Sunshine Tour Championships are for AMATEUR competitors, professionals are excluded from competing in the Sunshine Tour. Our definition of a ‘professional’ is someone who earns money from:
- Training, schooling, breaking or competing horses/ponies.
- People who work with horses for care, e.g. grooms, vet nurses and only participate in exercising of horses, e.g. hacking & lunging for exercise but not schooling, training, competing or breaking client’s horses can qualify.
- Buying and/or selling horses for profit.
- Teaching and/or training riders.
- Instructors who only teach in a riding school with riding school horses/ponies and do not teach people on their own horses can qualify.
- Judging affiliated classes in the same discipline as your competition (paid or unpaid).
EVENTERS CHALLENGE QUALIFICATION
Each Qualification Number allows you to enter one championship class:
At the same height as qualification OR above your qualification height OR 5cm below your qualification.
Horse/rider combination can take part in a maximum of 3 eventers challenge championships which must not be more than 20cm difference from lowest class to highest.
TOURS are just groups of classes, divided by competence and measurable points/winnings restrictions – please respect the spirit of each level as well as the letter of the law. More information about TOURS.
If you are outside the restrictions for the level that you qualified in, you can voluntarily move up to compete in a higher level.
2024 EVENTERS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
RESTRICTIONS
SMALL TOUR – 50cm to 75cm
Horse/Pony (with any rider) not to have earned more than 60 BS points or any British Eventing Foundation points. If horse/pony has more than overall points permitted, but none earned during the period 1st January 2022 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, they are eligible.
Riders (on any horse/pony) competing at 90cm or above in any official British Showjumping or British Eventing competitions, or in Area, Regional or Championship Pony Club or Riding Club competitions are not eligible for Small Tour. Riders who have not participated in this level of competition during the period 1st January 2022 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, are eligible.
Combination taking part in Small Tour show jumping or Small Tour eventers challenge, cannot also compete in Mini Tour show jumping.
GRAND TOUR – 80cm to 1.0m
Horse/Pony (with any rider) not to have earned more than 90 BS points or any British Eventing points; Foundation points are permissible. If horse/pony has more than overall points permitted, but none earned during the period 1st January 2022 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, they are eligible.
Riders (on any horse/pony) competing at 1.10m or above in any official British Showjumping or British Eventing competitions, or in Area, Regional or Championship Pony Club or Riding Club competitions are not eligible for Grand Tour. Riders who have not participated in this level of competition during the period 1st January 2022 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, are eligible.
Combination taking part in Grand Tour show jumping or Grand Tour eventers challenge, cannot also compete in Mini Tour show jumping.
Printable Restrictions 2024