 Jump (or jumps) racing in Great Britain and Ireland is known as National Hunt racing (although, confusingly, National Hunt racing also includes flat races taking place at jumps meetings; these are known as National Hunt flat races).Jump racing can be subdivided into steeplechasing and hurdling, according to the type and size of obstacles being jumped.The word "steeplechasing" can also refer collectively to any type of jump race in certain racing jurisdictions, particularly in the United States.