THIS year’s JCB Pony Club championships got under way at Offchurch Bury, Warwickshire last Friday week when members of Area 17 (Northern Ireland) were mainly involved in the Tetrathlon competition.

In the team championships, Area 17 fared best at Intermediate level where the trio of Andrew Wishart (Iveagh), Emma Stewart (Killultagh, Old Rock and Chichester) and Beth Wishart (Iveagh) finished third on 11,438 points behind Area 3 (12,248) and Area 14 (11,698). In the Junior team championship, won by Area 14 (12,676), the Area 17 team who placed fifth (12,502) comprised Una McClelland (Iveagh), Annabel McKeown (Killultagh), Annabelle Clarke (Iveagh) and Annie Morrow (East Antrim).