Announcements:

08/11/26:
From Leah, MI 02 Director:
I am so honored to be apart of MI02. ❤️
All weekend long I got such great compliments on your kindness, the kids work ethic and support for each other and I couldn’t be prouder. There were times that I needed some love this weekend and when i looked and saw all the faces of MI02 I could feel the support and love radiating 😘
Plus…fun fact…MI02 took home a State Title in EVERY SINGLE CLASS. We have at least one State Champion in PeeWee, Senior, Prime, Youth, Teen and Open! Way to show how we do it up north 💪💪
Now get some sleep, eat a good meal, take a hot shower and we will be back at it in a few weeks!

07/21/26:
From Leah, MI 02 Director:
The **Double Header Benefit Show** gallery is officially live! 🤍📸
First off, I want to apologize for how long it took to get these photos out. I was out of town with little to no service right after the event, which delayed my editing and posting. Thank you all so much for your patience—I truly appreciate it!
I hope you enjoy reliving the day through these images. Thank you to everyone who came out to support such a great event!
🎥 **Interested in a highlight video or your individual run?** Send me a message – abigail.windingriverevents@gmail.com – and I’d be happy to get you set up with a video purchase!

07/13/26:
From Leah, MI 02 Director:
Today I am thankful for the beautiful weather, our volunteers, our grounds crew, kind words and our members 🤗. Our 2nd annual MI02 Double Header had over 700 runs during our three shows over the past two days. We raised over $3,600 to benefit MI02 and our year end awards 🤑💪❤️
Save the date for next year, July 10th and 11th!

06/24/26:
From Haylee & Leah, MI 02 Directors:
Have you heard? Our Hale July 11-12 Benefit Barrel race is now a DOUBLE HEADER!
This means we are running two shows in one day, equaling three for the weekend! This makes it so a person can come qualify for State Finals (just in time!!) in one weekend.
IBRA MEMBERS: This is IBRA Sanctioned..sign up for your NBHA membership before this show and enter all weekend and you’ll be eligible for the NBHA classes at state finals!
Please consider volunteering, this has been a well attended show in the past and we need all hands on deck. This is also a great way for our youth to get in volunteer hours if you plan to apply for the $1,000 Michelle Christensen Memorial Scholarship in October. These hours must be pre approved by Leah or myself and don’t forget to fill out your declaration JOT form to make sure your hours count!

06/18/26:
From Alia, MI 01 Director:
NBHA MI01 Photo Update 📸
Saturday’s photos have been edited, uploaded, and are now ready for purchase! 🤩🙌🏼 ⚡️
📸 Weekend Gallery:
https://taylorledgerwoodphotography.pixieset.com/nbhami0…/
And because you all seem to be loving them, the codes are back once again! 👀
Valid now through 6/24/26:
⚡️ 3 photos for $25 ➡️ 3for25
⚡️ 4 photos for $30 ➡️ 4for30
⚡️ 5 photos for $40 ➡️ 5for40
⚡️ 10 photos for $75 ➡️ 10for75
⚡️ 20 photos for $150 ➡️ 20for150
⚡️ 30 photos for $225 ➡️ 30for225
Thank you all for your support and patience! I can’t wait to share the rest of the photos from another great weekend with NBHA MI01. 🩵📸⚡️
⚠️ Screenshotting Policy Reminder ⚠️
Screenshotting, saving, or otherwise taking photos from gallery previews or social media posts is not permitted and is considered theft of copyrighted work. If you see a photo you’d like to purchase, please reach out and I’ll be happy to help you locate it. All purchased images are delivered without logos or watermarks. Please note that individuals found violating this policy may be permanently excluded from future photographic and video coverage by TLP. Thank you for respecting the time, effort, and investment that goes into creating this content!

06/17/26:
From Sherri, MI 03 Director:
Thanks to all the amazing number of people who have helped collect the Tribute proofs! I sent a shipment in totaling $127
Yea! NBHA MI 03!

06/16/26:
From Samantha, MI 01 Director:
Points are updated from this weekend, any issues feel free to message me. Also huge thank you to the volunteers who helped out this weekend.
Side note-I cleaned 3 wheelbarrow loads of hay/poop/shavings from stalls- after they were “cleaned” – please clean up after your horses!
Sara Quinnell had super clean stalls I really appreciate you.

From Haylee, MI 02 Director:
This Saturday, June 13 is Lily Blough’s Graduation Open House Barrel Race!! We’ll have $1,400 in added money, buckles, and soooooo many other cool prizes! Please join us to help celebrate this amazing young person as she moves on to her next big adventure at Ferris University! All are welcome! We’ll be kicking things off at 11 but stop in whenever! All proceeds go towards Lily’s college fund.
MI02 and IBRA APRROVED!
Also, MI02 has been asked to help set barrels and poles for June 20 Trout Town Stampede. Please let me know if you’re able to lend a hand!

06/01/26:
From Mandie, MI 05 Director:
Good evening all, update on the Otsego show shenanigans, we have been working on redoing the show for 6 hours, we are triple checking times vs classes vs rolls etc. We are about halfway done. We are meeting up tomorrow morning, God willing we will have results, payouts, points and the showbill for next Saturday listed by this time tomorrow night. Just want to keep you all in the loop and assure you we are working on it and making progress.

Billy Mac Double Header Photos click here

Race On Photography Videos click here

From Alia, MI 01 Director:
Thanks to everyone who took the time to be interviewed, very cool! Michigan Barrel Horse Association shows kick off in the UP.

This is my UTD list of members, if you aren’t on here and are supposed to be, get in touch so we can make sure we get you your points!

From Krystal, MI 04 Director:
Due to the double point weekend for IBRA- the Cohoctah show on June 6th will NOT be co-sanctioned with IBRA. Sorry for the inconvenience.

05/31/26:
From Mandie, MI 05 Director:
First off thank you everyone for coming to hang out and run with us today in Otsego. THANK YOU to Holdens for hosting us, to our barrel setters, you are outstanding, our tractor and water drivers we appreciate you all so much!
Second: we definitely learned a lot from today’s show. 1) you can’t please everyone and when you try, it completely messes up the entire system. 2) double header shows are ok, we don’t think it will be an every year thing for us but it is a nice option to get our shows in.
What happened and where we’re at: We had complaints from IBRA members not wanting to run our open class and wanting to roll from jackpot, once you allow that, you then have to allow rolls from age class to age class etc. The system began pulling times from classes it should not have and chose which times to roll. (We unfortunately will NOT be allowing this in the future unless we can figure out a better way to run it through our system. Our results and payouts are NOT correct at this time. We will be recreating the show, entering everyone back in and manually entering everyone’s time. Once we get this done we will post all results and discuss payout options. (We would love if everyone could just join us next weekend to get it but we can do checks or PayPal also if needed. We will ALWAYS find a way to get everyone their payouts.
Sorry for the long post but wanted to keep everyone in the loop.
Again, thank you all for your grace and patience as we get this worked out. We appreciate you all.

From Alia, MI 01 Director:
Sure felt like a good start to the season! A few hiccups but we sailed through 💪🏻 thank you to everyone who helped out this weekend setting up, tearing down, and everything in between! Loved seeing an arena full of sponsor banners too.

05/30/26:
From Samantha, MI 04 Director:
We’re going to set an evening show date at Bay City. We will keep everyone posted. It will not be this coming week. I believe they have something going on Tuesday nights. I won’t know what is available until someone gets back to us.

05/26/26:
From Leah, MI 02 Director:
NBHA MI02 is proud to announce the launch of the MI02 Michelle Christensen Memorial Scholarship Program ❤️🐴
Each year, one deserving MI02 youth member will be awarded up to $1,000 to attend a clinic, super show, horsemanship event, or other equine educational opportunity to help further their goals both in and out of the arena.
📌 Applications will open in October 2026.
📌 Applications will be due December 1, 2027
📌 Recipient will be announced at the MI02 Awards Banquet
‼️‼️To participate in the program, youth members must FIRST complete a Scholarship Declaration Form. This should be done AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
⚠️ Sponsorships, silent auction donations, and volunteer hours completed before submitting a declaration form will not count toward scholarship requirements.‼️‼️
Program requirements will include:
⭐️ Eligible for either the youth or teen NBHA age division
⭐ Securing 5 sponsorships and/or silent auction donations benefiting MI02 during the 2026 season
⭐ Completing 3 volunteer hours at an MI02 sanctioned show during the 2026 season that must be approved by Leah or Haylee (additional hours will be noted and highlighted on your application!)
⭐ Completing an application and short essay portion (released in the fall)
⭐ Remain a MI02 member in good standing
⭐️ Attend at least three MI02 sanctioned shows
⭐️ Display outstanding horsemanship and sportsmanship during the entire 2026 season
⭐️ Promote the sport, NBHA and MI02 in a positive way and encourage membership
Additional application details, forms and deadlines will be released this fall.
We are incredibly excited to invest back into the future of our youth members while honoring Michelle’s memory through opportunities that encourage growth, leadership, and continued passion for barrel racing. 🖤
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our MI02 youth program. We cannot wait to watch this scholarship grow in the years ahead.

05/17/26:
From Samantha, MI 04 Co-Director:
Thank you to everyone who came out and helped.
This was my first time at this arena in Sandusky. Beautiful arena. It was a learning experience just like every time you play in a new sandbox. We are looking to doing a weekend show next season. Hopefully fuel prices will make it more affordable for the ones of us that have to travel. Again thanks to all that attended. And always thank you Krystal Hudie for everything you do for our district. I can’t and won’t, lol do it without you.

05/17/26:
From Krystal, MI 04 Co-Director:
Thank you everyone who came out today and tried the new arena in Sandusky!! Good luck to our riders, and if you have any feedback on please reach out!

04/27/26:
From Mandie, MI 05 Director:
Great news for the youth class! All but one of our shows is split youth and teen so let’s get those youth memberships in!!! Most everyone knows I have a soft spot for the kids and one of our biggest goals has been bringing in more kids, and knowing they have a chance at being competitive at all the shows really helps.

04/07/26:
From Alia, MI 01 Director:
Use this link to order your MI 01 apparel from DT Performance Designs!

11/23/25:
From Samantha, MI 04 Director:
Please welcome new co-director Krystal Hudie!! Thank you Madison for all your help this summer.

09/29/25:
Please welcome Bobbi Lodholtz as the new MI 03 District Co-Director!
Bobbi is no stranger to the world of barrel racing. She has won many awards in her career including an Open State Finals 1D championship. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to ask her.

09/01/25:
From Alia, MI 01 Director:
‼️For our people that run age divisions:
NBHA as of Jan 1st
Youth: 12 and under
Teen: 13-19
Adult: 19-49
***Senior: 50+ (day of show)
IBRA as of August 1st (new season)
Youth: 18 and under
Adult: 19-49
Masters: 50+

07/30/25:
From Samantha, MI 04 Director:
This is a new year for IBRA points. NBHA points are still running for 2025.
IBRA has changed their adult and senior ages to match with NBHA. That means only 1 entry fee that gets you points in 2 associations! Youth is still 18 and under, but NBHA is as of January 1st, IBRA is 18 as of August 1st, so there will be 2 different youth classes offered.
All of our remaining shows will be IBRA sanctioned except for the August 30th show.

03/14/25:
NBHA Michigan Peewee Rules
Each peewee will sign up for a “membership” with the district of their choice and pay a $5 membership fee which will go to Peewee pay outs and/or Peewee year end awards. (This is not a membership through the NBHA website but with the district directors themselves).
District directors will keep track of shows attended to align with the NBHA 3 show minimum for state finals.
Any Peewee who runs a time faster than 19 seconds with barrels set on stakes for the show will be asked to roll their time to the youth class and pay the difference in fees. (director’s discretion pending arena).
-If they choose to be a member they will have until the following business day to join and pay membership to receive points for that show.
-If they choose to not be a member they will pay the non-member fee if applicable.
We in no way want to discourage children from running but rather encourage them to compete in the appropriate class against others at their experience level.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the district or state directors.