Washington County Enterprise-Leader
Junior Cowboy Is Living Out His Dream
LINCOLN — Four-yearold Colton Workman is living out a young cowboy’s dream.
Last Wednesday, he won the 2015 Lincoln Riding Club Little Mister title and later roped an even bigger prize when his lariat made a loop over 2014 Miss Lincoln Riding Club rodeo queen, Courtney Bilderback. But when the 25-year-old Tonitown cowgirl graciously offered a kiss on the cheek, Colton promptly removed School: Rodeo activities: his lariat and made fast tracks the other way — proof that roping, and not pursuit of cowgirls, is tops on his agenda.
Colton has been interested in roping and in the saddle since he was born. His late dad, Lewis Workman, used to take the youngster with him on horseback sparking a keen interest in Colton. Colton cheered for his dad, who competed in team roping along with his partner, Charlie Perkins, of Farm- ington; and the little boy might possibly pair up with Perkins’ son, Tripp, 3, who is a good buddy to Colton, along with Perkins’ oldest son, 6- year- old, Tatum. Their continued presence in his life have helped Colton adjust to life without his father after Lewis was tragically killed in an automobile accident in April of 2013.
Colton was born without a left hand but hasn’t let that hinder him from pursuing his dream of roping. In 2014, Colton was the recipient of a Rope Your Dreams scholarship presented by the Cooper Rodeo Foundation founded by legendary roping champion, Roy Cooper, and his sons, Clint, Clif and Tuf. The Cooper Rodeo Foundation’s Rope Your Dreams program has a theme encouraging each partici- pant, “I’m an athlete, I’m a believer, I’m an achiever,” to seek out possibilities and go after them and they make opportunities available. Tuf Cooper extended a special invitation to Colton and his horse Porky to participate in Tuf’s Junior Looper event on June 2 at John Justin arena in Fort Worth, Texas.