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By Charlie Spiering
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Two Rappahannock brothers brought home a bundle of ribbons in a unique sporting event.
Jenkins and Reed Dove, youthful members of the Old Dominion Hounds Pony Club, recently competed successfully in national and international tetrathlon events.
Tetrathlon is a modified version of the Modem Pentathlon, an Olympic sport instituted in 1912.
Modem Pentathlon sport replicates skills required by a military messenger in Napoleonera France, including riding horseback, defending himself with the sword and pistol, swimming across a river and running the remaining distance to the front lines.
The .tetrathlon, introduced to the United States Pony Club in 1972, eliminates the fencing requirement for its competitors.
The Pony Club Tetrathlon requires each athlete to shoot an air pistol at 10 meters, demonstrate riding skills on a predetermined course, run a cross country course, and swim.
“Each division competes at a slightly different level,” said Jenkins. “The shooting and riding demonstrate skill, while the swimming and running demonstrate your strength and endurance as an athlete.”
International competitor
Jenkins, 17, has competed as a tetrathlon athlete for six years. Although he has competed in National Championship events in the past, this summer was his first time competing in the International Tetrathlon Exchange.
Jenkins was one of four athletes selected for the US boys team, competing with other teams from Great Britain, Ireland and Canada.
The international competition was hosted by the United States and Canada this year. The international teams challenged each other at the US Championships East in Lexington, Virginia and in the National Tetrathlon Championships in King City, Ontario.
National Champion
Reed, 14, competed at the national champiorv'r * level in Lexington during the US
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