Tetrathlon
A hybrid event.
For the Ridden Phase, riders will compete in their home State within a hub. The Jumping course will be set by our Course Designer and the plans emailed to each State to replicate. Teams will then travel to WA to compete alongside each other in the remaining phases of Running, Shooting and Swimming between 1-5 October. The WA ridden phase will be held at the State Equestrian Centre on Saturday, 16 September 2023. The Running and Shooting phases will be held at the State Equestrian Centre and the Swimming phase at a nearby swimming pool.
- Females and Males are separate competitions for both individual and team events.
- Sub Juniors are 10 – 12 years of age.
- Juniors are age 13 – 16 years of age.
- Seniors are age 17 – 25 years of age.
- Each State or Territory may enter a maximum of 4 Female Riders in each age group and a maximum of 4 Male Riders in each age group with the top 3 scores in each Team to count.
- Where there are insufficient numbers to form a Team, each State or Territory may enter Individual Riders.
- Points are accumulated from each phase.
- All Riders will be scored for Individual Championships.
- All Riders in each Team form the Team.
| Section | Age | Ride | Run | Swim | Shoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Junior | 10 - 12 years | 75 cm | 1 km | 100 m | 7 m, 2 hands |
| Junior | 13 - 16 years | 85 cm | 2 km | 200 m | 10 m, 1 hand |
| Senior | 17 - 25 years | 95 cm | 3 km | 200 m | 10 m, 1 hand |
Additional information for states regarding teams:
If states have insufficient Senior aged competitors to fill their state Senior team, surplus Junior riders may be chosen to compete in the Senior team.
This applies in the following cases:
- There are enough Junior aged riders available to form a Junior team but there is not enough Senior aged riders to form a Senior team,
- There are not enough riders available to form either a Junior team or a Senior team, however combined, there is enough riders available to form a combined Senior team.
The following conditions will apply:
- Seniors must have first priority on places in senior teams. If eligible Senior aged riders are available for selection then these riders must be chosen.
- Juniors who filled senior teams must be competent to jump 95cm and run 3 km.
- Juniors in a Senior class will compete as individuals and Team members in the Senior classes.
- Team selections are a State based decision.