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59: 51: 43: 27: 71: 35: 194:, and vary in size. For sheep, they are usually 6 ft (1.8 m) long and 3 ft 1 in (0.94 m) high, while for cattle they are commonly 9 ft (2.7 m) or more long and 5 ft (1.5 m) high. They are usually joined by pins or hooks, both to each other and to handling facilities such as a 213:
Wattle hurdles are also used in hedges and river restoration. They are an environmentally friendly way of adding strength to river banks to stop erosion and create a living space for wild plants and animals. Hurdles are also used to aid the growth of new hedges. They protect the young hedge plants
89:. 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 58: 108:, but modern designs for fencing are now frequently made of metal. They are used for handling livestock, as decorative fencing, for steeplechasing and in the track and field event of 262: 198:. 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 as a temporary 186:
hurdles, known as panels or "pipe panels" in the USA, are used for sorting, handling or loading animals where permanent fencing is impractical or uneconomic. They are made of
136:, made 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 228:
vary. A bar firmly attached to two posts is used for long distances, while a light metal frame on a stand is used for sprint hurdling.
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and will slowly rot away as the hedge grows making a stronger hedge when it is time for laying a mature hedge.
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A mobile cattle pen made using steel hurdles; attached to a cattle crush in foreground
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Traditional hurdles are made from wattle, usually of
350: 148:such a hurdle was sometimes used as a makeshift 46:A horse free-jumping a steeplechase-type hurdle 293:"River Restoration and Riverbank Conservation" 224:The barriers used in human track and field 69: 57: 49: 41: 33: 25: 74:Ancient site of the "ford of hurdles", 351: 323:"Hedge Laying and Hedgerow Management" 221:are similar to traditional hurdles. 179:, means "town of the hurdled ford". 159:Hurdles were also used for crossing 104:Traditional hurdles were made from 13: 14: 380: 62:Hurdles being used to cross the 269:. 25 March 2009. Archived from 16:Moveable section of light fence 315: 285: 255: 1: 248: 369:Sport of athletics equipment 7: 231: 38:A traditional wattle hurdle 10: 385: 263:"Perkin Warbeck (1474–99)" 134:traditional woodland craft 18: 217:Hurdles used as jumps in 119: 202:or to block a gap in a 30:Track and field hurdles 78: 67: 55: 47: 39: 31: 297:parsons hurdles.co.uk 132:. Hurdle-making is a 97:with horses or human 73: 61: 53: 45: 37: 29: 19:For the surname, see 327:parsonshurdles.co.uk 243:National hunt racing 210:for easy transport. 114:shuttle hurdle relay 273:on 23 December 2012 138:open field systems 79: 68: 56: 48: 40: 32: 333:on 3 October 2013 303:on 3 October 2013 177:Baile Átha Cliath 64:Mississippi River 376: 343: 342: 340: 338: 329:. Archived from 319: 313: 312: 310: 308: 299:. Archived from 289: 283: 282: 280: 278: 259: 146:medieval England 21:Hurdle (surname) 384: 383: 379: 378: 377: 375: 374: 373: 349: 348: 347: 346: 336: 334: 321: 320: 316: 306: 304: 291: 290: 286: 276: 274: 261: 260: 256: 251: 238:Wattle and daub 234: 171:'s name in the 122: 99:track and field 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 382: 372: 371: 366: 361: 345: 344: 314: 284: 253: 252: 250: 247: 246: 245: 240: 233: 230: 173:Irish language 121: 118: 95:steeplechasing 93:obstacles for 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 381: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 356: 354: 332: 328: 324: 318: 302: 298: 294: 288: 272: 268: 264: 258: 254: 244: 241: 239: 236: 235: 229: 227: 222: 220: 215: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 117: 115: 111: 107: 102: 101:competition. 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 77: 72: 65: 60: 52: 44: 36: 28: 22: 335:. Retrieved 331:the original 326: 317: 305:. Retrieved 301:the original 296: 287: 275:. Retrieved 271:the original 267:channel4.com 266: 257: 223: 216: 212: 196:cattle crush 181: 176: 158: 123: 103: 82: 80: 364:Hunt racing 219:hunt racing 353:Categories 337:10 October 307:10 October 277:10 October 249:References 192:aluminium 184:livestock 175:, namely 154:execution 232:See also 226:hurdling 167:points. 110:hurdling 208:trailer 182:Modern 165:fording 142:gardens 91:jumping 359:Fences 169:Dublin 161:rivers 150:sledge 130:willow 106:wattle 83:hurdle 76:Dublin 204:hedge 188:steel 144:. In 126:hazel 120:Types 87:fence 339:2016 309:2016 279:2016 200:gate 112:and 190:or 163:at 128:or 355:: 325:. 295:. 265:. 156:. 116:. 81:A 341:. 311:. 281:. 66:. 23:.

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Hurdle (surname)





Mississippi River

Dublin
fence
jumping
steeplechasing
track and field
wattle
hurdling
shuttle hurdle relay
hazel
willow
traditional woodland craft
open field systems
gardens
medieval England
sledge
execution
rivers
fording
Dublin
Irish language
livestock
steel

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