[talk-au] Things that would be nice if they rendered...

[Steve Bennett]

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 7:14 AM, John Henderson <snowgum at gmx.com> wrote:
> On trails which horses use, there's often a type of above-ground "cattle
> grid" called a "cavaletti".  Typically, it would consist of about 4
> widely-spaced logs across the track at a height of about a half a metre.
>  The idea is that a riderless horse will not cross this (and perhaps
> escape on to a road).

Oh, is *that* what they're for. I have seen one or two of those
around, like on a bridleway near Rowville, Vic:

http://www.nearmap.com/?ll=-37.958364,145.26343&z=22&t=h&nmd=20100416

They're pretty good at stopping mountain bikers too. :)

Steve