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Photo of the author courtesy of Cheltenham Racecourse British jump racing was the original steeplechasing. Though early events were contested across sometimes rough hunting territory, standardized hurdles and steeplechase fences came into wide use by the 20th century. Mid-1900s, a fairly standard hurdte jump became popular for its relatively light weight and portability. Known as a sheep hurdte, the narrow, birch-stuffed frames are set on a slight angle is shown above at the Cheltenham racecourse in central England. Like the American version, the hurdtes are meant to be skipped over as a natural extension of the horse’s galloping stride.
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