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20K Day For 'Dillion and Cody Parrish
20K Day For 'Dillion and Cody Parrish

Friday’s show schedule at The Madness saw Showmanship, Hunter Under Saddle and Hunt Seat Equitation classes as well as several NSBA...

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It's No Gossip: Gossip Girl Wins Madness Three Year Old Futurity
It's No Gossip: Gossip Girl Wins Madness Three Year Old Futurity

Gossip Girl and Kenny Lakins took the top spot in The Madness Three Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity on Thursday. They...

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Hunting A Win In The Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle
Hunting A Win In The Novice Horse Hunter Under Saddle

Marion Troyer earned not one, but two NSBA futurity titles when he showed You Red My All Wrong in the Three...

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Dozer And Annie Are Tops On Tuesday At The Madness
Dozer And Annie Are Tops On Tuesday At The Madness

Tuesday was a wild weather day at The Madness AQHA and NSBA show at the World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio,...

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Kyle and Maybelline Win Sunday’s Madness Western Pleasure
Kyle and Maybelline Win Sunday’s Madness Western Pleasure

Kyle Dougherty showed his wife’s horse, Slow Southern Drawl, in the Pre-Madness NSBA Three Year Old Limited Rider Western Pleasure Futurity,...

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Non-Pros Lead Off The Madness Futurity Classes
Non-Pros Lead Off The Madness Futurity Classes

The Southern Ohio Quarter Horse Association’s The Madness AQHA and NSBA circuit got underway Thursday with the Pre-Madness portion of the...

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The National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to announce the following inductees into the NSBA Fall of Fame for 2020.

Hall of Fame - Individual:
Allen Mitchels

Since his first days at NSBA, Allen Mitchels has been all in, participating in the NSBA judge’s recertification process, testing procedure and dealing with animal rights activities and serving as president in 2016. He has used his broad experience in the equine industry as not only a professional horseman and judge but also as a committee member developing policy for judges, helping to refine the grievance policy and disciplinary rules. His commitment to the future of the industry is seen in his continued participation at board meetings as past president and through his actions hosting an NSBA Scholarship horse show and working to promote the National Open Horse Show Association and its endeavors. 

Hall of Fame Breeding Horse:
Radical Rodder

AQHA stallion Radical Rodder, owned Diane Chilton of Pilot Point, Texas, has been named as NSBA Hall of Fame for the Breeding Horse division. An AQHA world champion in Western Pleasure, Radical Rodder sired 1025 foals of which 562 were performers amassing over 66,364 AQHA points and $696,892 in NSBA earnings.

He sired 19 world champions and 20 reserve world champions. His get include Radical Rumors, Were Talkin Radical, Heza Radical Zip, to name a few.

Hall of Fame Show Horse: Whatscookngoodlookin

2011 NSBA Horse of the Year, Whatscookngoodlookin, a 2008 AQHA mare owned by Capital Quarter Horses LLC from Pilot Point, Texas, has been named as NSBA Hall of Fame in the Show Horse division. 
With over 200 AQHA points in Western Pleasure, 326 NSBA points and $119,795 in NSBA earnings, this mare has certainly earned a spot in the NSBA Hall of Fame. 

Hall of Fame Breeding Horse 
Shesa Hot Cookie

AQHA mare Shesa Hot Cookie, owned by Gumz Farms of Morganfield, Kentucky, has been named as NSBA Hall of Fame in the Breeding Horse division. By Zips Chocolate Chip and out of Beckys Melody, the 1990 mare earned 228 AQHA points in Western Pleasure and $24,151 in NSBA earnings.
Her offspring have earned over $129,447 in NSBA earnings, earned world championships and AQHA Superior awards in Western Pleasure, and include Its A Southern Thing, Invite Me For Cookies, Heza Hot Cookie and Shes Suddenly Hot, to name a few.

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