think it would stand up to 2 foals/weanlings for a few months.

[Cynical25]

Much of my pasture has generic “livestock mesh” - it was in place when I moved in 3 years ago. The front pasture has 10’ between t-posts with the wire pulled nice and tight and it looks nice. One long side of my pasture has t-posts at 12’ and the wire is sagging - I’ve added t-posts to strengthen it, but will need to replace the fencing in the near future.

[TMares]

With closely-spaced posts and hot wire along the top and one strand on the inside, yes.