I know I have seen the plans on the internet somewhere to make your own portable panel corral but now I can't remember where. I looked on ebay and had no luck. Anyone have any ideas? I am talking about the type of prtable panels made from PVC pipe and are telescoping and slide down to be small enough to fit in the bed of the truck
Posted 2007-02-26 4:41 PM (#56332 - in reply to #56321) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Regular
Posts: 70 Location: Northern, CA
The plans are available on ebay. Type in "portable corral plans" and they will come up. If you don't want to pay the price for the plans, you could just look at the photo and go from there.
Posted 2007-08-03 5:31 PM (#65059 - in reply to #65055) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Expert
Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
The picture of those pannels just helped me figure out how to fix a problem with mine. My husbands mare has learned that if she puts her head between the rails she can lift the panels apart. I've had to tie them together. Those pictures made me realize all I had to do was add another piece of pipe for the pin to drop through to stop that.
Posted 2007-08-04 6:07 AM (#65086 - in reply to #65059) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Elite Veteran
Posts: 662 Location: Vanzant, Missouri
I have the corral panels shown in the pic. They are nice and they have the locking pins in them but it won't stop your mare from lifting the panels. Mine does the same thing. So what we did was tie the corners to a t-post about half was up the legs. It worked well. I like that they fit in my rear tack. I thought about the pvc type but I kept getting visions of one going through them and when it breaks it's usually has spiked ends.
Posted 2007-08-05 1:00 PM (#65182 - in reply to #65086) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Expert
Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
It won't keep her from picking up both panels, but it WILL stop her from seperating the panels. The way they were made they have two pieces of tubing welded on each side, top an bottom. If you put the pins in and lift on the "top" panel it will lift out and take the pins with it. The mare has figured out how to make herself a gate. If she puts her head through the "bottom" panel and it lifts both panels she will move to a different panel to try.
I've talked to a welder about cutting down some of the 2x4 inch horse panels and welding them between the rails to help with this problem too. I'm probally going to go that route. That way she can't get her head through at all.
Posted 2007-08-05 1:58 PM (#65188 - in reply to #56321) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Member
Posts: 21
Location: Levy County, Florida
I have found a simple cheap fix for panels such as these. I used cable ties and the plastic type "construction fence" material..it comes in rolls, very light weight. Orange is the common color...but it is made in others. Really adds to the visibility too.
Posted 2007-08-07 7:01 PM (#65357 - in reply to #56321) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 383 Location: Texas
I would suggest teaching your horse to stay in an electric pen. I've seen way too many wrecks over the years with portable panels..... I know some people do it all the time with no problems too. An electric pen is easy to set up, take down, store, and can be made quite large if you want to and have the space for it where you are camped.
Posted 2007-08-07 7:24 PM (#65361 - in reply to #65357) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Expert
Posts: 3853 Location: Vermont
Originally written by greyhorse on 2007-08-07 8:01 PM
I would suggest teaching your horse to stay in an electric pen. I've seen way too many wrecks over the years with portable panels..... I know some people do it all the time with no problems too. An electric pen is easy to set up, take down, store, and can be made quite large if you want to and have the space for it where you are camped.
Bump...I agree with greyhorse...Electric is the way to go...much lighter and more flexible layouts available
Posted 2007-08-08 12:11 PM (#65425 - in reply to #56321) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 383 Location: Texas
I forgot to mention price. For around $150 you can have a good charger (I suggest getting a Gallagher B-11 (around $100)), posts, and your electric tape.
Posted 2007-08-08 3:23 PM (#65441 - in reply to #65361) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Expert
Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
I've use both panels and electric fence. It depends on where I'm going as to what I use. If its been wet/rainy I will use the electric pen because I can get a good ground, but if its been dry I will take the panels because if I don't have a good ground, my mare will walk right through it.
Posted 2007-08-10 4:27 AM (#65541 - in reply to #56321) Subject: RE: portable corrals
Veteran
Posts: 148 Location: columbia tn
i would think electric pen would work just fine the only problem alot of the places we camp will not let you set them up,,,so we made our own portable corral panels out of square pipe,they slide into on another yes they are a little heavy around 55lbs a piece but if i cant pick up 55lb i cant pick up 50lbs of horse feed so its time for me to give it up anyway when that happens..anyways we love our panels we dont carry them all the time just when we are going camping when we know its going to be really busy and the chances of getting stalls is slim to none...one set fits great in the back of the truck laid down and then the gooseneck hooked up,we usually haul them in the stud stall on the trailer if taking more than one set,,,sure wish now i would of bought a trailer with midtack oh well way to late for that...happy trails....
Posted 2007-08-11 10:44 PM (#65645 - in reply to #56321) Subject: RE: portable corrals
New User
Posts: 1
I don't believe that the panel in the picture is a Carri-Lite. It looks like the collapsable galvanized steel panel that has the same principal that this company copied from Carri-Lite. The Carri-Lites are NOT PVC piping. They are made from high impact resins, with hydraulic pressed fittings, ultrasonic welded couplers, and are UV protected. The 5' high Carri-Lites also have 4 Rails (not 2 as in the picture). The company was considering doing them in another color, but white is the most visible. Susan Ray (a barrel racer) designed, patented, builds the corrals, and owns the company. The company also offers a money back customer satisfaction, as well as a Manufacturer's guarantee (something I have never seen another portable panel company offer) If you use the velcro straps with the corral, a horse will not pull them apart. As far as the electric fence goes, a girl in my area lost her horses for a day and a half in a park when her horses spooked during the night and ran through it (she uses them all the time), and her horses are in an electric fence at home. Although they had lost a little weight, the park ranger told her she was lucky they hadn't run into any barbed wire that is prevelant in that area. I use the Carri-Lites continuously, and never worry about my horses.
portable corrals
[\url] 
.jpg)
