The Association
Membership
$40 a year for Open, $30 for Youth, and every dollar of it goes back out as a year-end award. Membership is not a show entry: you enter shows with whoever runs them.
Two memberships
Divisions are set by your age as of January 1.
ANY AGE RIDER
Open
$40
Per year
18 & Under
Youth
$30
Per year
The membership year and the competition year both run November 1 – October 31. Shows in November and December count toward the next year.
What you get
Year-end awards
Every dollar of membership money goes back out as year-end awards. That is separate from what the shows themselves pay: across the 2025 season, MPBA Productions paid out over $900,000.
Double points all season
MPBA sanctions double point tour stops at arenas across the region, not just at our own productions. See the list.
Ride anywhere, still count
Any open pole bending event in or bordering MN, WI, ND, SD, IA, IL, NE and MO counts. Other states on request.
Season standings
Point detail and standings posted here, updated as soon as a slip is approved.
Points deadline: results must be submitted by the 10th of the month following the event. Standings update as soon as a slip is approved.
Already a member
Renew for next year
Renewing takes about a minute. Bring up what we have on file, fix anything that has changed, and send it.
Renew My Membership2027 Membership
Join MPBA
$40 a year for Open, $30 for Youth. Send this in, then pay by card on the next screen, or pay by Venmo to @verna-hultman, or mail a check with the printed form.
Prefer paper?
Print the form and mail it with a check to MPBA, 16031 Lake Blvd, Center City, MN 55012, or email it to [email protected] and pay by Venmo.
Season Race
Where do you sit?
Point detail and standings are posted here and updated through the season.