The EAVC National Awards recognise outstanding achievement of horses and vaulters around Australia. They will be presented at the conclusion of the National Championships each year.
Horse Awards
Horse awards are calculated from classes run only at National Championships or at a CVI held at the same time and location as the National Championships. Equivalent CVI classes correspond to the National classes in the following manner.
CVI Class |
National Class |
CVI* Individual (Ch/J/S) |
Intermediate Individual |
CVI** Individual (Ch/J/S) |
Advanced Individual |
CVI*** |
Open Individual |
CVI1* Pas de Deux |
Intermediate Pas de Deux |
CVI 3* Pas de Deux |
Open Pas de Deux |
CVI** Squad |
Advanced Squad |
Champion Walk Horse
Goes to the horse with the highest final horse score of a round. Eligible classes for the award include Preliminary Individual, Preliminary Pas de Deux & Preliminary Squad.
Champion Canter/Walk Horse
Goes to the horse with the highest final horse score of a round. Eligible classes for the award include Pre-Novice Individual, Novice Individual & Novice Squad.
Champion Canter Horse
Goes to the horse with the highest final horse score of a round. Eligible classes for the award include Intermediate Individual, Advanced Individual, Open Individual, Intermediate Pas de Deux, Open Pas de Deux & Advanced Squad.
Vaulter Awards
The EAVC National Awards will be based on the results of all competitions held since the previous Nationals under the National Vaulting Rules. Results from the competitions will be put into the National Leaderboard available at https://www.equestrian.org.au/Vaulting-leader-board.
Vaulters must have a minimum of 3 scores to be eligible for the National Awards except for the squad award where 2 scores will be eligible.
The top 3 scores throughout the year will be averaged and the highest average will win the award. For the squad award, the top 2 scores throughout the year will be averaged and the highest average will win the award.
Scores can come from all competitions held under Australian Vaulting Rules or CVIs. Equivalent CVI classes correspond to the National classes in the following manner.
CVI Class |
National Class |
CVI* Individual (Ch/J/S) |
Intermediate Individual |
CVI** Individual (Ch/J/S) |
Advanced Individual |
CVI*** Individual |
Open Individual |
CVI1* Pas de Deux |
Intermediate Pas de Deux |
CVI 3* Pas de Deux |
Open Pas de Deux |
CVI** Squad |
Advanced Squad |
Open Individual Vaulter
Goes to the vaulter with the highest average score in the Open Individual class.
Advanced Individual Vaulter
Goes to the vaulter with the highest average score in the Advanced Individual class.
Intermediate Individual Vaulter
Goes to the vaulter with the highest average score in the Intermediate Individual class.
Open Pas de Deux
Goes to the combination of vaulters with the highest average score in the Open Pas de Deux class. The combination pairing must be the same for each qualifying competition.
Intermediate Pas de Deux
Goes to the pas de deux vaulters with the highest average score in the Intermediate Pas de Deux class. The combination pairing must be the same for each qualifying competition.
Advanced Squad
Goes to the squad with the highest average score in the Advanced Squad class. The squad must have a minimum of the same 4 vaulters across all qualifying competitions.