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Member:
Sschoen

Posted on Friday, Sep 10, 2004 - 7:46 am:

Am looking for any feedback on the 5.25" Flex Fence from RammFence. Has anyone used this? Do you like it? Any problems with it?
Member:
Terrilyn

Posted on Friday, Sep 10, 2004 - 8:27 am:

I can't speak to the Flex Fence as I went with the 1.5 inch electric tape. However, I can tell you that dealing with Ramm Fence was a pleasure from start to finish. I would use them again with no hesitation. Great customer service and attitude. Good luck!
Member:
Vallie

Posted on Friday, Sep 17, 2004 - 3:00 pm:

Susan,

We use the 5.25" Flex Fence in combination with the 5/16" Coated wire and love both!

We had a huge tree fall on part of our fence when Hurricane Isabel came through VA. We removed the tree and all we had to do was re-tighten the fence! Nothing broke and nothing had to be replaced.

I have to second Terri opinion of Ramm Fence. They are fabulous to work with and will make sure that you get the type of fence that you need without emptying your pockets!

Our local fairgrounds also bought the 5.25" Flex Fence from Ramm and use it around their arena.
Member:
Sylvy

Posted on Friday, Sep 17, 2004 - 8:19 pm:

Is the Ramm fencing available in British Columbia?
New Member:
Sailor7

Posted on Friday, Apr 14, 2006 - 7:55 am:

I had been thinking about getting a Flex fence, but two large equine facilities here in town have it. I went by to see how it looked and how it was holding up. I didn't like it at all. Now perhaps whoever installed it didn't do a good job or maybe they aren't maintaining it. But both facilities are well-maintained overall, so I am not sure what to think. Since we have never installed Ramm Flex fence before I got cold feet that we may end up making similar installation mistakes...and they would be costly mistakes.

The fence was warped in places. I could see cracks where the fence was attached to a pole. The fence was loose in places. Overall, it really didn't look good. When I figured out the cost for the Ramm fencing (it isn't inexpensive) I decided I wanted something to look decent.

Maybe someone else who has Ramm Flex can comment on this.
Member:
Sschoen

Posted on Friday, Apr 14, 2006 - 8:30 am:

We put up Ramm Flex Fence (the 5" width)a year and a half ago for our dry lot. That's where our horses spend their day when we're away at work, so I wanted to be sure to have the most secure and safest fencing. We love it. Looks like a wood fence from a distance, is obviously very visible to the horses and we've had no problems with it. We installed it ourselves, following the installation instructions to the letter and have been very pleased with it. The horses have respected it and we even had one incidence where we saw one of our horses bounce off of it when chased by another. The fence literally flexed and let him bounce off safely. I do believe, though, like any fence that is not made of wood or steel pipe (flex fence, Horseguard, Electrobraid) you do have to periodically make sure it is properly tensioned.

Our pastures, on the other hand, are done in Electrobraid since the horses are turned out to graze only when we are home. We have limited pasture so we rotate the horses through 3 pastures for limited amounts of time. We felt we did not need to use the expensive Flex fence for this situation.

Flex fence is expensive, but for our use, it was worth it!
Member:
DeeDrOtt

Posted on Friday, Apr 14, 2006 - 9:08 am:

I have been using Ramm Fence products for close to 8 years. We moved to this 30 acre farm which had either one (electric) wire or 5 board fence (for the small paddocks). The first year we installed 2 pastures (2 acre and 3 acre) with their 4" 2 wire on top with 4 wires (one electric) at 4 feet tall. The next year we added a 7 acre and another 2 acre with same product.
Since then we decided not to use the wire (we are breeders and the youngsters are too curious and like to put their heads through the wire) We now have finished all paddocks and pastures using the 4 1/4" (3 wire) with 4 - 5 bands and nothing is less than 5 foot 6 inches tall. Added a 13 acre pasture, 2-one acre pastures and 3 1/2 acre paddocks. Everyone stays in and as in other post they bounce off of it - great for the babies who wander away from their mothers and try to take the short cut - they DO NOT GET HURT. Two years ago when the wood was up - we had a baby get cast on the wood - just lucky I went out late (2:00am) to check on horses that night. We love this and since we are in MI we do get temp changes which require checking the tension periodically. I had a gentlemen call me from Australia for a recommendation on this product - he is putting it up in a 100 acre pasture. Good Luck and if you want any pics e-mail me at borderlinefarm@earthlink.net OH I forgot to mention we did our outdoor arena with this at 6' tall (must be for stallion inspections) and it is 150 feet x 315 feet. WE LOVE IT.
Member:
Ilona

Posted on Friday, Apr 14, 2006 - 10:20 am:

I have to agree with the Ramm Fence feedback. I have their portable electric corral which I use on overnight stops when I travel with the horses. I have a live-in trailer, and this allows for happy, safe, live-in horses. It's also useful for a temporary round-pen. I use their no-climb fencing for my coral's. I didn't want to take the chance with the electric as I have a stallion and 2 mares within sight of each other. Could be an unfortunate mix! The company has been so helpful with all my odd questions. (I couldn't figure out the gate for the temp corral) I will only use their products even though the shipping was quite an eye-opener for me. I live in Arizona.
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