How to Construct a Pipe Horse Fence

Horses need fences to give them a boundary and keep out predators. Constructing a barrier around your horse corral or pasture keeps these large, jumping animals where you want them. A horse fence must be six to eight feet high to prevent escape. The barrier should also include several horizontal bars at various heights to keep out smaller animals. Metal wire will injure your animals and they will chew on wooden structures. PVC piping makes an ideal fencing material for your horse fence.

Things You'll Need

  • PVC pipes (3-inch by 10 feet)
  • Hacksaw
  • 4-way PVC couplings
  • 3-inch PVC caps
  • Sandpaper
  • PVC primer
  • PVC glue
  • Spray paint, orange
  • 100 foot tape measure
  • Rags
  • Post hole diggers
  • Digging bar
  • Shovel
  • Gravel
  • Concrete
  • Water
  • 24-inch level
  • Safety glasses
  • Work gloves
  • Rubber gloves
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Instructions

    • 1

      Call your nearest utility locating service and allow 48 hours for them to show up and mark your property. Spray an orange dot of paint where you want your first fence post to be. Stretch your tape measure across the ground. Make an orange paint spot every 10 feet along the proposed route of your fence.Keep your marks at least 24 inches away from any utility marks.

    • 2

      Dig post holes 8 inches wide and 3 feet deep with your post hole digger. Pry rocks out of your post holes with your digging bar. Shovel 6 inches of gravel into the bottom of each post hole.

    • 3

      Cut the 10 foot lengths of PVC pipes in half with your hacksaw. Place a 5 foot section of PVC pipe into each post hole with the cut end down. Add 6 inches of gravel into the holes around each post. Hold the level to each post to plumb each pipe perfectly vertical. Fill each hole with concrete and cold water. Mix the water and concrete by stabbing into the mixture with your digging bar. Check and adjust the plumb of each post with your level. Allow 24 hours for the concrete to harden.

    • 4

      Cut more of the 10 foot PVC pipes into lengths of 30 inches. Rough the outside of each end of the pipes and the inside of each opening of the couplings with sandpaper. Wipe the sanded surfaces with a rag. Swab each of the sanded surfaces with PVC primer using the applicator included in the primer jar. Coat the primed surfaces with PVC glue. Slide a coupling onto the top of each fence post. Twist the couplings so that they are in line with your fence line. Place a 10 foot piece of PVC pipe between the couplings to form the lowest horizontal bar of the fence.

    • 5

      Add a 2 ½ foot piece of PVC pipe into the top of each coupling. Attach a new coupling onto the top of each extended post while adding a 10 foot length of pipe between the couplings to form your second horizontal layer. Add another 30 inch pipe into the top of the new couplings. Top the 30-inch pipes with couplings. Cut your remaining pipe into lengths of 6 inches. Slide a 6 inch pipe into the top of each post in your fence. Glue a PVC cap onto each fencepost to complete your fence.