What is the difference between a HURDLE and actual STEEPLE?
Generally, the difference between a hurdle and the fences in a steeplechase has to do with solidity and height: in a steeplechase race, the fences have a more solid, permanent construction, and may be natural hedge; also, a steeplechase race can include ditches and water jumps, which a hurdle race cannot. The governing body of steeplechase/hurdle racing sets the specifications and definitions of what kind of obstacles are included in races, how they are to be constructed, and the allowable dimensions of the obstacles. Here in America, The National Steeplechase Association sets the specifications for obstacles. http://www.nationalsteeplechase.com/abou… if you click on “Rules of Racing” you’ll get a .pdf file that gives definitions for hurdles and so forth. In Britain, the National Hunt Steeplechase Committee would be the entity that keeps the specifications that describe the dimensions and construction of fe
