Tetrathlon

Some Useful Tet Items: There is a new website for CPC Tetrathletes at: www.tetrathlon.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 following items are available for downloading as PDF documents Tetrathlon Scoring Tables from 2003 rules A short summary of Tetrathlon rules Competition Scoresheet Clinic Scoresheet Tetrathlon Development Grant application 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 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.

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.

Specific details about how each Region runs their Tetrathlon competitions is available for the following Regions:
Western Ontario