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A-Frame
The A-Frame consists of two wide ramps. When upright the A-Frame looks like the letter 'A'. The part of the ramp nearest the ground (when upright) is painted in a contrasting colour to the top part. This indicates the part of the ramp that dogs need to make contact with.
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Long Jump
The Long Jump consists of two to five low planks, spaced slightly apart and raised off the ground a little. The planks have a slight horizontal slope, each graduating in height and width.
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Hurdle
There are a variety of hurdles (jumps) utilised for agility competitions and include single, spread and winged. Hurdles consist of two uprights that hold a bar.
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See-saw
The See-Saw is similar to a child's see-saw in that it consists of one long plank fixed to a sturdy base it can pivot on. Each end of the plank is painted in a contrasting colour to the rest of the plank to show where dogs need to touch.
Dogs run up the plank, tip it, and then run down.
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Tyre
The tyre obstacle consists of a circle made of ag pipe tubing. This is suspended in a sturdy frame and dogs jump through the hole in the tyre. The height the tyre is suspended at depends on the height class
of the dog.
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Pipe Tunnel
The Pipe Tunnel is a long flexible tube that dogs run through. This tunnel is often flexed into different shapes, from straight, to a complete 'U' shape, to an 'S' bend.
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Dog Walk
The dog walk consists of three equal length planks. These join together to form an up ramp, a cross ramp and a down ramp. Like the A-Frame, the area on the up and down ramps closest to the ground is painted in a contrasting colour. This indicates the part of the plank that dogs need to make contact with.
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Weave Poles
Weave poles consist of a set of upright poles spaced at 550mm between centres. Most events utilise a set of 12 poles. Dogs slalom in and out of the gaps between the poles in a slalom action.
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Cloth Tunnel
This consists of an entrance of rigid construction that resembles a short tunnel, and an exit of a tube of cloth. Dogs run into the open part of the tunnel and then push their way through the cloth to exit.
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