Talk:National Hunt racing

Merge Steeplechase to National Hunt

The article on Steeplechase (horse racing) is about National Hunt racing, so should be incorporated into this article.

Merge

I Agree that Steeplechase racing should be merged with National Hunt racing. Culnacreann 18:28, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

The two articles should be merged, as they are about the same sport, but the term "steeplechasing" is most commonly used in the United States (the governing association is called the "National Steeplechase Association") so that name should be retained, or both should be used.

See american diction again (wiki is american biased, their own english language e.g. color not colour, gray not grey, so sub category Steeplechasing on the 'National Hunt' page and sign your comments) It's name is 'National Hunt' racing in the U.K. & Ireland where the overwhelmly majority of jump racing takes place (including France) Culnacréann 22:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Merge

I agree that the different terms are used, but I think it's clearly the sensible solution to merge. SteveLamacq43 15:16, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

NO MERGE - NOT THE SAME

They can't be merged. National Hunt is the Offical Name for jump racing in the UK.[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/2390215.stm] Steeplechase is a generic description that applies to all, including the UK's National Hunt. As such, the National Hunt has to remain a separate article defining it with a link/reference in the main Steeplechasing article. - Handicapper 16:18, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

NHF

are flat races for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles, often called 'bumper' races
Is that true because it didn't used to be the case? It wasn't common but did happen (e.g. Uncle Ernie and Ushers Island). --Davebesag 17:46, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I propose removing a chunk about Red Rum

This is a general article about NH racing. The sections on notable courses and races (such as Cheltenham, Aintree, the Gold Cup, the Grand National) may just be relevant as illustrations of venues and events important to NH racing in the UK, but I can't see what the paragraph starting "1973, the first year that Red Rum won ..." is for. This is specific to Red Rum and should be merged to the Red Rum article. If no-one objects I'm going to delete and merge to Red Rum in 1 week's time Tonywalton ^Talk 00:45, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

why are there no women in this article?

I think the article could be improved by including some references to women riders. what were the barriers to women's participation, were these real barriers or merely perceived; when and how were these overcome; when did women first compete both unofficially and officially; who was the first woman to win a National Hunt event. do these milestones vary from event type, steeplechase, cross country, point-to-point, and so forth. at the moment the word "woman" doesn't even appear in the article and that needs to change. the earliest reference I know of to a woman participating in an event of this type is: "Steeple chasing is now so fashionable, that two ladies, one the wife of a Field Officer of a regiment in Dublin, rode one of those break-neck races near the Curragh, on Monday. Cottonshirtτ 04:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

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