PONY CLUB Minimus
Minimus is a 2-day competition consisting of three disciplines, swimming, running and riding. Points are awarded to competitors for their performance in each discipline. The overall winner is the competitor with the most points after all three disciplines. Participants must be U-12 on the 1st of January of the current year. However, new older Pony Club members may participate Hors Concours to gain valuable competition experience. Irish Pony Club D+ test standard is recommended for this competition.
The Minimus Championships are a team competition where members from branches form a team of three/four for the competition. Individual trophies are awarded to boys and girls for the best overall winners and the best in the disciplines of running and swimming.
It is with great regret and disappointment that the chairman of the Tetrathlon committee Mr John Flood announces the postponment of the Autoboland National Minimus competition due to be held in Nuenna Farm Freshford, co Kilkenny this coming weekend.
“In line with Government move to Level 3 Covid restrictions from Wednesday October 7th we have no option but to postpone. We are devastated for the children who would have participated this weekend, and I would like to assure you that every avenue was explored before this decision was made".
The back room team of Area Reps, Health and Safety Committee, the venue owners and the Chairman of the Irish pony club, Michael Essame worked tirelessly in the past few days to get this competition to its final stages.
We are down but not out, I would encourage all pony club members to build on what they have learned this year and come back stronger in 2021.
We are considering new formats for the running of this competition into the future and will consult with clubs on this going forward.
The following dates have been submitted by Branches for Minimus and Tetrathlon Training Days for 2020.
The North Kilkenny Winter Triathlon will be held on Sunday 8th March in the Watershed, Kilkenny.
The Irish Pony Club Tetrathlon Committee are delighted to announce that the 2020 National Minimus Championships will be held in the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Co. Cork on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.
Last weekend, ten Irish Minimus athletes travelled to Catterick in the UK, to represent Ireland at the North of England Tetrathlon - Minimus International Tetrathlon competition.
Ten Irish Pony Club Minimus members will travel to Catterick in the UK to compete at the North of England Tetrathlon - Minimus International Tetrathlon competition on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of June.
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John Flood (Tetrathlon Chairman) and the Irish Pony Club Tetrathlon Committee would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the 2019 National Minimus Championships in the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet.
Good luck to everyone competing at this weekends Irish Pony Club Minimus Championships in the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet.
Please click on the following link to download a pdf of the course map for the 2019 Irish Pony Club Minimus Championships.
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