LAST weekend, 10 Minimus athletes, all members of various Branches of the Irish Pony Club, travelled to Catterick in north Yorkshire to compete in the North of England Tetrathlon - Minimus International Tetrathlon where, out of 10 international teams, the Irish finished first and second.

Following the swim, shoot and run phases, the team of Sahara Smith (Cavan), Tom O’Rourke (South Westmeath) Phoebe Horgan (Ward Union), Skyla Nally (Wicklow) and Tristan Howard (Nenagh) were in first place. However, the team of Lucy Martin (Kildare), Ella Lombard (Duhallow), Niall Fitzerald (Kildare), Andrew Hensen (South Westmeath) and Jaime Hargaden (Carlow) had a slightly better cross-country riding phase and went on to win.