How to Install Red Brand Horse Fences

Red Brand horse fence is one of the most safe types of horse fence available. The fence is made with very small openings so a horse cannot get his head or hooves through it. The wire is strong but springy so that it gives just enough if a horse hits the fence. Red Brand is available at many hardware, fencing and feed stores. A fence installation company will charge several dollars per foot, not including the cost of the fence, for installation. Installing Red Brand horse fences yourself will give your horses a safe pasture and save you possibly thousands of dollars.

Things You'll Need

  • Fence
  • Measuring tape
  • Posts
  • Water
  • Concrete (small bags found at hardware stores)
  • Double jack fence stretcher
  • Wire splicer
  • Post hole diggers
  • Spade
  • Tamper
  • Hammer
  • Staples
  • Chain saw
  • Rule or steel tape
  • String (at least 2,000 feet)
  • Work gloves
  • Goggles
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Instructions

    • 1

      Measure the area where your fence will be. Take exact measurements so that your money isn't wasted on excess material.

    • 2

      Dig the holes for the corner posts with post hole diggers or an auger attachment on a tractor. Corner posts should be 3-1/2 to 4 feet into the ground. The posts should be 5 feet tall above ground. Place the corner posts in the holes, add a small bag of concrete and pour one gallon of water into the hole (the water will sink in and mix with the concrete). Allow them to sit for at least 24 hours. Back-fill the remaining hole with dirt. Tie a string to one corner post and run it straight to the next corner post, repeating until the entire area is enclosed in the string. The string makes a straight line so you can set the line posts straight. Place all line posts two feet into the ground, with five feet above ground. Cement is not needed for line posts.

    • 3

      Place the wire near the corner post. Cut the vertical ends of the wire at the starting end. Wrap the horizontal wires around the post and wrap the ends around the horizontal wire that is running towards the next post. Use pliers to twist the ends three or four times and then smash them down. Attach the wire to the inside of the corner post, bring it around the post and then start down the fence line with the wire. This makes the wire stronger since it wrapped around the post once.

    • 4

      Place an extra post a few feet past the last post that the fence will be attached to. Attach a stretcher bar to the fence by nailing a slim, temporary board to the end of the wire. Place stretcher chains to the extra post. Slowly stretch the fence by pulling on the bottom and then the top, taking turns and keeping the fence straight and even.

    • 5

      Attach the wire to each line post with a hammer and large staples. Attach the fence on the inside of the posts. The bottom of the fence should be no more than 2 inches from the ground. Once the fence is secured to the line posts, remove the fence stretcher. Once the last piece of fence is stretched and nailed, remove the extra post.

    • 6

      Splice the fence using a lap-type sleeve. Cut all of the vertical wires and put the horizontal wires into the sleeves. Use a splicing tool to close the sleeves tightly. If no sleeves are available, wrap the horizontal wires together at least five or six times. Stretch the new section of fence in the same manner as the first section.