I would suggest being careful in my ideas for shelter and containment. Cattle panel might work if covered so hooves can't get thru. If there are holes, a horse will try to injure themselves by sticking a leg into it. And the Vet bills will take a second mortgage to pay off! Many wonderful new meds and they all cost a mint. OTTB are not the most trained of animals, just be fairly nice in a stall, walk quietly to the track with the pony horse, and run as directed. No exposure to farm equipment, often no horsey social manners because they have not been in herd settings. Seldom even out in paddocks. As Dibbet said, electric wire may be NEW, something they don't know how to deal with. We bought a 10yr old horse who had never seen electric, but very exposed to other things, not a feather brain. His first touch of electric, with his feet in a puddle, knocked him down flat! We were lucky his TB side didn't kick in then, and after he jumped back up, he stood stiff in the center of paddock, afraid to move anyplace instead of racing madly THRU the wire to escape the invisible monster. He did come around but that first touch was terrible, we again were lucky he held onto his brains instead of just reacting as other horses might have. Hot Wire or tape in a stall setting, REALLY sounds like trouble because you don't know what he will do when surprised with the shock. Or what part of him will hit it, could be an ear, lip, as well as body parts. Tender spots!! How would you react if hit there by surprise? I figure he will jump exactly opposite the shock spot, may hit the other side of fence!! Going to get nasty then. The stall walls and Make-Do stuff is rather fragile if horse of 1000# decided to do anything like rub on it. Blankets get pretty itchy. Most animals don't need blankets until they shiver. KY is not as cold as many places. Blankets are easy to get snagged on things, even catch a leg in the girths. Some horses don't leave their clothes on, have problems being fitted well so blankets are always twisted, may fight with them. First thing horse does when "grabbed" is jump the opposite way, and try to escape. They will fight tangled leg in fence, girth, blanket snagged on anything. I almost never have something on horses out in paddocks or fields, too easy to hurt them with it. This would include halters. Young animals from the track usually have to be managed a bit carefully until they learn basic things about turnout, good manners in fields, outside sheds. Stuff suggested here might work for some farm raised ponies, minis, but would be a problem with larger horses, especially silly young ones. It just is not designed for big bodies, with weight and mucle behind them. Pallets I have known are made of mostly junk wood. Break fairly easy if you just jump on them! Not designed to last out in weather, they rot pretty quick. Have lots of rough edges, nails exposed. Do make a visual barrier, but not good when leaned on or kicked by horses. Not sure if you can locate a local Salvage type place to shop at. They have a little of everything so you might be able to find mis-matched sheet metal for walls, put plywood inside to prevent kicking thru. Might have fence posts or local auctions where you could find them cheaply. We have farm sales and there is often much to be found there, less expensively. Make sure metal edges are covered, roof is high enough he won't hit even if he does the telescope neck when being "looky" or frightened. Make doors very wide. Handle him with attention, don't get distracted so he could react before you can change things. Being in the paddock to watch will help get him used to many things, but farm stuff is very different than track setting. Don't need you getting run over or smashed against the wall. Best of luck to you and him.

Hi Laine2 Welcome to the very busy swap page! Looking forward to meeting you .I have some monarda that I can share ...and might have one small fan of a mini white iris that you can have ( no trade necessary for this one) I am always up for daylilies so I would be interested in one or 2 and your ground cover anemone sounds very interesting . What would you like from my list in trade other than the monarda ? Here is my list: TRADELIST UPDATE PERENNIALS _______________ Ladybells - adenophora Violets - purple Violets - White with purple Violets - yellow Violet " Freckles" Forgetmenots Lungwort ( 2 different varieties) Evening Primrose Yarrow - white Obedience plant (pink) sedum - Autumn Joy , Frosty morn , acre , bull's blood Rose Campion Feverfew double Rudibeckia Lancifolia Heliopsis Creeping buttercup Vinca - 2 different colors Plume Poppy Chinese lanterns Lily of the valley Lamium White Nancy Echinacea ( Art's Pride -from seed but dont know if it will come true) Brugmansia Hosta ( various) Poppy - red perennial Dame's Rocket Lemon Balm Hops Herb Robert Centaurea Montana Commelina Veronica Touch me nots Lamium maculatum 'Chequers'(pink flower) Anthemis tinctoria Shasta Daisy Lemon Balm Small lilac bushes Ajuga - 2 different varieties Creeping Jenny (lemonlime color) Echinacea doppleganger- couple of small pots Japanese Knotweed Pink Crosswort ( ground cover very pretty) Peppermint Centaurea Dealbata ( pink) One small rooted Wegeila plant (Bristol Ruby I believe - cant remember - getting old! ) Ribbon Grass 1 pot of Giant Reed grass ( this one grows big - 6ft tall + Pussywillows ( potting up rooted cuttings today) IRIS ________ Light Mauve Tall bearded Purple and yellow tall bearded Iris Pseudocorus CANNA ___________ Only one type survived the winter BURGUNDY LEAVES RED BLOOMS BULBS ____________ Snowdrops Poet's Original Narcissus Allium Purple Sensation Grape Hyacinth Star of Bethlehem Fruit ________ Strawberry Currant Thornless Blackberry Daylilies __________ Autumn Red Siloam Uri Winniford Frans Hal Sammy Russell Summer Wine Lemon Lily Grasses ------------ Ribbon Grass Giant Reed grass ( 1 pot) have 3 single fans of a mini white iris ( so three people can get a chance to grab one ) I have 3 single fans of a mini yellow iris (so three people can get a chance to grab one ) I have 3 single fans of a mini rusty pinky color iris ( so three people can get a chance to grab one) single division of an unusual burgundy euphorbia single division of a lemon lime euphorbia 3 small divisions of Elephant grass Good to hear from you ! Signet

Haahahahaa! Karen this is SO funny. I'm bursting into laughter reading these posts again, and remembering writing and reading them at the time. Well done! And my favourite part about Martha Stewart dropping in with her dish towel parachute!!! WAY too funny!

I registered with my yahoo email address hours ago and still haven't gotten the acceptance. I do have a Facebook acct. but find them too invasive so stay logged out as much as possible. Reluctant to use it. Just letting you know there's a problem. I'll try again, though.