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ings elsewhere, sought commercial sponsorship for purse monies.
The introduction of plastic and steel framed artificial fences with foam rubber take-off rolls were another boon to steeplechasing. First used in 1973, these “national fences,” caused much controversy at the time. Quickly adopted, however, the easily transported and set-up fences provided a consistent standard of obstacle for horses to jump. Like commercial sponsorship, national fences have been instrumental in the sport’s continued growth.
The history of steeplechase racing in this country has been long and colorful. In recent years, purse distribution to horsemen, well in excess of a million dollars
‘ annually, indicates a healthy sport and ■one "strongly -entrenched- m
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