2013 Little Miss Lincoln Riding Club

BIO INFORMATION

KAYDEN LOFTIN

School: Prairie Grove

Age: 6 Occupation: student/athlete Parents: Brittany and the late Lewis Workman, of Prairie Grove; and Keith and Katrina Loftin, of Rudy Siblings: Tabor Lewis, 9; Colton Workman, 3; Andi Raye Rodeo Affiliations: Lincoln Riding Club, National Barrel Horse Association, National Little Britches, Ozark Junior Rodeo Association, U.S. Team Roping Championships junior looper

Awards/Honors/Personal highlights: Won “Sweetheart of the Mid-South Pro Rodeo in Mississippi in 2013; and Little Miss Lincoln Riding Club

Horses: Buck, 18-year-old sorrel gelding; Gracie, a 15-year-old grey mare; Molly, 16-year-old

Coping with death of stepfather: When Kayden goes [to pay respects at Lewis Workman’s grave], she likes to lay on the headstone and sing her daddy’s favorite song to him, “Rock Me Momma Like A Wagon Wheel” as performed by Darius Rucker and also the Old Crow Medicine Show, whose front man Ketch Secor revamped an unfinished Bob Dylan tune to complete the song. Lewis’ widow, Brittany Workman, says, “Lewis just liked that song that they played at all the rodeos.”

Hobbies: Kayden likes to barrel race, pole bend, sing and go

hunting.

Career ambitions: Kayden wants to be “a big cowgirl” when she grows up.

Sport: Rodeo Clubs And Activities: Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H group Pets: A dog named Joe

COURTESY PHOTO Six-year-old Kayden Loftin, of Prairie Grove, won 2013 Little Miss Lincoln Riding Club.