National Pole Bending Association

09/02/2026

Just got pictures of the finished Saddles!
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! Can’t wait to see who gets to take em home! Tough1

!!!!Dont forget to port mark your entries by Sept. 4th if your mailing them to ensure they get here in time!!!!! Mail has been 🐌 🐌🐌!!!!
Enter online by 09/11. Late entries are accepted at the show.

08/23/2026

Congratulations to all of our OH State Champions and Top 5 Year End Finishers! Thank you Heidi Obenour for another great year.

08/10/2026

08/01/2026

DONT FORGET THAT TODAY BEGINS THE NEW SEASON FOR NPBA! DONT MISS OUT JOIN TODAY! https://npba.us/product-category/npba-membership/

NOT SURE IF YOUR A CURRENT MEMBER? CHECK YOUR STATUS HERE: https://npba.us/check-membership-status/

07/18/2026

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRIES ARE OPEN! Click the link below to enter online! Big Thank You to our new title sponsor BRAD HOWELL FORD! NPBA Incentive Fund Horses. Do to having to Cancel the Battle For The Bluegrass this year, we are adding that money to the finals and for the 1st time we will have a futurity average with that money. There is $9,000 added money to the 4&5 YO Futurity. Thanks to Mission Oaks Quarter Horses there is $1000 Incentive Money for the Juvenile. We also will have $2000 added to the Open Incentive horses!!!!! Tons of Money, Tons of Awards! Looking forward to seeing you in Cloverdale!
https://npba.us/product/2026-npba-championship/

05/11/2026

Congratulations to these winners of the NPBA Incentive program at the Barrels 4 Badges!

05/09/2026

Barrels 4 Badges NPBA Futurity Sidepot Results.
Congratulations everyone please come to the table by the tractors to pickup your checks!
1D-1 William Ball and RR Mist My Crown (RR Mistakelly) $750
1D-2 Brannon Riley and Too Slick To Quite (Slick By Design) $600
1D-3 Brannon Riley and This Rebels Classy (Classified Frenchman) $480
2D-1 Craig Ballard and I Know What I Got (VF Red Smash) $360
2D-2 Bailey Johnson and Redneck Margarita (Wheel Redneck That) $300
3D-1 Larken Riley and Nonstop Sunshine (Nonstop Firewater) $270
3D-2 Dillan Pavlisin and One Intriguing Story (One Last Story) $240
Full results below:

Live result tracking and management software for equine show producers and viewers. Available for beta for barrel races, poles classes, slot races, futurities, and more. Payout calculator, averages calculator, division tracking, automatic placements, scratches, rollovers, import/exports, and more.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to our NPBA Incentive Open Horses and Ridders winning $250 each! Please come to the table set up by the tractors to pick up your checks!
1st-1D David Edwards and Classified Frenchman
1st-2D Travis Smith and Designed Fer Speed
1st-3D Bailee Johnson and Diamondsrowdyredneck
1st-4D Larken Riley and Nonstop Sunshine
Full Results:

Live result tracking and management software for equine show producers and viewers. Available for beta for barrel races, poles classes, slot races, futurities, and more. Payout calculator, averages calculator, division tracking, automatic placements, scratches, rollovers, import/exports, and more.

04/30/2026

NPBA Incentive Announcement. This Years Championship show will have a $1000 added side pot for the Kindergarten Futurity available to 3yos paid in full to the NPBA Incentive Program. It will pay $600 to 1D-1st and $400 to 2D-1st. Thank you Mission Oaks Quarter Horses for sponsoring this! If you don’t have your eligible 3 year olds entered be sure to get them paid up. We are working on the flyer and finalizing some sponsorship details. We will have the stalls and hookups out soon.