What do you think of this horse yard?

[Toadstool21]

Is picket fence okay for small ponys/minis?
I am building a 50ft by 100ft dry lot for my two minis who cannot have grass and since it will be in my backyard I want something that will look nice and be safe when looking online I found a picture of this paddock that was featured in stable style and it looks very similar to what I am wanting to do

Is there any downside to picket fence other than the typical maintenance of a wooden fence?
We will be building it ourselves so the gaps will be too small for a mini hoof to get stuck

 

[Noraaaaa]

Should be a good size area, but a picket fence won't be the best. They will probably rub on it and I would do something more sturdy! Building a normal fence will probably work out better. Usually minis get some chicken wire or something around the fences to stop them from escaping. Make sure you get good wire!

 

[MROO]

Is picket fence okay for small ponys/minis?
I am building a 50ft by 100ft dry lot for my two minis who cannot have grass and since it will be in my backyard I want something that will look nice and be safe when looking online I found a picture of this paddock that was featured in stable style and it looks very similar to what I am wanting to do
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Is there any downside to picket fence other than the typical maintenance of a wooden fence?
We will be building it ourselves so the gaps will be too small for a mini hoof to get stuck
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Nope, Nope, NOPE! It's cute, but that fence is an accident just WAITING to happen!

• Horse fences need a solid top bar! All it takes is one bad spook and you have a mini impaled on those pickets. That's not an injury any equine is likely to survive!
• Vertical slats are also an issue for tiny feet - or full-sized ones, for that matter. The reason most horse fencing has horizontal crossbars is to minimize caught (and broken) legs!
• Boards need to be mounted on the inside to keep grazers from pushing them out to get to "greener" grass on the other side of the fence.