Washington County Enterprise-Leader
Little Mister Rides A Stickhorse
LINCOLN — Karson Sampley made his debut live on the town square winning the 2018 Lincoln Riding Club Little Mister contest and came out riding a stick horse.
The stick horse was part of the payoff, which also included a buckle and Karson soon put both to good use leading the stickhorse grand entry each night of the 65th annual Lincoln Rodeo in 2018.
A year later, he is ready to hand off those duties to somebody else.
Karson is the 6-year-old son of Ronnie and Sara Sampley, of Lincoln. Karson attends pre-school at Kids Unlimited Learning Academy. Karson didn’t wait to grow up to become a livestock owner. Among his endeavors was the acquisition of a bull calf named Mr. Fugley,
An active boy, Karson loves all things sports. He plays soccer, baseball and basketball.
When not playing sports he loves to play with and ride his bull calf, Mr. Fugley. Karson also loves to run backhoes and the side-byside on the farm. When he grows up Karson wants to ride bulls and work on backhoes.
In addition, Karson is a member of the Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H and is getting ready to start Hippotherapy.
This year’s Little Mister and Little Miss contest will start off at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, in front of the bandstand set up for the street dance on the Lincoln Square. The contest will be followed by the street dance which will be held from 811 p.m. The 2019 Lincoln Rodeo is Thursday, Aug. 8, through Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Lincoln Riding Club Arena.