Barn Raising Blog

The last step was to put up the fence panels to make the runs (paddocks). A good friend had gone out of the horse business and sold me her round-pen at the "buddy discount." We picked them up at Christmas time, and they sat stacked up until late March, when they were needed (you can see them on the left in photo). We loved the option of using panels - quick, easy set-up, and optional size and/or shape change as needed. And they're safe for the horses. Kenny and I sunk three 4"x4" posts to anchor them next to the barn. We started with two 24'x36' runs; 2 panels wide by 3 panels deep (give or take). Not the perfect size, but a great start. [posted 12/11/07]