BRECON & TALYBONT HUNT BRANCH OF THE PONY CLUB

TETRATHLON

SATURDAY 13th & SUNDAY 14th APRIL, 2013.

An Open Hunter Trial over the Mini & Junior Courses will follow the XC Phase. Entries on the day only if classes are not full. Schedule available

Many thanks to:

Sponsors of Brecon and Talybont Pony Club’s Cross Country Course and training base for Tetrathlon Teams.

Cross Country Course Sponsors:
Powys County Council, Sports Council for Wales, Nantyffin Cider Mill, Area 10 Tetrathlon, Castell Howell Foods, Glanusk Estate, Likes Land Rover, NFU, Penypentre Cabinet Making, Hay & Brecon Farmers Ltd, Llanarth & Llanover Estates, Llwynon Saddlery, Wm Nicholls & Co (Mill) Ltd

Saturday 13th April

SHOOTING PHASE to be held at Lower School Gym, Brecon High School, Penlan

starting at 9.00am

SWIMMING PHASEto be held at Brecon Swimming Pool, Penlan starting at 11.30am

RUNNING PHASE to be held at Brecon High School, Penlan Cross Country course at 1.30pm

Sunday 14th April

RIDING PHASE will take place at Glanusk Park, Crickhowell by kind permission of

the Legge-Bourke family. Glanusk Park is situated 3 miles west of Crickhowell. Enter by

signed gate off B4558 and not from A40.

CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES MONDAY 1st April, 2013

ENTRIES TO: Mrs R. Watson,ENTRY FEE £27 per class

Trebinshun House,£22 for B & T members

Near Brecon. LD3 7PX.This includes £2 contribution to

Telephone 01874 730272paramedic.

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CLASSES

  1. Tadpoles - under 8 years boys & girls. Bean bag throwing, Swim 1 minute small pool, Run 500m, riding course max 60cm and ponies can be led (penalty 400 pts)
  2. Minimus - 11 years & under (minimum age 8 years on day of competition) boys & girls. Shoot 7 metres (2 hands), Swim 2 minutes, Run 1000m.
  3. Junior - 12, 13 & 14 years boys & girls.

Shoot 7 metres (1 hand), Swim 3 minutes, Run 1500 m.

  1. Intermediate Girls - Girls of any age. Must not have competed in the Tetrathlon Open Championships and horses must not be competing at BE Novice level or above in 2010/2011. Shoot 10 metres (1 hand), Swim 3 minutes, Run 1500m.
  2. Intermediate Boys - Boys of any age. Must not have competed in the Tetrathlon Open Championships and horses must not be competing at BE Novice level or above in 2010/2011. Shoot 10 metres (1 hand). Swim 3 minutes. Run 2000m.
  3. Senior Girls - 15 years and over.

Shoot 10 metres, Swim 3 minutes, Run 1500 m

  1. Senior Boys - 15 years and over.

Shoot 10 metres, Swim 4 minutes, Run 3000m

8. Adult class – choose 3 of 4 phases

TEAMS should be made up of 4 competitors. Teams can be of any combination of boys and girls. If you wish to be in a specific team, please state this on the entry form, otherwise teams will be organised on the day.

PRIZES There will be medals awarded to the best score in each phase and rosettes to 6th place overall. Rosettes for all tadpole competitors

RULES

The competition will be run under 2013 P.C. Tetrathlon Rules.

Riding

1. Crash hats must be worn and must bear the CE mark and a quality symbol, either BSI Kitemark, the SAI Global symbol or the official Snell label with number. The CE symbol on its own is not sufficient. PAS015:1998 and Snell E2001 are recommended. There will be a hat check and competitors not wearing the correct hat will not be allowed to take part. For XC riding over fences 0.8m high and above, a jockey skull cap with no fixed peak must be worn and it is strongly recommended that a jockey skull cap is worn for lower fences

2 Minimus competitors will not be forced to retire after 3 refusals at any one fence, but if they continue they must not impede following competitors and must retire after 2 falls as per Tetrathlon rules.

3. Horses may not be ridden by more than one competitor over the same course unless the riders are siblings.

4. A competitor may choose to ride a lower XC course than his/her Tetrathlon class but will incur 400 penalties for each level dropped. Please notify the organiser by 5pm on Saturday evening 13th April. No changes permitted on Sunday 14th April.

5.Back protectors and medical armbands must be worn. Armbands must be secured to the arm only.

6. There will be a £10 deposit charged for numbers. This will be refunded on return of the number.

7. Shooting -In the shooting range, guns must be kept in their cases until the Firing Point Steward gives the order to “unbox” them at the start of a Detail, and must be boxed again before competitors leave the firing point. At all other times air pistols must be stored in their boxes and locked in a secure place (i.e. in a vehicle out of sight). No person aged under17 may be responsible for, or carry a gun.

8. Ages will be taken from 1st January 2013 except Tadpoles (age on day of comp)

9. Competitors must be properly dressed for Prize Giving.

10. Objections Please note that any objections to the scoring for each discipline will only be entertained for a maximum of half an hour after the scores are put on the board. After that time it will be too late to make an objection.

The decision of the Judges will be final throughout the competition

11. Liability - Neither the committee, landowners or any person acting on their behalf, can accept any liability for the loss, damage, accident, injury or illness to horses, competitors, spectators or any person or property whatsoever. Application for entry to this competition constitutes acceptance of these conditions.

12. The organiser of this event has taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take all reasonable precautions to avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the organiser and all officials and stewards.

13. Please do not bring your dogs as they are not allowed on the sports fields, running course or at Glanusk Park

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BOTH DAYS

There will be a photographer in attendance

ENTRY FORM

Fees : £27.00 per competitorBranch of Pony Club……………………………..

B & T members £22.00(please indicate teams)

(includes £2 for paramedic)

Please indicate left handed competitors and who is sharing a gun with whom

ClassCompetitor’s NameAge Shared Gun Approx. Cost

Yes / No Swimming

With whom Distance

*Please send SAE for final instructions & times or give email addresss

Please make cheques payable to “Brecon & Talybont Hunt Branch of the Pony Club”

TEAM MANAGER IN CHARGE:

Name ……………………………………………………………

Address ………………………………………………………………………………

Email…………………………………………………………………………………

Tel No ……………………………….Total Amount Enclosed £ …………………..

ENTRIES TO : Mrs R Watson, Trebinshun House, Near Brecon, Powys, LD3 7PX.

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D.C.’s Signature………………………………ENTRIES CLOSE Mon 1st April 2013

FOR TIMES – Please see website on Brecon PC Branch website and look under ‘Competitions & Results’ sub page ‘Competitor Times’.

Please sign below to agree to photographs being taken of all competitors entered above:- ……………………………………………………………………………….

ENTRY FORM FOR CLASS 8

THREE PHASES ONLY

21 & Over Ages GroupA 21-25B 26-30C 31-35

D 36-40E 41-50F 51+

Shooting PhaseWith 1 hand, distance 7 metres

Swimming PhaseTime 2 minutes

Running PhaseDistance 1000 metres

Riding PhaseYou may elect to ride at any of the levels. The Maximum points will be M Minimus=1000, J Junior=1200 and S Senior=1400. Please indicate by M, J, or S under Riding which level you are opting for. Any changes from your original option must be made on Saturday evening by telephone to Mrs Watson.

Open entries will run at the end of each tetrathlon class.

Please choose only THREE phases

Class / Competitor’s Name / Age
Group / Shooting
Phase / Swimming
Phase / Running
Phase / Riding
Phase

Team Manager in Charge:

Name……………………………………

Address……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Tel No………………………………..Total Amount Enclosed £……………….

Entries To: Mrs R Watson, Trebinshwn House, Near Brecon, Powys LD3 7PX

Please make cheques payable to “Brecon & Talybont Hunt Branch of the Pony Club”

ENTRIES CLOSE Monday 1st April, 2013

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Please note that entries received for Classes 1–7 by closing date will be given precedence over those for Class 8