Midwest Pole Bending Association

The Association

Membership

$30 a year, 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, one price

Divisions are set by your age as of January 1.

19 & Older

Open

$30

Per year

18 & Under

Youth

$30

Per year

Membership year runs November 1 – October 31. The competition year runs January 1 – October 31.

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 and updated around the 20th of each month.

Points deadline: results must be submitted by the 10th of the month following the event. Standings are updated around the 20th.

2026 Membership

Join MPBA

$30 a year. Send this in and pay by Venmo to @verna-hultman, or mail a check with the printed form.

By joining you agree to abide by MPBA rules and to the release of liability on the rules page.

Your email app should now be open with your application filled in. Hit send, then send $30 by Venmo to @verna-hultman.

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.

PDF2026 Membership FormPrint & mail or email PDF2026 Tour Stop ApplicationFor producers. $30 per show date

Season Race

Where do you sit?

Point detail and standings are posted here and updated through the season.

View Standings Submit Points