For BARBLESS wire fencing how close should the fence posts be?

I am planning on getting a horse and am looking for a cheap way to fence her in. So I found barbless wire fencing. But i am not sure on how far apart to put the metal fence posts.|||depending on which area of the country you live in there are several ways you can go to save money and keep your horses safe,double wire twist is what we call barb-less wire and depending if you are using wooden posts or t-posts or a combination of the two,also if it is on an inside fence line or road side fence lines and the acreage you are fencing.along a road you will want to place your fence posts every twenty feet apart and use wire stays(2-3 will do) between the posts to keep the wire from sagging,inside fence lines you will want to make them at ten feet apart and also use wire stays(1-2) this keeps the fence looking better longer and also keeps "fence crawlers" from finding weak spots to get out and visit the neighbors.small acreage you can hot wire the top wire or use a two wire barbed twist on the top depending on what type fencing your horse is used to and respects.





EDIT: a good way to learn about the laws and regulations on livestock fencing is look up your states department of agriculture and look up "livestock fencing laws" to find out what constitutes a "lawfull and legal fence" these will also tell you about the post distances and how many courses you need to be legal.if your state does not have a website that has the regulations you can look up "colorado open range and fencing laws" to get a good idea on what a lawfull fence is.





http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agr鈥?/a>|||I know it is not what you asked, but I am answering to get you to re-think this. The only safe wire fence for horses is mesh. And not just any mesh, but horsewire mesh. A mesh that doesn't allow a hoof through it. Cheap fence often leads to expensive vet bills, or even worse, heart wrenching experiences watching your horse die a painful, awful death while you know that the right fencing could have prevented the tragedy. I have seen things that cheap wire fencing have caused that you never want to see.


I have my posts 7 feet apart. They are wood, and concreted into the ground. If you are using T posts, be sure you buy caps for them (not expensive). I would place concreted wood posts at least every 20 to 30 feet so that your T posts can support the wire. If you don't do that, a horse can lean into the wire and take down your entire fence in a heartbeat.





Another thing to consider, depending on where you live, is what might happen if one of your horses does get loose and does damage to someone else's property (or kills someone if a car hits it). If your fencing is not adequate to contain your livestock, you can be held liable for huge damages if your horses get out.|||Okay. Wire and horses is bad. Barbed wire is worse than barbless but it's the same stinking thing. Your horse will run into it, get tangled up, panic and get mangled from the wire. Get some 1 1/2 inch electric tape and spend the couple hundred bucks to get a solar charger if you don't want to pay the higher electric bill every month. If you're using T-posts make SURE YOU HAVE CAPS for the tops, your horse can and will impale itself on the metal posts.





Your fence posts should be 10' or 12' apart. If you have a long stretch of fencing - 50' or so - your posts should be closer together to support your line.





If you think that wire fencing is okay do everyone a favor and please don't get a horse. What are you going to do for shelter from wind, precipitation and temperature? There is no such thing as "cheap" when it comes to horses.|||Do not used barbed wire or ringlock wire for horses.


Metal fence posts are also very dangerous if not set up right to protect the horse.


Wooden fence with a mix of plain and electric wire or post and rail fencing is the best with the posts on the outside and the rails or wires on the inside of the paddock. This way the posts carry the weight of the horse if it does lean on the fence and not the nails you use to fix the wires into place.


All of our wooden fence posts are space three to four metres apart.


If I was using metal droppers I would space them closer, maybe two to three metres apart, put plastic caps on the tops to prevent any nasty injuries and run a top hot wire to stop the horse from pushing or leaning on the fence, which all horses do if not deterred from it in some way!


good luck!|||your posts would be fine at about 8 feet apart. you could go up to ten, but I woudnt recommend it unless you run some strands of electric wire to keep them from leaning on it. As the saying goes, horses always seem to think the grass is always greener on the other side. NO barbed wire though. barbed wire is great for cattle, but a horses hide is not nearly as tough and they can get themselves torn up pretty badly with it!|||The absolute best way to use the barb-less is to set cedar posts every 16ft. with "T" post every eight feed (between the wooden posts).





It looks great, and gives the fence good stability.





I would also strongly recommend concreting the wooden posts in.





:):)|||i would say 7-10 feet apart, i would recommend putting atleast one strand of actual barbed wire on top, simply because horses can figure out that they can lean on a fence.