uncorkum
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I want to stop cattle and horses from crosing a road onto my property. How big does a cattle/horse grate have to be and does it have to be constructed in any special manner?
Cattle/horse grate construction
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novatech
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We build ours out of 2 7/8 used oil field pipe about 4 in. apart.
Any length you want. Just make sure tractor and implements will pass through. Drive around and see what works for others in your area.
Any length you want. Just make sure tractor and implements will pass through. Drive around and see what works for others in your area.
Little Cow
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I wouldn't use cattle grates for keeping horses in. Horses often try to jump it and break legs or panic when they step into it and then break legs struggling. I think cattle fare better as I remember helping to arrange a hoist for a few when I worked for a vet, (something had panicked them and they didn't stop in time). Besides, a cow KNOWS she can't jump, so her lack of depth perception will make her pause before the grate. The grate/horse entanglements I saw, however, always ended with an ugly death for the horse.
