A hurdle is a moveable section of light fence. A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary Traditionally they were made from wattle (woven split branches), but modern hurdles are often made of metal. Hurdles are used for handling livestock, as decorative fencing, for horse racing and in the track and field event of hurdling.
Types of hurdle
- Traditional hurdles are made from wattle, usually of hazel or willow. The hazels ( Corylus) are a genus of Deciduous Trees and large Shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere Willows, sallows and osiers form the Genus Salix, around 400 species of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs found primarily Hurdle-making is a traditional woodland craft, done by placing upright sticks in holes in a log and weaving split branches between them. Historically they were used to pen livestock or to separate land in open field systems, but they are now popular as decorative fencing for gardens. The open field system was the prevalent Agricultural system in much of Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in places A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature.
- Modern livestock hurdles are used for sorting, handling or loading animals where permanent fencing is impractical or uneconomic. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food They are made of steel or aluminium, and vary in size. Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0 WikipediaNaming For sheep, they are usually 6 feet (1. 8 m) long and 3 feet (0. 91 m) high, while for cattle they are commonly 9 ft (2. 7 m) or more long and 5 feet (1. 5 m) high. They are usually joined by pins or hooks, both to each other and to handling facilities such as a cattle crush. A cattle crush (in British Isles, New Zealand and Australia) squeeze chute ( North America) or simply stock (North America While individual hurdles are easily knocked over by animals, when joined in a ring or to solid objects they make a secure fence. Single hurdles are often used a temporary gate or to block a gap in a hedge. A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by Walls or an opening in a Fence. Hurdles are often supplied in a set together with a mobile cattle crush and a trailer for easy transport.
- Hurdles used as jumps in horse racing are similar to traditional hurdles. A Hurdle is a National Hunt horse race where the horses run over obstacles called hurdles that are over three and a half feet high
- The barriers used in track and field hurdling vary. Hurdling is a type of track and field race There are Sprint hurdle races and long hurdle Races. For long-distances they consist of a single bar firmly attached to two posts, while for sprint hurdling they are a light metal frame on a stand.
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hurdle
-noun
- An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race.
- A perceived obstacle.
- A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
- In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. —Bacon.
-verb
- To jump over something while running.
- To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
- To overcome an obstacle.
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