National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to welcome Mike Hachtel as a member of the Quarter Million Dollar Club. Mike recently reached the milestone of winning more than $250,000 in lifetime NSBA earnings at the Madness in Wilmington, Ohio in May. He reached the milestone after winning eighth place in the Madness Three Year Old and Older Novice Horse Western Pleasure Slot class, earning $1,500 with SST Super Sport, showing for Nettie Olsen, earning his place in the NSBA Quarter Million Dollar Club.

Mike owns and operates Espuela Ranch in Collinsville, Texas. He has specialized in developing Western Pleasure horses for more than 30 years. Mike has won numerous NSBA, APHA, ApHC world and futurity titles including world championships in the NSBA Three Year Old Color Western Pleasure and Color Senior Western Pleasure, and wins in the March To The Arch Color Open Western Pleasure Futurity, APHA Gold Breeders Futurity Two Year Old and Three Year Old Western Pleasure futurities and the Limited Open division of the Quarter Horse Congress Masters Two Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity.

On his way to reaching the Quarter Million Dollar mark, Mike has shown such horses as Zippin With Ryhthm, Good Dividends, Hot Lips Cookie, Shieks Winning Colors, Sensational Lollipop, Just A Roan Ranger, Scenic Ocean Drive, Curb Ur Impulse, Red Solo Cup, Hide Your Crazy, A Jellybean Impulse, Impulsive Popstar, This Scene Is Taken, Scene It Eye To Eye, RR Cant Stop A Feelin, Rip Roarin Good, Best Lopin Legend, Alcohol Me Later, SST Fingerlickingood and Howdoyoulikemenow.

Mike will be recognized during the NSBA Honors Banquet during the 2026 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August.

About NSBA

Established in 1983, National Snaffle Bit Association has expanded from its roots in the Western Pleasure discipline to recognize various disciplines and ten 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 ten 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.