The Irish Pony Club

TETRATHLON TRAINING CHANGE OF VENUE
(This training is very important for those who haven’t been on an Irish Squad before)

First training day will take place on Saturday 13th March in the Badminton Hall, Milford Cross, Co. Carlow, in conjunction with the Schools Hunter Trials, so anyone taking part in Hunter Trials can also do training.

There will be an English coach in attendance and he will take groups of 8-10 at the following times:
8.45 a.m.
10.15 a.m.
11.45 a.m.
Lunch
2 p.m.
Please phone John Flood (087 2228850) to book your time.

Directions to Badminton Hall: >From Carlow take main Kilkenny Road, pass the Dolmen Hotel drive for about 3 miles then take 2nd road to the left, next left and the hall is on your right.

From Kilkenny take old road to Carlow (don’t take new motorway), 1st road on the right, next left then hall is on the right.
CLICK HERE FOR MAP

NAME & BRANCH
Tom O'Brien Bray
David Bourke Bray
Jennifer Micklem Diamond Bray
Sara Rennick Carlow
Elizabeth Dermody Carlow
Clive Hatton Carlow
Brendan Hutton Carlow
Shane Kelly Carlow
Donal Curran Carlow
Karen O'Brien Clare
Harriet Flynn Clare
Siobhan Schous Clare
William Flynn Clare
Ciara O'Malley Clew Bay
Patricia O'Malley Clew Bay
Niamh McGreal Clew Bay
Rickie Healy Duhallow
Timothy Barnby Duhallow
John O'Donoghue Duhallow
Emily Greenan East Donegal
Meave Brassil East Galway
Sieve Brassil East Galway
Aoife Burke East Galway
Naomi Mullins East Galway
Kate Sutherland Kilkenny
Conor Mahon Kilkenny
Sorcha O'Connor Kilkenny
Jack Wallis Limerick
Patrick Duggan Limerick
Killian McGuinness Louth
Ailbhe McGuinness Louth
Emma Flemming Meath
Natalya Coyle Meath
Kate Coleman Meath
Ian Brady Meath
Hugh Weldon Meath
Simon McKeever Meath
Sean Meehan Meath
Ben Mangan Shillelagh
Sari Coakley Ward Union
Eanna Bailey Ward Union
Diarmuid Hickey Warrington
Stephen Brennan Warrington
Edward Healy Warrington
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe Warrington
Louise Kent Waterford
Darragh Callan Wicklow
Lynn Duffy Wicklow

Senior Tetrathlon Notice

Riding Assessment Day

Show Jumping riding assessment day is being held for those interested in being selected for the IPC International Tetrathlon Team competing at the US Pony Club International Tetrathlon Competition in San Francisco.

Date: Tuesday 6th April

Venue: Ger O’Briens, Dunningstown Road, Kilkenny

Time: Full Day

Contact John Flood 087 2228850

Click here to read a full report on the Junior Tetrathlon Trip to Bedale in 2009 written by Sive Brasil. The Junor Girls who travelled are pictured above.

Thanks you to all competitors, parents and supporters who all contributed to making the Tetrathlon Championships of 2009 such a great competition.

Results of all competitions are on the RESULTS page.

Please offer your feedback through out new Forum/Blog especially set up to receive comments about the Tetrathlon.

Tetrathlon Training for Bedale

Read an article from Sara Rennick. John Flood asked her to write a piece on how the Junior Tetrathlon Training was going in preparation for competition in Bedale in June 2009. Thanks Sara.

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT IT

Update on Training
18 May: The first of the Tetrathlon Trials took place on the May bank holiday Monday in Kells, Co. Meath. Everything went well. There was a full turn out and everyone performed to their best on the day. All the tetrathletes were pleased with the results in each of the events, the shooting, running and swimming and more importantly, so was John Flood, the manager. So at least for now everybody can be happy with their efforts and progress. Thanks to all our parents and to everyone in Kells for the use of their facilities for the events. Everything went off very smoothly again and we are all looking forward to the next training days and trials. Sara

Participants at the Final Tetrathlon Trial

Sarah Gayer, a successful tetrathlete from the Duhallow Branch, writes for us about her Tetrathlon experiences.
Thanks Sarah.
CLick here to read Sarah's report

ABOUT TETRATHLON

Tetrathlon is a very demanding competition with four parts: swimming, running, riding, and shooting.

The Aim of The Pony Club Tetrathlon is to provide Members with a challenging competition requiring sound practical horsemanship and general athletic ability. Thus all-rounders should be encouraged to further their interest in riding and the horse generally by combining riding with other activities, thereby retaining their interest in The Pony Club.

The Tetrathlon originated as a competition for boys, but there are separate competitions for girls, under identical rules except where otherwise stated. Boys’ and girls’ competitions are run separately from each other, though they may take place at the same event.

SCORING

The Pony Club scoring system is similar to the Modern Pentathlon method in that competitors score positive points according to the standard of their performance in each phase. In the Running and the Riding Phases, they are based on standards of 1,000 and 1,400 respectively, competitors having marks deducted or, in the Running, bonus marks added, according to their performance compared to the standard. In the Shooting and Swimming positive marks are awarded for shots on the target and distances swum and on scales such that scores are commensurate with those of other phases.

Ideally each phase should have an equal influence on the final result (except that riding should have slightly more weight).

The scores of a competitor in each of the four phases are added together to give his overall score for the Tetrathlon. To earn an overall score a competitor must start each phase and must continue until eliminated or compelled to retire.

Please refer to the

Irish Pony Club Tetrathlon Rule Book

See also

Cross Country Tack Sheet

IPC Guide to Competitions 2009