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I use the blue corral panels from tractor supply. I think they are around 
20-30 lbs each and I also carry them over the fender on the side of my 
trailer. I have been using 4-10ft panels but will be upgrading to 5-12ft 
panels now that my pinto-arab will be camping with me also.
Jessica Spoone-Raines

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From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jonni" <jonnij@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:59 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] Pros and Cons of confinement systems


> > Jessica Spoone-Raines wrote: >>>  I have a 3 horse slant trailer with a 
> > large dressing room so I use the trailer as one side of my corral. Its 
> > less panels to carry and give them a secure place to be fastened to so 
> > they cant be collapsed (at least not easily).<<<
> >
> > I have heard of them still collapsing, but they just can't usually run 
> > through camp as easy, with them hooked on their body <wink>  They just 
> > sandwich around the horse.  If you can lift on the corral after set up, 
> > and it can hinge and change shape, then your horse can do the same......
> > Jonni
>
> Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) they don't usually attach to the
> horse when they collapse.  Had an unsecured pen collapse at Oregon
> Outback last year, and one of the horses that got loose tried to jump a
> wire fence, got entangled in it, and flipped over, breaking his back.
> While I've seen injuries associated with trailers and confinement
> systems, I think I've seen far more injuries from horses that got
> loose.
>
> For horses getting loose, in my experience, electric pens are the
> biggest culprit.  It isn't always the horse in them that breaks
> out--sometimes it is the loose horse in camp that runs through and
> takes out several electric pens.  Had one take out 7 electric pens at
> one ride--what a nightmare!  Loose horses all over, some down on the
> highway, some in barbed wire fences, some not found until the next day.
> I personally would not use one for full-time confinement--only for
> turnout when I am right there.
>
> My solution to this is a bit like Jessica's--I attach mine to my
> trailer.  But I don't like the flimsiness of the "portable" panels--I
> carry five 12' stock panels on my trailer (hubby made a carrier that
> accommodates that over one fender) and so have a 6-sided corral
> (hooking them to the side of the trailer) that is as sturdy as a pipe
> corral at home.  They are a chore to take on and off of the trailer,
> but I can do it by myself, and it is well worth the peace of mind to
> me.
>
> If I don't use that, I prefer to tie to the trailer, if the horse is
> well-broke to tie.
>
> Heidi
>
>
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