Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Corrals 2 Go

PVC exposed to the sun does become very brittle (breaks into shards) in a
relatively short period of time.  You can buy UV protected PVC but there is
a substantial price difference.

Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas
www.TheOriginalSeries.com
www.BlueArabianHorseCatalog.org

"Good and Ill have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing
among Elves and Dwarves and another among Men. "
-Aragorn, son of Arathorn


----- Original Message -----
From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
> > thought about making panels with PVC pipe?
>
> My husband made a PVC corral back in about 1988. He used 2" PVC and I
> thought did a real neat job.  Within a couple of years the pipes got very
> brittle. If you just dropped one they'd get breaks. Finally Kaboot
> learned to just stick his nose under it and toss his head up to break the
> panel.
>
> All in all I do not recommend them. In order to make it stable we had to
> beat a stake in the ground (not always easy) to slide them over to keep
> the horses from pushing it around. I used about 1/2 a roll of duct tape
> ($$ adds up) to secure the thing together at every ride. It was bulky and
> a pill to stack. It was not *that* cheap and did not last.
>
> Angie (think she'd jump a high line?)
>
>



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