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ing field. Therefore, some courses have stone walls and coops as well as the usual post and rail fences.
The fences on a timber course — regardless of what form they take or of what materials they are made — are very sturdy. A timber horse has to be a careful jumper and be very fit for the; distance of a timber race. Also, he must have some speed left for the run-in after the final fence.
In addition to having different types of fences, hurdle races and timber races also differ in the distance of the courses. A hurdle course will vary from about 1 Vito 2'/z miles. Most timber contests are over a distance of about 3 to 4 miles.
A special type of timber race found on the card at some point-to-point meets is the foxhunters’ race. These races are for “foxhunters who are not ready for regular point-to-point competition.”
The rider usually must be the owner of the horse,
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