Tetrathlon Rulebook and    Annual Newsletter

 

 

 

                                                              

TETRATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS EAST

Congratulations to all of the competitors at the 2009 Eastern Tetrathlon Championships which were held at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA.  I would like to thank every one of you for your hard work and training in preparing for the competition, your efforts in getting to Lexington, and your great sportsmanship at the event.  I hope that you enjoyed yourselves for the three days of Tetrathlon in Lexington and we all look forward to seeing you again next year.

A special thank you to the parents and family of the athletes who made sure that everyone and all the related paraphernalia that goes with competing in Tetrathlon made it to and from the horse park safely.  I sincerely hope it was enjoyable for all of you as well.  Thank you to all of you who volunteered by running stopwatches, clipboards, opening and closing gates, gathering targets, calling out names, etc.  The competition would not have been possible without your help.

Of course the reason we all enjoyed ourselves so much was due to the efforts of our organizer, Alicia Henderson and competition secretary, Jody Hoffman.  All of the things that we didn't notice and just seemed to happen were due to their efforts.  A resounding, "thank you!" to both of you.  Thank you to Bob Coleman our co-organizer and swim steward and who brought the tremendous speakers and sound system up from Louisiana so we all knew what was going on during the awards.  Thank you, Scott and Ceil Dove who organized and MC'ed the awards ceremony.  Our technical delegate, Willie Stettinius was, as always, a walking rule book.  Thank you!  Rich Morrow took on double duty as the phase steward for the running and shooting events.  Wow!  Maybe he can try for three next year.  Also a thank you to Lisa Doyle who was the riding steward and made sure the course was in good shape for both days of riding.  Thank you to Dean Torsilieri who was our scorer and head steward, kept everything sorted out for us.  I would like to extend a special thank you to Sam Sacksen who was everywhere all weekend.  His official duties were volunteer coordinator and apprentice TD, but he managed to help anywhere there was something to be done.

Finally thank you to everyone that I have not mentioned.  You helped us all succeed in making this a truly successful championship event.  I hope to see you all next year.

Joach Sacksen

Tetrathlon Committee - Chair

 

 

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Tetrathlon : ( te-trath'-lon ) : The most exciting combination of equestrian and human sports.

Tetrathlete : ( te-trath'-leet ) :  An extraordinary Pony Club member who  participates in Tetrathlon.

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 The Phases

Ride-The Ride phase of competition provides an opportunity for the rider and mount to demonstrate equestrian skills over a predefined course. Courses are designed as Stadium, Cross Country, or a combination, where the course incorporates Stadium fixtures as well as natural terrain.

Run-The Run phase of competition challenges each competitor's physical stamina and endurance. The course is designed over cross country terrain and may include obstacles that must be negotiated, such as hay bales, logs, low event fences, etc.

Shoot-The shoot phase of competition tests a competitor's skill, in a standing position, using an air pistol on a 10 meter course. Any type of compressed air or CO2 pistol is permitted which does not exceed the specifications outlined in the Tetrathlon Rule Book.

Swim-The swim phase of competition allows competitors to demonstrate their swimming skills over a pre-defined course length, measured in either meters or yards.
 

Last modified: August 26, 2009