Sunshine Tour Championships 2025

11/12/2025

Sunshine Tour Championship of Equestrian Competition
Featuring Dressage, Show Jumping, Showing and Eventers Challenges for juniors & seniors, held at the most famous British showground, The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead on 17th-20th September 2026.

02/09/2025

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💛 We are delighted to welcome the team at Saracen Horse Feeds on site at the show.
Do have a chat with them to ensure you are meeting all your equines needs 🙂

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Saracen Horse Feeds are here to help in a number of ways using our interactive quick feed guide, complete our detailed feed advice form or alternatively for some immediate advice contact our registered nutritional line on 01622 718487

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02/09/2025

11/03/2024

⏱TIMETABLES⏱
Mini Tour on Sunday has classes ranging from lead rein to 45cm, with assistance permitted up to 40cm. The 30cm classes are judged on faults & style, according to age group and the 40cm and 45cm are single phase. We would like to respectfully remind those entering, that this Tour is for beginners and those with different needs. We’re very protective of the introductory nature of this set of classes, so this year you may have to let us know a bit more about the rider so that we have a clear record of experience and special needs participants.
Small Tour Junior Pony classes retain their 2023 format, with 2 a full sets of Small Tour classes on both Saturday and Sunday. We have expanded our juniors on horses’ championship series, with 2 new classes: 65cm and 75cm. The 50cm to 70cm runs on Saturday and the 75cm & 80cm on Sunday. Each pair of Small Tour Junior and Juniors on Horses classes qualifies for a supreme jump off and the chance to win more rosettes, more sashes and the rug 😊 .
Grand Tour features both junior and senior classes at 80cm, 85cm and 90cm, with mixed age at 95cm and 1m. NEW! the junior and senior 90cm Supreme Championships are ‘stand-alone’ classes. It’s one round against the clock, and a full set of prizes up for grabs – star pointed rosettes, sashes for winner and reserve and a rug or jacket for the champion – no need to qualify for a second round and jump off again to get your hands on the elusive rug!
Just for fun, we’ve added another open show jumping class – the Ride & Run 😊The rider jumps a course of jumps at 60cm or 75cm, and then your nominated runner takes over. So, you need to persuade a buddy or family member to run for you and take on a challenge of obstacles and negotiate it as fast as their little legs will carry them. Lots of ringside cheering (and perhaps some laughing) is definitely needed, so this class will be in the middle of day on Saturday in Ring 3B.
Pairs fans – don’t worry! You can still buddy up on Sunday and have a crazy dash round the arena to try to win the pairs Open Jumping 😊

25/02/2024

☀Hey, did you guys hear about what there is on offer at this year's Sunshine Tour at The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead ? ☀
We don't want to say too much, too soon but...
🌞In DRESSAGE, elementary and medium "taster" classes
🌞In SHOWJUMPING, veteran rider classes, additional junior horse classes and a fun ride-n-run class
🌞In SHOWING, a fancy-dress class, "other" coloured classes for non piebald/skewbalds and part-bred classes. There will be an introduction to working equitation training class as well as this being our showcase demo at the weekend.
🌞Wall to wall good vibes, smiles, high-fives and cheering on of friends and people you have only just met.
🌞MORE FOOOOOOOD.
🌞Tradestands
🌞Our signature STUNNING sunshine yellow rosettes, supreme rosettes in super secret 2024 colours, goody bags, prize rugs and jackets and top quality photography in ALL rings and ALL classes.
Well, you can talk amongst yourselves now.
MIC DROP🎤

22/01/2024

Sunshine Tour 'Senior' Show Jumpers
We love to support all ages of show jumping enthusiasts, and our Thursday Championship classes are dedicated to adult riders. We have 2 arenas available for your delectation & delight 😁😁😁😁😁😁
What would you, our lovely Sunshine Tour (adult) competitors like to see included in the Thursday timetable?

22/01/2024

🌞Changes for 2024 Championships - Eventers Challenge 🌞
What better way to warm yourselves up and dry yourselves out than by thinking ahead to the glorious long summer days, and in particular that one day at the end of the summer where you set your alarm and ENTER THE Sunshine Tour at The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead by using some VERY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATION CODES...😁
No news is good news, the super popular eventers challenge series from 50cm to 90cm remains unchanged. Although we’re waiting to see what fantastic new fences Hickstead are introducing this year that will make the course even more fun than before!!
Due to the popularity of this fun discipline, some qualifier centres are running 40cm and 45cm classes. If you qualify at this height, you can still take part at the Sunshine Tour, just be aware that you’ll be stepping up to 50cm for the championship class.
NEW! Keep a careful note of your qualification codes because this year they will indicate the height that you qualified at and can only be used to enter the appropriate height championship.
https://www.sunshinetour.co.uk/sunshine-tour.../
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