Blue Chip showjumping
The Blue Chip Winter Showjumping Championships is an annual spring championship show that hosts affiliated showjumping finals for horses and ponies at all levels.
Organised by Kelvin Bywater and his team, it has been held at Addington since 2024. Prior to that the Blue Chips, as they are commonly known, took place at Hartpury for 15 years. 2026 marked the 35th running of the show.
As well as finals that riders have to qualify for via more than 450 qualifiers held around the country during the winter season, there are also direct entry classes open to non-qualified riders at the Blue Chip Showjumping Championships.
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Places to stay if you’re heading to Addington for the Winter Dressage Champs or Blue ChipsBy Georgia Guerin Published
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Beating top riders at the age of 12: young showjumper qualifies for major championshipBy Jennifer Donald Published
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After 53 of 114 riders fail to finish championship class, course-designer admits: ‘You don’t like to see it going that way’By Sarah Radford Published
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Are you looking for a showjumping championship target? Plan your 2025 season with our helpful guideBy Jennifer Donald Published
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‘He’s the king of the stable’: oldest horse and youngest rider win to qualify for national championshipsBy Eleanor Jones Published
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‘He loves a slice of cake’: meet the spotted, speed-demon superstar who’s qualified for Blue Chip aged 21By Eleanor Jones Published
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Ronnie Lee Jones: ‘The Blue Chips lost none of its atmosphere at Addington’By Ronnie Lee Jones Published
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‘Never in a million years’: veteran rider returns from a ‘freak’ HOYS fall with a remarkable winBy Jennifer Donald Published
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Why Blue Chip Winter Showjumping Championships is leaving Hartpury after 15 yearsBy Eleanor Jones Published
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Home-bred siblings land a grand prix one-two: ‘I’d be surprised if it’s happened before’By Jennifer Donald Published
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‘It was me or the meat man’: how an ‘unwanted’ gelding, blind in one eye, found his forte in lifeBy Jennifer Donald Published
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‘I am tiny but he’s a gentle giant’: determined showjumper with spinal disease wins championship qualifierBy Sarah Radford Published
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Are these the equine stars of the future? Meet the youngsters who caught our eye at the Blue Chip ChampionshipsBy Jennifer Donald Published
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Mum is £200 worse off after her daughter wins Blue Chip showjumping finalBy Jennifer Donald Published
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Robert Smiths pulls Blue Chip grand prix out of the bag on ‘characterful’ rideBy Suzanne Jones Published
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Holly Smith in line for cash bonus after early Blue Chip winBy Suzanne Jones Published
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Barefoot ‘Bean’ beats +100 horses to star title at Blue Chip ChampionshipsBy Suzanne Jones Published
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British-bred horses lead the way at Blue Chip championshipsBy Suzanne Jones Published
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A locally bred horse makes his mark at Blue Chip championshipsBy Suzanne Jones Published