National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to announce the individuals and horses who will be inducted into the NSBA Hall Of Fame for 2026. Honorees include Highpoint Performance Horses, represented by Charlie Cole and Jason Martin, Show Horse Look N Hott, Breeding Stallion Its a Southern Thing and Breeding Mare Zippin The Breeze.

Inductees

High Point Performance Horses

Individual Category

Two Californians, Charlie Cole and Jason Martin, formed Highpoint Performance Horses in 1992 in their native state before moving their training business to Pilot Point, Texas, making their impact on the horse industry with a special emphasis on All Around events.

Together they have bred, purchased and trained multiple NSBA and AQHA Hall Of Fame horses and taken countless Youth and Amateur riders to national and world titles, as well as campaigned to win five AQHA Super Horse titles with three different horses.

Jason and Charlie brought a new, organic approach to the Western Riding discipline that resulted in 18 AQHA Senior Western Riding world championships between them. In addition, their approach to animal welfare has mirrored the philosophy of NSBA, with their emphasis on the health, happiness and wellbeing of all their horses and many that remained under their care even into retirement.

Jason was inducted into the NSBA Quarter Million Dollar Club in 2018, and Charlie Cole reached the same milestone in 2022.

Look N Hott

Show Horse Category

By Hot N Blazing and out of Regal Marie (by Regal Lark), the 2007 bay gelding known as “JJ” is forever linked to his longtime owner, Laurel Champlin. Bred and raised by the Bernhard family, JJ captured three class wins at the 2010 NSBA World Championship Show with Alisa Bernhard Proefrock aboard.

Later teaming with Laurel, her daughter Cassidy and trainer Beth Case, JJ went on to earn $91,389.50 in NSBA earnings, 12 NSBA world championships and three Breeders Championship Futurity titles.

His resume also includes 13 AQHA world championships, spanning Junior and Senior Hunter Under Saddle, Amateur Hunter Under Saddle and Amateur Hunt Seat Equitation, as well as 13 Quarter Horse Congress championships. JJ amassed 441.5 AQHA Amateur points, 309.5 AQHA Open points and more than $100,000 in AQHA lifetime earnings.

Zippin The Breeze

Breeding Horse Category (Mare)

The late Zippin The Breeze was a 1999 AQHA mare by A Passing Breeze and out of Fancy Zippin (by Zippo Pine Bar) and was owned by Kathryn Frederck. She earned $16,672 in NSBA earnings before becoming an exceptional broodmare.

Of her 19 foals, 18 were AQHA performers who went on to earn $763,000 in total earnings as well as 4,970 AQHA points.

Just a few of her successful offspring include Only Ever After, Wine After Whiskey, The Aftermath, Made After Hours, Happy Ever After, Only After You, Only A Breeze, Knockin It Out, Only A Summer Breeze, Invite Me Breeze, Zippin A Breeze, Shootin The Breeze, Only Intuition, Endless Breeze, Cool Breeze, Gentlemen Only and Geez Whata Breeze. Zippin The Breeze was the leading dam of money earners in 2021. In addition, several of Zippin The Breeze’s daughters have also continued her legacy through their own success in the breeding shed. 

Its A Southern Thing

Breeding Horse Category (Stallion)

Its A Southern Thing, known throughout the equine industry as ‘Moonpie,’ was a 2010 AQHA stallion by Only in The Moonlite and out of Shesa Hot Cookie (by Zips Chocolate Chip). He was bred and owned by Gumz Farms LLC.

During his show career, Moonpie earned 181.5 AQHA points in Western Riding, Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle and Halter. He continued that success in the breeding shed by become a leading sire whose offspring have earned more than $1.6 million in total earnings and more than 26,100 AQHA points that include 22 AQHA Champion awards as well as six world championships.

Among his many famous foals include Perfectly Southern, If It Aint Southern, Itsa Southern Belle, If it Aint Dixie, Sure Am Southern, Southbound And Down, Im Simply Southern, Talk Southern To Me, Shes So Southern, Enticed, Ten Kinda Southern, Dun Gone Southern, Justa Touch Southern, Southern Dream, Bestseatnthesouth, Kruzn South, Kickin Dust Up, Made In The South, Dancin N Themoonlite, Slow Like Molasses, Slow Southern Drawl, Real Southern Assets, Its a Pretty Thing and R C Kola.

The 2026 NSBA Hall Of Fame class will be inducted during the NSBA Honors Banquet, which will take place on Sunday, August 16, as part of the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity, held August 13-23, 2026, at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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.