How to Make Horse Panels

Horse panels are linked together to make corrals to fence in horses. The panels can be as large or small as you wish, but they should at least be 5 feet high to keep your horse inside. Horse panels can be linked together to make a round, rectangular or square pen. They generally combine to create outdoor stalls or to a round pen for a place to exercise your horse. Horse panels are generally not used as pasture fencing. Making them out of thick PVC pipe will save a lot of money as opposed to purchasing the regular steel horse pipe corrals plus they are a lot lighter to maneuver.

Things You'll Need

  • Eight ¾-inch by 10 foot long PVC pipe
  • Measuring tape
  • Pencil
  • Fourteen ¾-inch tees
  • Four ¾-inch crosses
  • Four ¾-inch elbows
  • PVC glue
  • PVC pipe cutter
  • A helper
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure each of the eight pieces of ¾-inch pipe 5 feet in from one end to the center and mark the center point with a pencil. Cut along this pencil mark with the PVC cutters.

    • 2

      Select two of the 5-foot ¾-inch pieces of PVC and measure one-foot increments along each pipe, marking with a pencil. Cut the marks with the cutters.

    • 3

      Connect the 1-foot pieces of PVC together to make one side post of one panel. Glue them together with PVC glue and the other parts in this order: 1 elbow, 1-foot piece, one 3/4-inch tee, 1-foot piece, one ¾-inch tee, 1-foot piece, one ¾-inch tee, two 1-foot pieces, and an elbow. Line up the ends of the tees and elbows all in the same direction, not staggered. This will make one straight post.

    • 4

      Repeat step 3.

    • 5

      Glue the pieces together to make a center post with the ends facing in the same direction. Put them in this order: tee facing upside down, 1-foot piece, cross, 1-foot piece, cross, 1-foot piece, cross, 1 foot piece, cross, 1-foot piece, tee facing right-side up.

    • 6

      Have your helper hold up one of the side posts while you quickly put glue into the holes on one side of the side post. Insert a 5-foot-long piece into each of the holes.

    • 7

      Put glue into the holes of one side of the center post and quickly insert the other ends of the 5-foot pieces into the corresponding holes on the center post. Allow to dry.

    • 8

      Repeat step 6 with the other side post. Insert the ends of those 5-foot-long pieces into the one center post that you just attached to the other side post to complete one horse panel. Allow to dry completely.