2026 NBHA Ariat Asheville Super Show

2026 NBHA Ariat Asheville Super Show

February 27th-March 1st, 2026

Western Carolina Agricultural Center
1301 Fanning Bridge Road
Fletcher, NC 28732

FREE LIVE WEBCAST – Available 2/27

Stall Assignments can be found here. Must be logged in to view.
Facility Map here. P RV locations here. 

$10,000 Added Money | 96 Wild Cards to Open, Youth & Senior
4 Saddle Certificates to Open Average* D Winners plus awards to 2nd and 3rd
Youth & Senior Awards to Top 3 in each D Saturday
*Average based on all three days in the Open.
Must be current NBHA Member to receive awards.

Payment plan available until 1/29/2026.
Pay half at time of entry and half 3 weeks later.

Enter Online Here starting January 1, 2026 at 8am EST on SaddleBook.
Paper entry form found here.

12 Month Negative Coggins Required For ALL Horses
30 Day Health Certificate Required For Out of State Horses

Tentative Schedule
Thursday February 26th
12 pm | Stalls Open

Friday February 27th
8 am – 830 am | Open Arena
9 am | Check in
9 am – 12pm | Exhibitions pre-sold on SaddleBook. Limit 2 per horse.
1 pm | Open Race 1

Saturday February 28th
7 am – 8 am | Exhibitions pre-sold on SaddleBook. Limit 2 per horse.
9 am | Open Race 2 | Youth | Senior

Sunday March 1st
730 am | Cowboy Church
9 am | Open Race 3

More Info:

• OPEN TO ALL – Membership not required to enter.
• All contestants much check in at the office before your first run.
• Must be an NBHA member to receive awards. Membership must be purchased by check in.
• NBHA dress code enforced. Full western attire.
• Office fee of $20 is waived if you are a current NBHA Member.
• Draw outs prior to pre-entry deadline will receive a 100% refund minus the processing fee.
• Vet/Med outs after pre-entry deadline through Wednesday week of show receive 70% of your entries, no processing fee & no stall refund with a vet or doctors note by emailing [email protected].
• Returned check fee is $35
• Late Fee for mailed entries postmarked after February 13th is $25.
• Hat fines for hats lost in arena apply, $10 each

Entry Information:

• Enter online beginning January 1st at 8am EST.
• Mail in entries must be postmarked by February 13th to avoid late fee and be in pre-draw.
• Late Fee $25 – waived for online entries taken at any time.
• Online entries available at www.SaddleBook.com until midnight EST on February 22nd to be in pre-draw or choose add on draw.
• Pre-draw available Monday, February 23rd.
• Online entries will re-open at noon Tuesday, February 24th for add-on draw.
• All entries (on-site and online) will cut-off for 1st add-on draw at the first big drag, rider number 50, in each event.
• Final add-on draw closes at the start of the last big drag, or the last drawn rider, whichever comes first, in each event.
• Riders are responsible to enter early enough to allow for splits of multiple horses.
• Exhibitions will be pre-sold online at www.SaddleBook.com in 50 minute time slots. Limit to 2 per horse.

Added Money
Friday Open $2,500 Added
Saturday Open $5,000 Added
Sunday Open $2,000 Added
Saturday Youth Class $250 Added
Saturday Sunday Class $250 Added
Saturday APHA PBRIP Sidepot $500 Added

How Wildcards are Awarded
Top 5 in the Open divisions each day
Top 3 in the Youth Class divisions on Saturday
Top 3 in the Senior Class divisions on Saturday
Top 3 in the three day Open average in all divisions

Open Entry Fees
Friday: $65
Saturday: $75
Sunday: $60
Youth & Senior Class:$45
Youth, Prime, Senior, Helmet, 2D Futurity & Derby: $30
APHA PBRIP Sidepot: $45

Sidepots
Youth – Friday and Sunday Only. Contestants that are 18 and under as of 1/1/2026.
Senior – Friday and Sunday Only. Contestants that are 50 and over as of race day.
Prime – All three days. Contestants that are the ages between youth & senior (19-49).
Helmet – All three days. For those who wear a helmet in the Open.
2D Futurity – All three days. Horses born 2021 or 2022 and have never competed prior to 11/15/25.
2D Derby – All three days. Horses born 2019 or later (7 years or younger). Excluding futurity horses.
APHA PBRIP Sidepot – Saturday only. Horse must be registered APHA and the rider must be a current APHA member.

Premier Women’s Rodeo Qualifier

Stall/Parking/RV Info:

• Onsite covered stalls available for $85 for the weekend. Includes 2 bags of shavings.
• Stalls are purchased with online entry or paper entry.
• Haul in Fee $25 is per horse for horses brought on site that do not have a stall.
• RV Site Friday-Sunday $80. Limited available. *Must provide length of trailer.
• Thursday Night RV Site add on available for $40 *Not able to purchase as a single night.
• Dry Camping Friday-Sunday $50.
• Thursday Night Dry Camping add on available for $25 *Not able to purchase as a single night.
• RV Site Reservations and dry camping are on the entry form.