National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to welcome training professional Nick Mayabb as a the member of the Quarter Million Dollar Club. Nick recently reached the milestone of winning more than $250,000 in lifetime NSBA earnings.

Nick, of Ocala, Florida, grew up in Gratis, a village in Preble County, Ohio. He was introduced to the horse industry through his father, Jerry, who trained horses in addition to working fulltime. 

Professional Career

After Nick attended Miami University, he worked for trainer Brian Craig and helped Kenny and Ashley Lakins at the All American Quarter Horse Congress before starting his own training business. In 2012, he and his wife, Carmen, created NCM Show Horses in Dacula, Georgia, later moving their training operation to Ocala, Florida. 

Nick’s NSBA earnings have included primarily Western Pleasure and Trail wins that range from the Tom Powers Triple Challenge to the GQHA Stars N Stripes, A Sudden Impulse and Orange Blossom Classic to the All American Quarter Horse Congress and NSBA World Championship Show. He has shown such horses as More To Zip, Only One Way To Rock, VS Code Me Lucky, Extremely Hot Chips, Made In Style, Drinks R On Me, Stoppin Traffiic, KM Best Dressed, Best But Better, Acrobatt, KM Some Like It Best, Straight Line Breeze, Hez All Batt, Stoppin Traffic, Pinball Machine, Made You Miss Me and Stillrockinthehouse.

Nick will be recognized during the NSBA Honors Banquet during the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August.

Nick Mayabb and Straight Line Breeze (owned by Nancy G Chapman TTEE NGC Trust) earned $1,495 toward the Quarter Million Dollar milestone at The Madness in the Five & Under Open Trail. Credit: Connie Lechleitner

About NSBA

Established in 1983, National Snaffle Bit Association has expanded from its roots in the Western Pleasure discipline to recognize various disciplines and eight breed associations in competition. NSBA’s mission is to grow the show horse community through various equine programs and events where every activity benefits horses, breeders, owners and exhibitors alike.

National Snaffle Bit Association has more than 20,000 active members and more than 44,000 registered horses across its eight alliance breed organizations. NSBA members earn more than $13.5 million in monetary awards at NSBA-sanctioned horse shows annually, and the association sanctions nearly 600 horse show events and close to 200,000 horse show entries each year.

To learn more about NSBA, please visit nsba.com.