SUNSHINE TOUR 2024

Entries Open early August – date TBC

SHOW INFORMATION

TIMETABLES
DRAFT timetables show confirmed classes with estimated timings and predicted allocation of arenas. The draft timetables are published to help you plan your entries. Accurate timetables are published after entries close.

2024 information will be published in the New year, in the meantime here’s the 2023 Timetables & Schedules for guidance:

SCHEDULES 2023

SHOWGROUND INFORMATION

DRESSAGE TESTS for Lead Rein and Starters Assisted dressage class:
Starters Dressage Test 1 – Written
Starters Dressage Test 1 – Diagrams

VACCINATIONS & PASSPORTS

  • Vaccination for Equine Influenza is required: Horses/ponies must have up-to-date ANNUAL vaccination or have completed at least TWO initial vaccination injections. In either case, the last injection must not have been given after 6th September 2023.
  • If staying overnight, you must present your passport to Stable Manager when claiming your stable. Day competitors must have passports available for inspection by Security or Stewards in lorry parking area. Not required at ringside unless requested.

FAQs

Top Tips for Stabling Entries

Top Tips for Class Entries

What’s a Tour? Information about the groups of championship classes

Add-on Classes for 2023 Information about classes that can be entered without pre-qualification

Important Information in general!

New Prizes 2023

Mini Tour 

Qualification– mix and match classes, like for like classes and flexibility.

A Conversation with Sunshine Tour – more FAQs

Rule of 6 relating to amount of championship classes able to be entered

Surfaces at Hickstead

Juniors, Seniors or Inbetweeners? Rider and handler ages

When is a Horse not a Horse– horse and pony heights, cob heights

Whip Rule

Camping and Parking Guidance

Stabling Guidance

Showing- Small Tour and Grand Tour Classes click on “Qualifier Classes” at the bottom of the page.

 

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