If a permanent fence is planned, chemically treated softwood posts with insulators, or non-conductive hardwood posts are ideal. Steel, fibreglass or plastic posts (polyposts) can be a viable alternative.
If it is a temporary fence for strip grazing, plastic posts offer portability and ease of construction. These come in two specifications. The economy post is an excellent temporary polypost but the superior electric fencing posts come with a 3 year manufacturers warranty and have a nigh unbreakable footplate. When choosing your posts the first thing to consider is the animal you are fencing in (or out) and what height will you be needing to string lines over. If you are using the posts to strip graze cows or sheep in a field then the regular 105cm posts are fine but for horse paddocks it is different. For ponies and smaller more placid horses the visual effect of a 3′ post with a couple of lines of tape on it is enough to keep them at bay. If the field is ever to have larger horses then that will call for our tall plastic posts. We have 2 varieties of these – our standard posts are in fact a very good quality fencepost and we also have a superior quality, heavyweight plastic post. For very large horses we have our extra tall posts which will keep the top line of the fence about 4’6″ high.
