Make the Right Choices for Gates on Your Horse Property

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Having the right gate is another key towards being chore efficient. There is nothing more irritating than not being able to get equipment or deliveries into a area because a gate is too small or you have to walk “the long way” around a pasture every time you want to put horses out or bring horses in. I’ve seen many a horse property where cleaning paddocks is a real “chore” only because there’s not a good way to get in or out of areas.

Creative gate with lift-out rails

There are many clever gates, including fencing that is easily removed to allow vehicle access

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Alayne Blickle, a lifelong equestrian and ranch riding competitor, is the creator/director of Horses for Clean Water, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed environmental education program for horse owners. Well-known for her enthusiastic, down-to-earth approach, Blickle is an educator and photojournalist who has worked with horse and livestock owners since 1990 teaching manure composting, pasture management, mud and dust control, water conservation, chemical use reduction, firewise, and wildlife enhancement. She teaches and travels North America and writes for horse publications. Blickle and her husband raise and train their mustangs and quarter horses at their eco-sensitive guest ranch, Sweet Pepper Ranch, in sunny Nampa, Idaho.

3 Responses

  1. re: Make the Right Choices for Gates on Your Horse Property

    Sounds to me like a good fix for the sagging gate!

  2. re: Make the Right Choices for Gates on Your Horse Property

    As we have used round poles for paddock fencing,we cut a short one and nail it to the bottom of the post where the gate opens & closes. The bottom of the gate rests on this "stump".

  3. re: Make the Right Choices for Gates on Your Horse Property

    Would be interested in ideas/suggestions on keeping gates from sagging over the years.  We do it at my place by putting a gate wheel on the bottom of longer (10′ and up) gates, but it adds about $15+ to the cost of a gate.  Still beats dealin

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