DRESSAGE 2021
This championship is for amateur riders with unaffiliated and novice horses/ponies. Professionals and professionally produced combinations are excluded from competing in the Sunshine Tour. Our definition of a ‘professional’ is someone who earns money from:
• Training, schooling or competing horses/ponies.
• Buying and/or selling or breaking in horses.
• Teaching and/or training riders (see exception below).
• Judging affiliated classes in the same discipline as your competition (paid or unpaid).
If you participate in any ‘professional’ activities mentioned above, please respect the amateur nature of this championship and help your clients instead!
People who work with horses primarily for care, e.g. grooms, vet nurses and participate in day to day exercising of horses, but not schooling, training, competing or breaking client’s horses can qualify. Instructors who only teach in a riding school with riding school horses/ponies can qualify.
2021 DRESSAGE QUALIFICATION
If you record your qualification within one month of qualifying (for July shows, by 8th August), you will be given a Unique Qualification Number for each qualification earned. Horse/rider combinations can compete in 2 levels of championship, you can compete on one or more days. Your championship classes must not exceed 2 levels (Intro, Prelim, Novice, Elementary) and must be consecutive; e.g. if you’ve qualified for Intro, Prelim & Novice, you can compete in Prelim & Novice championships but not Intro & Novice championships. Warm up classes can cover 3 levels.
Each Qualification Number allows you to enter one championship class:
At the same level as your qualification test OR a level above your qualification test.
You DO NOT have to compete in exactly the same TEST as your qualification, only the same LEVEL or above.
TOURS are 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. You CAN compete across Tours if you fit the restrictions.
If you are outside the restrictions for the class that you qualified in, you can voluntarily upgrade to a higher level.
SMALL TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
INTRO
Horse/Pony: During the period 1st January 2018 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship horses/ponies not to have earned any BD points.
Horse, Rider & Combination: BD Intro Bronze restrictions apply to horse, rider or combination of both.
British Eventing Record: Combination not to have earned any BE points or BE foundation points. Rider not to have competed at BE 100 or above.
PRELIM
Horse/Pony: During the period 1st January 2018 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship horses/ponies not to have earned any BD points.
Horse, Rider & Combination: BD Prelim Bronze restrictions apply to horse, rider or combination of both.
British Eventing Record: Combination not to have earned any BE points or BE foundation points. Rider not to have competed at BE 100 or above.
NOVICE
Horse/Pony: Not to have earned more than 20 BD points. If horse/pony has more points than permitted, but NONE earned during the period 1st January 2018 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, they are eligible.
Horse, Rider & Combination: BD Novice Bronze restrictions apply to horse, rider or combination of both.
British Eventing Record: Combination not to have earned any BE points or more than 50 BE foundation points. Rider not to have competed at BE Novice or above.
GRAND TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
PRELIM
Horse/Pony: Not to have earned more than 20 BD points. If horse/pony has more points than permitted, but NONE earned during the period 1st January 2018 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, they are eligible.
Horse, Rider & Combination: BD Prelim Bronze restrictions apply to horse, rider or combination of both.
British Eventing Record: Combination not to have earned more than 10 BE points. Rider not to have competed at BE Novice or above.
NOVICE
Horse/Pony: Not to have earned more than 50 BD points. If horse/pony has more points than permitted, but NONE earned during the period 1st January 2018 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, they are eligible.
Horse, Rider & Combination: BD Novice Bronze restrictions apply to horse, rider or combination of both.
British Eventing Record: Combination not to have earned more than 20 BE points. Rider not to have competed at BE Intermediate or above.
ELEMENTARY
Horse/Pony: Not to have earned more than 100 BD points. If horse/pony has more points than permitted, but NONE earned during the period 1st January 2018 to the date of this year’s Sunshine Tour Championship, they are eligible.
Horse, Rider & Combination: BD Elementary Bronze restrictions apply to horse, rider or combination of both.
British Eventing Record: Combination not to have earned more than 30 BE points. Rider not to have competed at BE Advanced Intermediate or above.
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