Fencing on a budget!

What are some cost-efficient ideas you have/have used for building fencing? (Outdoor arena & paddocks!)

I already found a really cheap idea from HGS for an outdoor arena; wooden fence posts with 2 holes drilled through them and rope threaded through them.

Any other ideas or things you have done?
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I would strongly suggest that you don‘t go the route of rope fencing! There may as well be nothing there if the animal ever tests it.
Is this temporary or permanent fencing?
Fencing should be an investment- in the safety of both your livestock and the people and roads surrounding.
That being said, high-tensile or electric wire are both very cost-effective and safe (if properly electrified) options.
Please keep your horses safe.
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We have used electric rope for years now. As long as it is electrified, you should have no problem with it. We used landscape ties from Home Depot for the posts.

I re-did our stud lots last summer. I wanted serious fencing. We had a storm come through with straight line winds & tornado activity a few miles from us. It sheared a large amount of electric/utility poles. My hubby splices cable fiber and was out working on clean up, talking to the electric company guys and horses came up. A couple days later I got a flatbed load of treated telephone poles that had broke off.

Cut them into 10 ft lengths, buried 4 ft, 6 up. Made awesome fence posts and didn't cost me a dime. You might call your local electric company and ask what they do with old poles that they replace.

I have regular red brand horse fence for my outdoor because it does double duty as dry lot if needed.
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I think you may have read my post wrong, I wanted to do rope fencing for an outdoor riding arena. Since we're not exactly keeping the horse's in.
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My first thought about the rope is the same. If your horses spook or decide to bolt, the rope probably wouldn't hold and as they go through, might tangle in their legs. None of that's pretty all by itself, downright ugly if there's a rider up. I wouldn't use rope, unless it was electrified.

That's a great idea!! I am trying to decide between wood fencing & mesh wire fencing. Anyone have any pros & cons they'd like to share?
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The thing that comes with that though is the chance that a rider/horse may brush up against it. I am really against electric fencing for the simple fact of horses & riders getting a shock when it wasn't necessary. Causing more trouble than it needs to.
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Wood fencing is definitely high maintenance compared to wire mesh.
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Thanks, I can totally understand why...
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