PONY CLUB Tetrathlon
Tetrathlon is a challenging four phase competition requiring practical horsemanship and general athletic ability involving running, riding, swimming and shooting.
• Running phase: The senior boys run over a 3,000 metre course while senior girls and all juniors run over a 1,500 metre course and each competitor’s time is measured.
• Swimming phase: The senior boys swim for 4 minutes, senior girls and juniors swim for 3 minutes.
• Shooting Phase: Senior boys and girls shoot using an air pistol of .177 calibre at 10m. air pistol targets from the standing position. Junior boys and girls shoot using an air rifle of .177 calibre at 10m. air rifle target lying in a prone position. Scores from all four phases are added together to arrive at an individual score for each member. The best three individual scores are calculated to arrive at a team score.
Tetrathlon News
Congratulations to all Tetrathletes who travelled to Lough Neagh
A large contingent of tetrathletes representing the Irish Pony Club competed in the Area 17 Tetrathlon on the shores of Lough Neagh last weekend.
In sweltering conditions the IPC team performed extremely well. The boys won the Intermediate and Junior team Competitions as well as the open and intermediate individual . The girls teams won the Open, Intermediate and Junior team competitions and the Open, Intermediate and Junior individuals.
The Minimus team also won their-competition with all competitors preforming very well. The IPC tadpoles also did us proud. Well done to all concerned.
Irish Pony Club Tetrathlon Shooting Training Protocol
The Irish Pony Club Tetrathlon committee have issued the following guidelines for Branches for Tetrathlon Shooting Training.
Irish Pony Club
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