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
International Minimus Report
Our Minimus Squad travelled to Hendersyde in Scotland last weekend and were very successful, please follow the link for more details https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aSBBNBO28WBg-0hAd3IblUgc-EW2ZedtHchvfe3rK6Y/edit?usp=sharing
Tetrathlon Results and Reminder
Tetrathlon Live results can be found on the Tetrathlon website at http://irishponyclub.ie/tetrathlon or by clicking directly on this link for
Senior Boys Results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hYs8ajr881zigN_el-l2WH4uYPwk__e737jrmgFgRG8/edit?usp=sharing
Senior Girls Results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16j4ihCFUmM9FVNRJbwH_RpKVhG_7iaNJUUM3plm9Pss/edit?usp=sharing
Junior Boys Results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14q3rUOMm4LBUWuaotXiJYZNkVv8YMgv0sJvF0U9iIuM/edit?usp=sharing
Junior Girls Results https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rhaddkVGI5-eiU1FV5nyd39O9ISRRb-IevKSa3MTuWg/edit?usp=sharing
Reminder:
Please note that with the extremely warm weather please ensure that competitors have enough water to drink but also bring enough to throw on ponies at the end of the course as there will be limited amounts available.
Finally, best of luck to all competitors and have a brilliant weekend!
Tetrathlon Sponsorship Announcement
The Irish Pony Club are pleased to announce that Audi Naas has come on board as title sponsor of the National Tetrathlon Championships. The Irish Pony Club were thrilled that Audi Naas performance ambassador, Rachael Blackmore was available to take time out from her busy schedule to attend the launch of the Championships at the Audi Naas dealership. Rachael is a past member of Tipperary Pony Club and attended many Pony Club events and competitions with her beloved pony Bubbles.
This Tetrathlon competition which consists of four disciplines – riding, swimming, running and shooting – and has been a huge success in recent years, and last weekend the Senior Boys and Senior Girls teams both won their respective competitions at the Regional Championships held in Somerset, beating teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Audi Naas National Tetrathlon Championships will be held over two days. On Saturday 13th August the swimming and shooting will take place at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown and on Sunday 14th August the riding and run phases will be at Punchestown racecourse. The presentation of prizes will also be in Punchestown on Sunday evening.
John Flood (IPC Tetrathlon Chairman) stated “We are delighted to have Audi Naas on-board as the title sponsor of the National Tetrathlon Championships 2022, and a big thank you to Rachael for attending the launch.”
Audi Naas General Manager, Jackie Stafford remarked, “We are proud to get involved with the Irish Pony Club and sponsor the National Tetrathlon Championships. Best of luck to all involved at the weekend”.
Wishing all the competitors and their families an enjoyable and successful weekend!
Important Reminder for Tetrathlon
Important Reminder
For all competitors entered in the National Tetrathlon Championships please note that as at ALL Pony Club competitions NO sporting firearm should EVER be left unattended. When arriving at the shooting phase your sporting firearm must be stored in the gun safe. When finished you must store your sporting firearm safely in your vehicle and leave the site.
Tetrathlon Team Travelling to Pontispool
Today we have 31 members travelling to Pontispool in Devon, England to compete in the Senior Regional and Senior International competitions. The Senior Regional Competition has a Cross country course while the International Senior Competition a show jumping phase. This has traditionally always been the toughest course built anywhere in Pony Club competitions in England or Ireland and clear rounds are few and far between so we wish them the best of luck, it will be a great warm up for our National Tetrathlon competition on 13th and 14th of August.
The team captains are Caolan Costello from Waterford of the boys team and Lucy Hogan from Cavan and Holly Hutchinson from Warrington as joint captains of the girls team. We wish all our team members the very best of luck! You are wonderful ambassadors for our sport and excellent ambassadors for your respective clubs and keep the Irish Pony Club flying high!
We would also like to thank all those travelling with the team for their support and wish everyone a safe journey, happy travels and all the best of luck in the competition.
International Junior Tetrathlon 2022 Report
International Junior Tetrathlon 2022, June 4th and 5th, Moreton Morrell, UK
Laois Hunt Pony Club Fun Minimus & Tetrathlon Training Day.....UPDATED
Laois Hunt Pony Club Fun Minimus & Tetrathlon Training Day Sunday 29th May 2022, Swim at K Leisure Athy, Co.Kildare. Run & Ride at Stradbally Hall Estate by kind permission of the Cosby Family.
Carlow Hunt PC Fun Minimus / Tetrathlon Training Day
Carlow Hunt Pony Club, Fun Minimus / Tetrathlon Training Day, Sunday 22nd May 2022.
Minimus & Tetrathlon Squad Announcement
The Tetrathlon committee are pleased to announce the following squads:
Minimus Squad
Julie McDonald -Waterford Hunt
Isla Coad – Wicklow Hunt
Ellen Medlycott – Wicklow Hunt
Lucy McCarthy - Newcastle Lyons Kildare
Emmet Walsh – Waterford Hunt
Jonty Purcell -Scarteen Hunt
Patrick Fitzgerald O’Connor – Waterford Hunt
Patrick O’Callaghan Tipperary Hunt
Junior boys
Jamie Hargaden – Carlow Hunt Pony Club
Peter Galligan – Wicklow Hunt
Tom O’Rourke - South Westmeath
Sonny McCartan – Co. Limerick Hunt
Alexander Maher - Golden Vale Hunt
John Asple James – Island Hunt
Aron Reid - Kildare Hunt
Daniel Sargent – Kildare Hunt
Sean Cooke – North Kilkenny Hunt
Emmet Walsh – Waterford Hunt
Darragh Walsh – Waterford Hunt
Oisin Whelan – West Waterford Pony Club
Peter Verling - West Waterford Pony Club
Michael Bowe - Wexford Hunt
Max O’Reilly – Tipperary Hunt
Teddy Turner – Duhallow Hunt
Zach Palmer – Tipperary Hunt
Harry Lowe - Sth Westmeath
Junior Girls
Grace Quinn – Leitrim
Anna Murphy – Carlow Hunt
Sahara Smith – Carlow Hunt
Ali Fitzpatrick – Duhallow Hunt
Grace Forde – Duhallow Hunt
Victoria Roche – Duhallow Hunt
Caroline Roche – Duhallow Hunt
Ella Lombard – Duhallow Hunt
Anna O’Callaghan - Tipperary
Isabelle Walsh – Kildare Hunt
Katie Dillon - Kildare Hunt
Ellie Dillon – Kildare Hunt
Hanora Brady – Leitrim Branch
Lucy Martin- Kildare Hunt
Hazel Gleeson – Newcastle Lyons Kildare
Sinead Greene - South Westmeath
Emily Quinn - Leitrim
Margaret Verling - West Waterford
Lucy Minihan - Wexford Hunt
Cora finn - Wexford Hunt
Molly hennessy - Wexford Hunt
Charlotte Goor – Wicklow hUNT
Lucy O’Rourke - South Westmeath
Louisa Hussey - Galway Mid County
Yvonne Daly – The Kingdom
Tianne Kelly - Wicklow Hunt
Emma Hickey - Wexford
Amalie Henson - South Westmeath
Due to Covid, inactivity and lack of training opportunities, Tetrathlon has chosen a large training squad, all members will be invited to training sessions. A final travelling squad will be chosen at a later date which will include a trial of all four phases:
Pistol shooting
Running
Swimming
Cross country assessment.
Inclusion in the squad is not an automatic right to travel. Tetrathlon committee reserves right to make adjustments to theses squads at any time.
Best of luck and enjoy the season.
John Flood (Tetrathlon Chairman)
Tetrathlon Training 2022
Tetrathlon Training for all Seniors and Juniors (NOT MINIMUS) will take place on Sunday 16th January 2022. Swimming, Athy pool 8.00am, followed by running & shooting in Stradbally Hall (11am - 1.30pm. Any enquires contact John Flood on 087-2228850
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Irish Pony Club
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