Isn't really too hard. But we skipped an essential step. We are building a small corral to keep the horses in here by the house for a few weeks at a time. There are some nice trails accessible from here.
We started by putting in a few of the posts and rails but then a cable was hit and cut. Not good. We should have called the 800 DIG number. My phone line was out. This happened on a Friday afternoon so I had no phone all weekend. Fortunately, this cut cable did not seem to be going to any of the neighboring houses. Thank goodness for that.
The phone company did come out promptly today, Monday morning, and fixed it. It could have been a lot worse if an electric power line had been cut. Someone could have been hurt.
Shortcuts don't really work or help. I learned this lesson: call the underground lines people to come and mark everything and do this first.
We are installing large cedar posts with slide-in cedar rails. Once they are wedged in tightly we are reinforcing the rails with a long screw to keep the rails tightly in place. Each section is eight feet long.
Over time the fence should weather and look very natural.
It won't be a big corral or paddock but should be big enough for one or two horses. Out in Arizona the pens for horses were very small and the horses did just fine. They don't need a huge area necessarily so I think this will work fine.
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Rails:
The utility marker man did come out today and marked all the underground lines: phone and electric. Now we are going to be able to dig without worrying about hitting any other lines. The ground is sandy so digging is pretty easy. Once the fencing is up, we will put two gates up and then it will be ready for the horses. Yay!
