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distance. Because of the size of the fences (three foot six to four foot six) and the distance of the event a timber race is often fiuriy slow compared to other horse races. This makes the races more popular for spectators who can see more of the horses and appreciate their jumping style. Timber horses are usually experienced foxhunters and they are generally at least five years old.
A hurdle or brush race varies from two to three miles with the horses jumping over brush fences. A brush fence is either a natural bush, a box stuffed with cut brush (or sticks), or a plastic simulation of brush.
The plastic brush fences, or hurdles, are the most commonly used now because they are always the same so a trainer racing a horse at different meets can be assurred that the fences are consistent.
The National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, the sanctioning body for American steeplechasing, owns several sets of brush fences (six or seven are usually needed for a one-mile course) and these are rented out to courses holding race meets.
Hurdle fences are designed so that a
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