Safe, strong post and rail fencing for horse paddocks and equestrian
properties, designed to keep horses in and injury out. Covering Surrey,
Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire.
A garden fence keeps people out. A horse fence has a harder job: it has to contain a large, fast, curious animal safely, without rails that splinter, gaps a leg can go through, or fixings a horse can catch on. Get it wrong and the cost isn’t privacy, it’s a vet bill or worse.
We build equine fencing the way it should be done: smooth, well-tensioned rails at the right heights, posts set deep enough to take a lean or a knock, and no protruding nails or sharp hardware at horse height. Visible, solid, and forgiving if a horse tests it.
Whether it’s a single pony paddock, a livery yard, or a stud needing miles of post and rail, the priority is the same, fencing that holds, that the horse respects, and that you don’t have to keep walking the line to repair.
The standard for horses. We install cleft chestnut for a traditional, long-lasting estate look; sawn timber rail for a clean, economical finish; and half-round rail as a hard-wearing middle ground. Two-rail or three-rail depending on stock and height needed. Rails fixed to present a smooth face to the horse, no nail heads at chest height.
Best for: paddocks, livery yards, studs, professional equestrian
Where you need a tighter barrier, foals, ponies, or mixed grazing, woven stock wire or horse-safe mesh, usually run with a timber top rail so the horse sees and respects the line and doesn’t lean the wire down. Often the right call for larger or working paddocks where full post and rail isn’t economical end to end.
Best for: large or mixed grazing, foals/ponies, working paddocks
A paddock is only as secure as its gate. We fit galvanised or timber field gates hung properly so they swing true and latch every time, with horse-safe catches, no protruding bolts. Pedestrian and wider field access sized to how you actually use the paddock.
Best for: every paddock, single access through to double field gates
We walk the paddock with you, ground, drainage, how the horses use it.
Fence type, height, rail count and gate positions agreed in writing.
Posts set deep, rails tensioned and faced correctly, no rushed corners.
We check it with you before we leave, every post, every catch.
Quality rails, deep posts, no catch points at horse height.
Approved installer, concrete-strength posts without the splinter risk.
Insured and a registered waste carrier, old fencing taken away properly.
A real local fencer who walks your paddock, not a national subcontractor.
Equine fencing is a safety decision as much as a price one. If you’d rather explain the paddock and get a straight answer from the person who’ll actually do the work, call or message, no call centre.
Post and rail is one of the safest options for horses when it’s properly installed. The key is post spacing, rail height and the number of rails, a 3-rail post and rail at 1.1-1.2m gives a horse a clear visual boundary without the gaps that allow legs to get caught. We spec every equine job around the animals being contained, not just the boundary line.
Post and rail is a timber frame, clean, visible, good for paddocks where horses need a clear boundary. Stock fencing uses a wire mesh with horizontal and vertical wires, it’s effective but needs to be equine-grade (no sharp edges, correct mesh size) to be safe for horses. Equine mesh is a specific product designed for horses, smaller mesh apertures, smooth edges, no risk of hooves getting caught. We’ll recommend the right type based on your horses and the size of the job.
No, for equine post and rail work we stick with traditional timber posts, because horses interact with the fence physically (leaning, scratching, occasional knocks) and timber gives a bit of forgiving flex. DuraPost is excellent for residential fencing applications, and we do use it on equine perimeter runs that aren’t taking direct animal contact, for example outer boundary fences set back from the paddock. We’ll be straight with you about where it belongs and where it doesn’t.
A typical single-paddock job (say 100-300m of three-rail with one or two field gates) is usually 3-5 working days once we’re on site, weather permitting. Larger yards or multi-paddock layouts run longer and we’ll give you a clear day-by-day plan before we start. We don’t take on more work than we can run properly, you’ll see the same crew from dig day to handover.
Yes, pedestrian gates, single field gates, and double driveway/access gates, all in galvanised steel or timber. We hang them on properly concreted gate posts (not the run posts, they’re not built for the load) and set them at heights that match the rail line of the surrounding fence. If you need a specific opening width for a horsebox, trailer, or tractor, tell us at survey and we’ll size the opening to suit.
We install equine and paddock fencing across the region. In Berkshire that covers equine fencing in Reading, paddock fencing in Wokingham, horse paddock fencing in Maidenhead and equine fencing near Windsor. In Surrey we work in equine fencing in Farnham and paddock fencing around Guildford. In Oxfordshire we cover horse fencing in Henley-on-Thames and equine and paddock fencing around Oxford. See examples of our equine and paddock fencing in the project gallery.
Tell us what you’re fencing and we’ll come back with a costed plan. No pressure, no upsell, just a straight answer from the person who’ll do the work.
Or call us on 07944 363390