Around the Rings: 2026 Nebraska QHA Amateur Show
All photos courtesy of Cow Creek Photography.
April 9-12, 2026, marked the dates of the Nebraska Amateur Show at Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, produced by the Nebraska Quarter Horse Association and managed by AB Show Management.
Judges were Bob Johnson, Chele McGauly, Derek Hanscome, and Curtis Reynolds, and the weekend was not only a show, but a fun celebration with incredible sponsors, vendors, and amateurs who donated baskets for the annual silent auction, in addition to AQHA Ambassadors on hand for support!
Thank you to the official show photographer, Cow Creek Photography, for another beautiful gallery of candid photos! Exhibitors can find their proofs and order on the Cow Creek Photography website: Amateur Show 26′ Photos
High Point and Reserve Champions:
| Small Fry High Point Champion | Heza Hot Tiger & Madison Kurth |
| Small Fry Reserve | Oops Im Lucky & Tatum Sikyta |
| Level 1 Youth Walk Trot Champion | Best of Gothem & Keagan Gifford |
| Level 1 Youth Walk Trot Reserve | |
| Level 1 Amateur Walk Trot Champion | Iresistable Spell & Shannon Amsden |
| Level 1 Amateur Walk Trot Reserve | VS Blue Me Away & Cynthia Hutchinson |
| Level 1 Youth 13 & U Champion | Playonhousemoney & Lauren Johnson |
| Level 1 Youth 13 & U Reserve | |
| Level 1 Youth 14-18 Champion | Southern Motion & Reese Rethwisch |
| Level 1 Youth 14-18 Reserve | Luck of Tha Irish & Josie Johnson |
| Youth Champion | Strutting With My Boots On & Katherine Bormann |
| Youth Reserve | Luck of Tha Irish & Josie Johnson |
| Amateur Champion | Drama Setter & Jackie Olander |
| Amateur Reserve | KruzersMinuteInBlue & Shelby Timperley |
| Select Champion | Original Hotrod & Michelle Swanson |
| Select Reserve | |
| Open Champion | Justa Lazy Mouse for Christi Hansen |
| Open Reserve | A Cowboy For You for Lacy Desantis |
| Level 1/Green Champion | Southern Exxposure & John Konecne |
| Level 1/Green Reserve | Surely Good Cookn & Spencer Groth |
| Level 1 Amateur Champion | Best of Gothem & Cassie Gifford |
| Level 1 Amateur Reserve | Super Lazy & Shelby Engels |
| Ranch High Points | |
| Open Champion | His Last Invitation for Delta W Farms |
| Amateur Champion | Greedy Request & Sarah Eberspacher |
| Youth Champion | Rowdys Blu Eyed Star & Emma Spreeman |
Complete list of high points & circuit awards from AB Show Management:
2026 Ne Amateur Show Circuit + High Points – Google Sheets
SC 1 Results:
SC 2 Results:
Scribe sheets:
2026 Am NE Scribe Sheets — AB Show Management
