Eridge Branch of the Pony Club Triathlon Competition

Approx start time: Shoot 10.30am, Swim 12.00pm and Run 2.00pm

To be held at: Crowborough Freedom Leisure Centre, Eridge Road, Crowoborough, East Sussex, TN6 2TN 

By kind permission Crowborough Freedom Lesiure Centre - www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/centres/crowborough-leisure-centre

NO DOGS at the lesire centre

Entries close 2 WEEKS prior to the event.  Late entries accepted, if there is space available, with an additional charge of £5.00 per class

Times will be published 4 days before the event and on the Eridge Pony Club webpage https://branches.pcuk.org/eridge/

Organiser & Entries Secretary (and all queries): Mrs Sally Bowman, Great Bayhall Farm, Chalket Lane, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4AA - Tel: 07966 464 152 - email: hubblesfarm@hotmail.com

Entries to be made online to My Riding Life: https://www.myridinglife.com/myridinglife/index.aspx

Entries in advance only. You can enter using a Secure Online Entry System. 

Payment is secure and it goes directly to Eridge Pony Club. You will receive an email confirmation of your class entry and payment - it is your responsibility to check receipt of confirmation email.

Prizegiving

Scores will be shared online, the details of which will be made available on the day of the competition.

We will be holding the prize giving in the grounds of Crowborough Freedom Leisure Centre park

Crowborough Freedom Leisure Centre will provide hot & cold food and beverages. 

Refunds will be given up until the closing date of the competition, less £2.50 administration costs.

Entries will not be refunded after the closing date, unless a Doctor's or Vet's certificate is produced within 7 days.

In the event of cancellation due to circumstances beyond our control £5 per competitor will be withheld, to cover costs.

GENERAL

To be run in accordance with Pony Club Tetrathlon Rules 2024.

Late entries may be accepted if space and at the organiser’s discretion. Late Entry Surcharge £5.

Queries during the competition may only be raised via the Organiser, Sally Bowman, by the DC of the relevant competitor or their appointee.

Photographic Rights – competitors and their parents/guardians have given permission for any photographic and/or film or TV footage taken of persons taking part in Pony Club events to be used and published in any media whatsoever for editorial purposes, press information or advertising by or on behalf of the Pony Club and/or Official Sponsors of the Pony Club.

SHOOTING

All competitors must have been seen by a shooting coach to be deemed competent/safe to compete – Please contact Sally Bowman if you have any enquires on hubblesfarm@hotmail.com

Protective or prescription glasses are recommended at all levels of competition and are COMPULSORY for competitors shooting at 7m. 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 the competitor leaves the firing point. Actions from removal to returning the gun to the box will be marshalled by the new flagging rule that you need to be familiar with. At all other times guns must be stored in their boxes and locked in a secure place (ie in a vehicle out of sight). No person under 18 years of age may be responsible for or carry a gun.

SWIMMING

Only one coach/parent will be allowed at the end of the pool. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE A.S.A. ADVICE CONTAINED IN THE TETRATHLON RULE BOOK that swimmers diving from starting blocks need to have reached the level of the ASA Competitive Start Award.

PRIZES

Individual rosettes in all classes.

Team rosettes in Triathlon classes only (where there is more than one team).

Rosettes for Best Shoot, Best Run & Best Swim in each class (where there is more than one entry).

LEGAL LIABILITY

Save for the death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the organisers, or anyone for whom they are in law responsible, neither the organisers of this event or The Pony Club nor any agent, employee or representative of these bodies, nor the landlord or his tenant, accepts any liability for any accident, loss, damage, injury or illness to  competitors, spectators, land, cars, their contents and accessories, or any other person or property whatsoever, whether caused by their negligence breach of contract or in any other way whatsoever. Entries are only accepted on this basis.

HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

Organisers of this event have 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 organisers and all the officials and stewards.