National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to announce the judges who will officiate the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity. The show will take place August 13-23, 2026, at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Judges for the 2026 event will include:

The NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity is a multi-breed horse show open to horses registered with the association’s alliance breed associations that include ABRA, APHA, AQHA, ApHC, IBHA, the Jockey Club, PHBA, PtHA and POA. Horses qualify to compete through participation in Dual-Approved or Special Event Open, Amateur and Youth classes at alliance horse shows. Qualifying horses participate in an approved class a minimum of five times with the qualifying period for the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show during the period of May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026.

The NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity provides a direct economic impact of $7.5 million to the city of Tulsa, attracting nearly 8,000 entries each year. In addition to the world championship and Breeders Championship Futurity competition, the event also hosts Show Your Colors, an NSBA, AQHA and APHA show. The NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity annually provides more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes to exhibitors and horse owners.

NSBA began its Breeders Championship Futurity in 2001, and added the World Championship Show in 2006. Since its inception, the Breeders Championship Futurity has awarded more than $9 million to NSBA members. In addition to its world and futurity classes, NSBA honors the service of military veterans with Heroes On Horses classes, as well as classes for Equestrians With Disabilities, and its CINCH Horsemanship Invitational competition for Non-Pro exhibitors.

Other special events include the NSBA Honors Banquet, during which the Horse of the Year, Hall of Fame, Quarter Million Dollar Club Riders, Jack Benson Service Award and scholarship recipients are honored; the Cowgirls ROC (Reaching Out into the Community) luncheon; the NSBYA Youth Team Tournament; and the NSBA Markel Insurance Breeders Championship Futurity Yearling Sale.

The first entry deadline and stall reservation deadline for the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity will be June 25. Learn more at nsba.com/world-show.

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.