Tetrathlon Clipart

Tetrathlon

 

The 2010 and 2011 National Tetrathlon Championships

were cancelled due to a lack of entries.

Some Useful Tet Items:

  • There is a new website for CPC Tetrathletes at: tetrathlon.ponyclub.ca The website will rank tetrathletes using scores sent in from mini meets and regional finals. Points are awarded in Novice, Junior and Senior divisions. The site would also like photos from meets as well as bios. Betsy Mapletree, a feathered Tetrathlon coach, will run an advice column.
  • The Tetrathlon Rules are available on the Downloads Page
  • Results of national competitions for the past several years are available through the "National Events" dropdown box in the top navigation bar. If the navigation bar is not visible, reload the CPC Home Page.
Special thanks to Apple Saddlery for supporting all of our Regional and National Championships

Tetrathlon Sportsmanship Award

1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Terry Clarke
Joy Moore
Bonnie Burlton
Alex Bailey
Devon Ambroise
James McCue
Kelsey Jones
Alberta South
Alberta South
Central Ontario
Western Ontario
Western Ontario
Central Ontario
Nova Scotia

Tetrathlon is a very demanding competition with four parts: swimming, running, riding, and shooting. Tetrathlon encourages, promotes and develops a Pony Club member's interest in horses and horsemanship by combining riding with other athletic activities.

Tetrathlon provides pony club members with a challenging competition requiring sound practical horsemanship, general athletic ability and sportsmanship.

Tetrathlon is based on the Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon which has been included in the Olympics since 1912. The Modern Pentathlon was based on the King's Messengers who set off across country on horseback until met by the enemy when they had to fight their way through with a sword to finally escape and deliver their message on foot, swimming across a river on the way. The sport has been used by the military colleges of many countries to develop the character of their young officers.

In 1969, Tetrathlon, which omits fencing, was started in the Pony Club. It became a national program in Canada in 1975 and is now enjoyed by hundreds of members from coast to coast who participate in Club, Regional, National, and International competitions

Tetrathlon, as the name suggests, involves four disciplines: cross country riding, stadium jumping, cross country running, swimming and air pistol shooting, usually over two days of competition.

Points are awarded for performance in each of the events and the winner is the one who amasses the greatest number of points after the four disciplines.

RIDING

The riding phase is scored similar to the cross country and stadium jumping phases of rally, with penalty points deducted for refusals, falls and time penalties. An optimum riding performance results in 1500 points for the competitor (Novices only run 1KM).

RUNNING

In the running phase, points are scored for the time taken to complete a 2 KM cross country course. (the faster you run, the more points you score). An optimum running performance results in 1000 points for the competitor.

SWIMMING

In the swimming phase, points are scored based on the time taken to swim 200 metres. An optimum swimming performance results in 1000 points for the competitor (Novices only swim 100 metres).

SHOOTING

In the shooting phase, points are scored for the total number of air pistol shots, 10 for Novice, and 20 for Junior/Senior, on the target that corresponds to the ring number. A perfect shooting score is 1200 points.


Males and females compete in separate divisions.

There are three levels for each: Novice (11 years and under), Junior (12-14 years inclusive) and Senior (15-21 years inclusive). The age of all competitors shall be taken as on the first day of January of the year in which the competition takes place.

Every year, the top competitors of the Junior and Senior divisions in each region have the opportunity of being selected to represent their Region at the National Championships.

Seniors are eligible to be selected to represent their Country at the International Competitions which are held every 2 years with the location alternating between the U.K. and North America (Canada or the USA). In 2002, the competition was in Colorado and Kentucky. In August, 2004, teams will travel to Ireland and the U.K. to participate in the International Challenge.