Ban Jumps Racing campaign

What is jumps racing?

Jumps racing is a form of horseracing run over longer distances than flat races and with heavier jockeys. It requires horses to jump typically, as many as thirty-three fixed obstacles. For decades jumps racing has created a major horse welfare concern due to the cruel nature of the sport which involves horses falling and suffering severe injuries resulting in death. There are two types of jumps races, hurdles and steeplechases. Hurdle races are normally shorter (3 -3500 metres) and run at a faster speed over low obstacles whereas steeplechases are normally longer races (3450 - 5000 metres) and are generally run at a slower speed over higher obstacles. Jumps racing is televised across Australia and has increasingly become a national issue. Due to the high number of deaths of horses (12) in the 2008 season, it was described by one member of the media in New South Wales as "jumps racing's season from hell".

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