Looks like those barbed wire gates take their name from
their state. Here in CA they're called California gates, or frequently
"Portugee" gates, but that's not politically correct nowadays. Anyway,
same construction. In response to the person who hates barbed wire loops
- the last one I constructed (all by myself, I may add) I used smooth,
heavy wire loops from an empty barbed wire frame (that the wire is wound
around.) I just shaped the loops to the post, stapled them on, and I've
never had such a smooth-operating loop system! No cuts or
scratches...keeps the gate taught enough but not too tight that one cannot open
the gate easily.
I train all our horses to allow me to open and close
any gate that swings on hinges without dismounting. Lud has designed a
self-closing gravity latch that makes opening and closing a cinch. The
handle is at the top of the gate, rather than half-way down the
gate.
"...If I had a horse that wouldn't
open a gate and stand there nice and hold it for a dozen horses if need be
WHILE I'M MOUNTED,..."
Part of the problem is
that there are gates and their are gates. Many of the gates we run
across out here are "Montana" gates. They are made from strands of
Barbed wire a fence post and two loops of wire on another post. They can
only be opened or closed on the ground. The Long X ride in ND had gates
that were self closing with a spring and opened vertically. They also
could not be handled from horseback.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
