Head gates

[st103155]

Does anyone have any drawing, plans or ideas for homemade head gates? With the cost of a new one running around $500 - $600, on my shoestring budget that's a lot. If possible I'd like to use wood (cheaper) but I could use metal (I'd have to pay for welding). It would be used for goats (with horns) so it doesn't have to be as large as for cattle.
Thanks
Steve

 

[weldingisfun]

With the price of steel and the labor involved, it would be cheaper to buy one. I bought this one (Picture 1) at TSC for $360 and built the rest (Picture 2) at a cost of about $480. The whole system sells for nearly $1500. I work my goat heard with it. It works very well and a real labor, not to mention frustration, saver.