The National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to welcome Anthony Montes, of Aubrey, Texas and Shannon Curl Holbin, of Vero Beach, Florida into its prestigious Quarter Million Dollar Club. Anthony reached the milestone of more than $250,000 in lifetime NSBA earnings at the 2025 Arizona Sun Circuit and Shannon reached the milestone of more than $250,000 in lifetime NSBA earnings at the 2025 Orange Blossom Circuit at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida.
Anthony Montes
Anthony grew up in Trabuco, California, and was raised around trail horses at the encouragement of his mother and grandmother. He cleaned stalls to have the opportunity to ride Hunter Jumpers when he was young, and was introduced to the horse show world by Nancy Riggs, who took him to 4-H and Open shows around Orange County. He completed his youth career under the guidance of Judy Bonham.
Anthony’s mother also introduced him to Western Pleasure horses when she fell in love with the class. She purchased a horse and encouraged Anthony to ride and prepare it. He has since grown to especially love Western Riding and compares the special cadence of the discipline to dressage.
Anthony partnered with Bruce Vickery and moved to Texas in 2013, where he has prepared and competed with horses in Trail, Western Riding and Western Pleasure. Among the horses that helped take Anthony over the quarter million dollar milestone include Moonlite Madnez, Shes A Lopin Machine, Not Just An Illusion, Hez Raising The Bar, Strawberri Wine, Ode To Zippo, Machine Power, Only After You, VS Lady In Red, Im Hot Youre Nott, Rageous Rodder, Vital Lines Are Red, RL Best Of Goodbar, Whats The Good Word, I Gottem Talkin, KM Get In Line, Heza Flatliner, Come On Over, Cool Moving Lady, When N Where, A Soxy Dream, Zippin A Breeze, Sangria Wine, Socks For Dayz and VS The Fireman.
Shannon Curl Holbin
A Florida native, Shannon grew up in the horse industry as the daughter of AQHA and NSBA judge Sandy Curl. Early in her professional career she served as an assistant trainer to Rusty and Katie Green. She and her husband Chris created Holbin Show Horses in 2017 shortly after their marriage. She was also a member of the inaugural class of NSBA’s Tomorrows Horseman program in 2020-2021. Shannon obtained her AQHA and NSBA judge’s cards in 2023.
On her way to the quarter million dollar mark in lifetime earnings, Shannon has trained and shown such horses as Whos All Invited, KM Best Of Brandy, Gotta Touch This, KM Milliondollarbaby, One Hot Henry, KM Boalicious, KM Smooth Moves, No Doubt Im Trouble, Battabing Battaboom, For One Night Only, If It Aint Southern, Fortheluvofthegame, Hot and Lazy, Moon Me, Scoot Over, WhatILikeAboutYou, Double Or Nothin, KM Zip Me Suddenly, Ready Set Lope, The Candy Mann, Suddenly Im Cool, The Candy Girl, Dark Ladie, Purljam, Get In Line Behind, Code Her Blue, Beecuz I Said So and Ten Kinda Southern.
Shannon will be recognized during the NSBA Honors Banquet during the 2025 NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August.
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