All you need to know about The Sunshine Tour
- sporthorse-sw
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min read
As most of you would have seen already we are now a qualifying organisation for The Sunshine Tour Hickstead. Here is a bit about The Sunshine Tour, how you can get qualification and why it's such a fantastic event.
What is The Sunshine Tour Hickstead?
The STH has been running now for a number of years and is aimed at amateur riders to qualify and stay away at one of the most prestigious show grounds in the UK. Tours are split into different categories so you will always be competing with people of similar ability making it a very fair playing field. 2023 sunshine Tour is 14th-17th September and has a number of disciplines you can qualify and take part in.
(Photo by Colraine Capture - Lee Lashbrook)
What Disciplines are there?
Showjumping - Juniors 40cm-90cm - Seniors 60cm-90cm - Mixed 95cm-1.05cm
Eventers Challenge - 60cm-90cm
Dressage - Lead rein starter class - Elementary
Showing - A rage of classes in various age categories.
How can you qualify?
Simple! Come to one of our events with the qualifiers running, and achieving 1st- 3rd in Dressage or Show Jumping, 1st – 4th in Showing or Eventers Challenge. Qualifying competitions are held between 1st January and 31st July 2023. We then upload the results on our website or on horse monkey so you can see your placings, you then need to register with STH for free. leep an eye out for when the championships are ready to enter. Make your entries and book your stables then go and enjoy a fantastic weekend away with your horses and ponies!
Key Information...
Registration is Free
Each successfully recorded result allows you to enter in one championship class (same horse/competitor combination, discipline and level). Each horse/competitor combination can qualify up to 6 times in show jumping and dressage, up to 3 times in eventers challenge, and without limits in showing.
Qualification does not guarantee availability of entry in championship classes, entries are taken in order of receipt and some classes can fill very quickly.
Class Criteria – rules used to judge qualifying classes (e.g. format/rules of class, restrictions on age of rider, height/colour/breed of horse, etc.) might not exactly match the championship class.
(Photo by Colraine Capture - Cyra Tamblyn - Viki Gough - Cat Scutt - Jessica Giles)
We are very excited to say we have already given out a number of qualification places already! So there will be quite a few Cornish riders attending the championship. We would like to be able to get you all together at the champs so you all know who is going and can support one another. This will also help if anyone is thinking of going on their own, it will be much less daunting if you know people there. Anyone who wants to be linked up please pop us an email at sportshorse-sw@outlook.com
Keep an eye on our Facebook pages or Horse monkey for a list of upcoming events.
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