How Do You Build A Wooden Corral Gate?
An essential part of constructing a wooden corral for your horse is building the gate. A wooden corral gate is composed of three main sections: the post, the rails and the boards or panels. Set your gate posts before you set the rest of the posts of the corral, since all the other posts can be adjusted afterward. You may even want to hang your gate before putting in any other posts to ensure the gate posts are set correctly. Measure the width, height and length of the space in the corral where you will hang the gate. Standard gate widths range from 10 feet to 16 feet. When you buy wood for the rest of the corral, buy 2-by-6 inch pieces of treated lumber in these measurements to use for the gate rails and panels. Build the rails that will act as a frame for your gate. Cut two pieces of wood for the length of the gate, and two for the height. Lay all four pieces on the ground, arranged in the rectangular shape of your gate. Nail them together with four 3-inch nails on each end of each ra
