AQHA World Entries Close Sept. 15

The one date worth writing on your hand right now: September 15, 5 p.m. CT. That's your cutoff to get entries in for the 2026 AQHA and Select World Championship Shows without paying late fees. Miss it and you're paying extra before you ever saddle up — and that money's better spent on fuel and entry fees you actually planned for.

Meanwhile, the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show is running August 13–23 out at the Built Ford Tough Complex in Tulsa, and with over $1,500,000 in total cash and prizes on the table, it's not a show you watch from home if your horse qualifies. This is the 21st edition, and the results coming out of Tulsa this week tell the story of what it takes — Kendall Lavelle and Heza Flatliner grinding through a tough trail course to win Youth 13 & Under, Carly Veldman Parks earning her spot in the NSBA Quarter Million Dollar Club. That club doesn't lie. Sustained excellence at this level costs years, not just one good run.

If you're AQHA-pointed, get your paperwork to the office before September 15. The deadline doesn't care how good your horse is.