[Ansteorra] Two Questions

[Michelle Dodd]

If you go with goats, you want as tall a fence as you can get. You wouldn't believe how high they can jump &/or climb.


Gabriele

who would love to adopt a horse, but doesn't think it would fit in the backyard.


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> From: melisandedf at hotmail.com
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:52:04 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Two Questions
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> Horses and barbed wire....bad juju! Panels are best. Especially as you can use it as a round pen when training, then add a few later and make an area. They are portable when you travel, fairly light weight and can be moved around to serve a multitude of purposes.
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> As someone else posted, yes there are many abused and abandoned animals out there now seeking good homes. Some are free or very low cost and already trained. However, when you get an abused animal, sometimes you get baggage. However, if you break through the baggage...WOW
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> Think goats. Smaller, produce milk longer, more fat in the milk,friendly and low cost. Still gets you the ag exemption!
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> My horses are in regular wood rail fencing.
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> Melisande
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> > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:54:28 -0500
> > From: cherimert at gmail.com
> > To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Two Questions
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> > You mentioned fence, is barbed wire OK? Or should I invest in stock
> > panels? I have some unfenced acreage and have been planing to fence and
> > stock 2-3 head of cattle (ag-exemption here can reduce my land tax from
> > $900+ down to about $25 but you have to have more horses than family members
> > for them to count equines)
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> > At any rate, my options for fencing are open....
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> > A yearling would be fun, but it's been almost 30 years since I did any
> > training.
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> > You have me interested - let me mull it over.
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> > Cheri
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