▁in ▁a ▁more ▁rounded ▁arc . ▁Br ush ▁f ences ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁racing . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁f ence ▁is ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁b ull fin ch . ▁Sometimes ▁the ▁f ence ▁is ▁painted ▁to ▁cam ou fl age ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁br ush , ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁un seen ▁by ▁both ▁horse ▁and ▁r ider . ▁ ▁Bull fin ch ▁This ▁f ence ▁has ▁a ▁solid ▁base ▁with ▁several ▁feet ▁of ▁br ush ▁pro tr ud ing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁jump ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁feet ▁high . ▁ ▁The ▁horse ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁jump ▁through ▁the ▁br ush , ▁rather ▁than ▁over ▁it . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁br ush , ▁the ▁horse ▁generally ▁cannot ▁see ▁the ▁landing . ▁ ▁This ▁tests ▁the ▁horse ' s ▁trust ▁in ▁the ▁r ider , ▁as ▁the ▁horse ▁must ▁depend ▁on ▁the ▁r ider ▁to ▁guide ▁it ▁carefully ▁and ▁ste er ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁solid ▁landing . ▁ ▁The ▁horse ▁must ▁be ▁taught ▁to ▁jump ▁calm ly ▁through ▁the ▁br ush , ▁as ▁attempting ▁to ▁jump ▁over ▁the ▁br ush ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁ref us al , ▁a ▁run - out ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁f ence , ▁or ▁a ▁mis step ▁and ▁possible ▁injury . ▁ ▁Bull fin ches ▁must ▁be ▁approached ▁posit ively , ▁with ▁lots ▁of ▁imp ulsion , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁stops . ▁When ▁jump ing ▁a ▁b ull fin ch , ▁the ▁r ider ▁must