{"id":1126,"date":"2024-03-16T19:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eglinton\/?page_id=1126"},"modified":"2024-08-16T18:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T17:52:52","slug":"team-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eglinton\/club-information\/team-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n<section class=\"full-width-text py-5\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 mx-auto\">\r\n                <p>Eglinton Hunt Pony Club is famous for its inclusion, we consistently put forward large volumes of teams in all disciplines, ensuring that everyone gets to experience this environment, especially at Areas and Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Winning at champs, is definitely a pony clubber&#8217;s dream come true, most recently realised in <strong>2018<\/strong>, when four amazing and unsuspecting young Eglinton team members, <strong>WON<\/strong> at the Land Rover Regional Championships, stewarded by Stewart Christie.<\/p>\n<p>Our current DC was one of winning team members, <strong>MUM<\/strong>, she recalls the other Eglinton team members, their parents, the entourage and coaches all staying for the prize giving, despite the weather and the long trip home.\u00a0 They cheered the <strong>LOUDEST!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a feeling of pride and support and literally once in a lifetime. #TEAMEGLINTON, so remember, always stay for prizegiving, together we are <strong>MIGHTY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We have most recently put teams forwards for Dressage, Show jumping, Eventing, Mounted Games and Tetrathlon. However, if you would like to help develop new sports within the club then please get in touch! Area 19 also offer a wide range of activities \u2013 keep an eye on the Area 19 Pony Club Facebook page.<\/p>\n<h5>So what do you need to know?<\/h5>\n<h6><strong>Rally &#8220;In&#8221;<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>To compete on any competition you must be &#8220;rallied in&#8221;, which means you must have attended 3 rallies within 1 year of the Team competition.\u00a0 Exceptions of this can be assessed by the DC in conjunction with instructors.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Team Selection<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Eglinton prides itself on inclusion, where ability and health and safety allow.<\/p>\n<p>We aim to put forward as many teams as possible, this objective, often means we select based on an administrative basis.\u00a0 If you wish to put forward any considerations to the Discipline Coordinator, please do so well in advance of the entries.\u00a0 We appreciate being in teams with your friends is always FUN, but please always respect the decision of the Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>At present the only formal Team selection process is for Mounted Games, please refer to the Mounted Games Policy for more details<\/p>\n<h6><strong>What can you attend as a Team?<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>For specific dates for Area 19 competitions please keep an eye on the calendar<\/p>\n<h6>Eglinton currently support<\/h6>\n<p>Winter<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A series of competitions in dressage, showjumping and arena eventing run from September to April as qualifiers for the Barrier Spring Festival Final held at Morris Equestrian in April<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Summer<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Area 19 qualifiers take place in July for Grassroots level and above\n<ul>\n<li>These are for branch teams and individuals<\/li>\n<li>Grassroots qualify for the Northern Regional Grassroots Championships<\/li>\n<li>Novice and above qualify for the Pony Club Championships<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Foundation Championships in dressage, showjumping and eventing are held for those who have never ridden at Grassroots level or above\n<ul>\n<li>No qualification is necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u201cScottish Hunter Trials and Training Events\u201d facebook page is a great source of information for\u00a0 other cross country related activities.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>Mounted games<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>A series of friendly and invitational team competitions run throughout the spring and summer for branch and mixed teams<\/li>\n<li>Area 19 qualifiers (usually around May) allow branch teams to qualify for the Zone finals<\/li>\n<li>Zone finals are held in July with branch teams qualifying for either\n<ul>\n<li>Pony Club Championships<\/li>\n<li>Horse of the Year Show to compete for the Prince Philip Cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>Tetrathlon<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Here is a summary of the classes in tetrathlon competitions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eglinton\/photo-gallery-updated-30-09-22\/tetrathlon-9-nov-17\/tetrathlon-information\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4520\">Tetrathlon information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The winter triathlon series (run, shoot, swim but no ride) runs on the first Sunday of each month from November to February with the last one also being a qualifier for the national Winter Triathlon Finals in March.<\/li>\n<li>The Scottish Tetrathlon postal shoot competition also runs over the winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Summer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are a series of home, regional and international tetrathlon team competitions and championships that run over the summer in Scotland, England and Ireland.<\/li>\n<li>The Area 19 Tetrathlon competition in July is a standalone competition for Beanies, Tadpoles and Minis but is also a qualifier for the Junior, Intermediate and Open Championships classes for the\u00a0Pony Club Championship.<\/li>\n<li>The Pony Club Championships also have an 80cm Stepping Stones arena tetrathlon team competition with no qualification necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u201cScottish Tetrathlon\u201d Facebook page is the best source of information about training and competitions. See also the Scottish Tetrathlon website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tetrathlon.org\/\">https:\/\/www.tetrathlon.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Remember to brush up on the rules\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>If you are planning to compete in any of these sports then it is important to be familiar with the current rule books which can be found on the pony club website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pcuk.org\/officials\/rulebooks\/\">https:\/\/pcuk.org\/officials\/rulebooks\/\u00a0<\/a>These contain all the information you need including the eligibility criteria for competing in each class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                                                                <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/branches.pcuk.org\/eglinton\/club-information\/team-selection\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Team Selection<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"parent":1139,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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