Mesh fence with small openings and top rail.

I've been looking for a photo of this...

For keeping horses both young and old safely in (and roaming dogs out) I don't think anything tops this careful installation of mesh fence (note that the openings are too small for a hoof to become ensnared) with a sturdy wooden top rail.

If I were to ever lose my mind completely and breed or board broodmares and foals, this is what I would want to have. Foals can run into this and bounce off. The visibility is great, and it does not require electricity.

It does require a significant investment, but for those able to afford it, there is likely no equal in horse safety.

Introduction.

There is no 100% horse-safe fence.

Horses find inventive ways to harm themselves.

Even the most safety-obsessed stables where all bits of wire and horseshoe nails are picked up, and where all stall connections and feed bins have rounded corners, horses still get hurt.

One of the easiest ways to prevent common injuries is to provide the safest horse fencing available.

There are many options on the market today, but the biggest obstacle to safe horsekeeping is the existence of old, rusted, inadequate fence.