The Equestrian Queensland Next Gen Leaderboard is an initiative to encourage growth and participation of riders between the ages of 16-25. The purpose of this leaderboard is to recognise those transitioning from Interschool pathways to actively participate in official competitive events across all EQ disciplines.

PLEASE NOTE: In 2026, ALL Next Gen Leaderboards will be generated from self-submitted results (self nominating).

• Dressage - from any EA affiliated Dressage Competition Competitive Class only
• Driving - from any EA / Driving Queensland affiliated event
• Eventing - from any EA affiliated Eventing Competition EV95 and above
• Jumping  - from any EA affiliated Jumping Competition 1.05m and above
• Para-Equestrian - from any EA affiliated Competition Competitive classes only
• Virtus - from any EA affiliated Competition Competitive classes only
• Show Horse - from any Show Horse Queensland events, check the live calendar here to view the eligible show horse events - 2026 SH Calendar of Events (October 2025).jpg
  (overall Champion and Reserve Champion results will not receive points).
• Vaulting - from any EA / Vaulting Queensland affiliated event.

ELIGIBILITY AND INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS:

1. Must be an EQ Competitor member.
2. Horses must have a Base or Full EA Registration (as per the EA National Rules of each discipline / level of competition).
3. All riders must be in the age bracket of 16-25 as of 1 January within the calendar year.
4. All results must be submitted using the form below and emailed to [email protected] within the correct timeframes below.
5. Participants may be on a leaderboard on multiple horses.
6. Horses may appear on the leaderboard under multiple riders but must meet the rules of the sport regarding multiple riders while participating.
7. Horse/rider combinations may participate in multiple disciplines and will be eligible across multiple levels on the leaderboard, however, when competing - horses must not exceed the maximum number of starts per day as per EA rules.
8. The leaderboard will be updated quarterly for each round.
9. Eligible riders will receive points based on their ranking in the class irrespective of who is in the class (e.g. if an eligible participant has placed 3^rd in the class and is the only eligible next gen leaderboard participant the participant will be awarded 33 points.)

SUBMITTING RESULTS:

To submit your results to be included in ANY Next Gen Leaderboard, please download and complete the following results submission form and email it to [email protected] within the correct time frames (see below).

Next Gen Results Submission Form

To be eligible and included in the Next Gen Leaderboard round/s of publications -

• Round 1 - All results from competitions from Saturday 1st November 2025 - Sunday 1st March 2026 must be submitted by Sunday 22nd March 2026
  

• Round 2 - All results from competitions from Monday 2nd March 2026 - Sunday 31st May 2026 must be submitted by Sunday 21st June 2026.

• Round 3 - All results from competitions from Monday 1 June 2026 - Sunday 30th August 2026 must be submitted by Sunday 20th September 2026.

• Final - All results from competitions from Monday 31st August 2026 - Sunday 1st November 2026 must be submitted by Tuesday 3rd November 2026. Late submissions will not be accepted. 

Submit your results by downloading and completing the above Submission Form and email to [email protected] within the correct timeframes above.

NEXT GEN LEADERBOARD - TERTIARY CHAMPION:

The EQ Next Gen Leaderboard will include an award for the overall Tertiary Institution Champion. This is to recognise Tertiary Institutions in which athletes belong to that participate in the Next Gen Leaderboard across all disciplines.

OVERALL CHAMPION TERTIARY ELIGIBILITY:

• All participants must meet the participant eligibility criteria for the EQ Next Gen Leaderboard.
• All participants must be:

1. Currently enrolled in a recognised Australian university at the undergraduate, post-graduate or Phd Level OR
2. Currently enrolled in a higher education institution (i.e. TAFE) OR
3. Currently enrolled in a recognised Australia Trade College AND
4.  Can verify their eligibility with a valid Student ID Card or Proof of Enrolment (PoE) Form.

• All participants must a current financial member of Equestrian Queenslan
• All points accumulated by each eligible combination of the university team will count towards the overall total of the tertiary.
• All participants that wish to be recognised to represent their institutions must nominate to be included in the tertiary championship. To nominate CLICK HERE
• Participants must meet the eligibility criteria for the Next Gen Leaderboard. All nominations by riders wanting to represent their institutions, must be received by 28 October.

POINTS:

• Points will be allocated to eligible submitted results from 35 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 35th place.
• Points will be allocated to tertiary institutions based on eligible participants points.

PRIZES:

• Prizes will be presented to each Champion and Reserve Champion of each Next Gen Leaderboard and the Champion Tertiary Education Institute with the most points at the 2026 Equestrian Queensland Annual Awards Night.

REGISTRATION:

2026 Tertiary Institution Champion Register

RESULTS:

PREVIOUS EQ NEXT GEN LEADERBOARDS 

2025 EQ Next Gen Leaderboard & Results

2024 EQ Next Gen Leaderboard & Results

2023 EQ Next Gen Intervarsity Leaderboard & Results