Hurdle

For the surname, see Hurdle (surname).
Track and field hurdles
A traditional wattle hurdle
A horse free-jumping a steeplechase-type hurdle
A mobile cattle pen made using steel hurdles; attached to a cattle crush in foreground

A hurdle (UK English, limited US English) is a moveable section of light fence. In the United States, terms such as "panel", "pipe panel" or simply "fence section" are used to describe moveable sections of fencing intended for agricultural use and crowd control; "hurdle" refers primarily to fences used as jumping obstacles for steeplechasing with horses or human track and field competition.

Traditional hurdles were made from wattle, but modern designs for fencing are often made of metal. They are used for handling livestock, as decorative fencing, for steeplechasing and in the track and field event of hurdling.

Types

See also

References

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