North Down Branch
of the
Presents
The Area 17
Pony Club Tetrathlon
Competition 2016
On
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th July 2016
at
Ards Leisure Centre
Mr.Mrs. J Perry, Craigantlet, Belfast, BT16 1UA
Featuring the WHINNEY HILL CHALLENGE 2016
Welcome
The North Down Branch of the Pony Club welcomes all competitors, parents, family and friends to the NFU Mutual Area 17 Tetrathlon Competition 2016 featuring the Whinney Hill Challenge.
We are delighted to be able to host this area competition at this excellent venue, Whinney Hill farm, home of Mr & Mrs John Perry.
The course has been designed and built by Jasper Demontmorency and ably assisted by Stephen McGlennon, A Mulholland& team.
I would like to thank the Official Steward Stuart Stirling, and my phase stewards, R Fynn, P Dewdney and J Keers.
The committee have all worked tirelessly and it is through the efforts of all that we can put on the competition today.
I would also like to thank the many past members and friends of the N Down branch who turn out on all these occasions when asked to fence judge, scribe, score, inspect tack, pick up poles, park lorries and many other tasks that may go unnoticed.
Please respect the facilities here today and leave everything just as you have found it. (Do not clean out your lorry/trailer and leave piles of manure in the fields and take Your Litter Home!)
Finally, I wish all competitors a safe and enjoyable competition.
Angela Fynn
District Commissioner.
Timetable:Friday 15th
8:30am REGISTRATIONArds Leisure Centre
Open, Intermediate, Junior, Minimus & Fledgling 10.30am
9.00am SHOOTINGArds Leisure Centre
Open, Intermediate, Junior & Minimus
10:00amSWIMMINGArds Leisure Centre
Minimus, Open, Intermediate, Junior, & Fledglings 12.30
3:00pmRUNNINGWhinney Hill
Open, Intermediate, Junior, Minimus & Fledgling 3.00
2:00pmCourse WalkWhinney Hill
Cross Country Course open for inspection
Timetable:Saturday 16th
9:30am CROSS COUNTRYWhinney Hill
Tack Inspection
10:00amCROSS COUNTRYWhinney Hill
Open, Intermediate, Junior,Minimus
11:00amCROSS COUNTRYWhinney Hill
Fledglings
1:30pm or as soon afterFLEDGLING PRIZEGIVING
4:00pmapprox.OPEN, INTER, JUNIOR & MINIMUS PRIZEGIVING
Classes1. Open Boys
2. Open Girls
3. Intermediate Boys
4. Intermediate Girls
5. Mixed Intermediates
6. Junior Boys (under 15 on 1st January 2016).
7. Junior Girls (under 15 on 1st January 2016).
8. Mixed Juniors
9. Minimus (under 12 on 1st January 2016).
8. Fledglings (under 10 on 1st January 2016).
Whinney Hill Challenge This is a separate competitionwhich will have competitors from Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught.
Sponsors: We are indebted to our Sponsors. Please support them if you can.
Fence 4 CornersFeedwell Dog Food – A nutritious complete dog food designed for your dog. Made fresh in Co Down from local ingredients
Fence 5Log pilesArds Containers Skip Hire - All sizes of skips available to Ards and North Down areas, servicing builders, domestic and commercial customers. Prompt reliable service, fully licensed NIEA waste transfer and recycling facility. For all your waste management needs. 028 91811877 / 07860439256
Fence 6 Gate jumpPhysio Plus – Comber – We offer the highest quality, comprehensive physiotherapy plus other fantastic health care services including chiropody, podiatry, pilates, yoga, thai massage, and counselling. Our aim is to fully explain, treat and rehabilitate all conditions back to optimal health to help prevent reoccurring injuries and improve quality of life.
Fence 10 Tyres McVeigh Engineering – Servicing, repairs and refurbishment of all types of equestrian vehicles. PSVrespraying carried out. 10% disc for Pony Club members 07970466028
Fence 16 Wood Pile NI Farm Forestry – A family run business selling Christmas trees, hand madewreaths, table centres and firewood/logs for stoves and open fires.
5 Peartree Hill, Comber Rd, Dundonald BT16 1AX
Fence 17 Chair Archway Antiques, Greyabbeyrun by Boo Hughes for over 30 years. Buys& sells jewellery, pictures, furniture and collectables. 07703330900
Fence 18 WaterEdwin Rea Contracts – For all your grassland management – round and square bales, Hedge cutting, Fencing, Shed and stable erection, Sand school construction, Cross country fences made both permanent and portable. 07855814074
Fence 20 Ski JumpTRI Equestrian NI – for all your equestrian needs @ Meadows Equestrian Centre, Lurgan, Co Armagh BT66 6FD - . Also @ The Curragh, Kildare
James Armstrong Auctioneers
Anonymous £75
ENTRIES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
LEGAL LIABILITY
Neither the Organisers nor any person acting on their behalf, accept any liability for any loss, damage, accident, injury or illness to horses, competitors, spectators or any person or property whatsoever.
HEALTH, SAFETY and WELFARE
A riding hat must be worn correctly fastened when mounted. Pony Club members must wear a hat that conforms to The Pony Club hat rule (Rule 22 & Appendix A) and tagged with a Pony Club hat tag.
The organizer of the event has taken all 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 the Officials and Stewards.
RULES
The event will be run under Pony Club Rules 2016
No horse or pony under 5 years old may compete
Jockey skullcaps and body protectors are compulsory on the cross-country course
Any outside assistance in accordance with Tetrathlon rules will incur elimination
Competitors who are eliminated on the cross-country course must leave the course immediately at a walk
Please take your litter home - especially tape used to secure bandages or boots
We are indebted to Ards Leisure Centre and Mr.Mrs. Perry for the use of the facilities to run this event and we ask every-one to respect this privilege.
Please take your litter home - especially tape used to secure bandages or boots.
We are indebted to Ards Leisure Centre and the Perry family for the use of their facilities.
Catering will be available on Friday afternoon at Whinney Hill and Saturday all day.
OfficialsOfficial Steward: Simpson Cochrane
District CommissionerAngela Fynn
Shooting: Phase Steward R Fynn
Firing Point StewardP Sinton
Target StewartM Calderwood
ScorersO Harvey & J Erskine
Marshalling StewardM Calderwood
SecretariatH Rea, S McMillan, S Vollands
Swimming:Phase Steward P Dewdney
StarterL Currie
Call upH Rea
ScorersOlive Harvey, R Calderwood
M Cushley
ScoreboardK McKibben
SecretariatH Rea, S McMillan, S Vollands
Cross CountryPhase Steward S Sterling
Controller/CommentatorL Currie, J Bankhead
Course DesignJ Demontmorency
Course BuilderJ Demontmorency & team
Tack InspectionI Kerr, J Vollands
Call upC Jackson, T Fynn
StartersP Gick, R Keys
Paramedic/AmbulanceE Ferguson & St John’s
Veterinary OfficerAM Carr & Jubilee Vets
FarrierJ Gainsford
SecretariatS McMillan, S Vollands
ScorersO Harvey, M Cushley, R Calderwood, C Sinton
Fence Slip CollectionJ Burgess, W Findlay
ParkingF McVeigh, M Girvin
PhotographerR McCracken
CateringJ Fleming, D McCaughan
RunningPhase Steward J Keers
Starter/TimekeeperS McGlennon, M Riley
Call upI Kerr
ScoreboardK McCaughan