G’day ,

Hundreds of young competitors, horse and rider working a beast, plenty of school pride and a whole lot of fun. The 2026 Ariat High School Campdraft, held at Pittsworth a couple of weeks ago, was a great success.

Away from the arena, AACo supplied the steaks for the competitors’ BBQ, the Nudgee College crew cooked and served a whopping 400 steaks, and rugby league great Shane Webcke charged in to share a few words about hard work, resilience and going that extra mile. 

That spirit of pitching in was exactly what we wanted to recognise when we put up the RFTTE trophy buckle for the Stand-Out Student Award. And this year’s winner, 14-year-old Hayden Tubman from Boonah State High School, certainly embraced it.

When his first run didn’t go to plan, Hayden got stuck into helping the organisers. He then jumped back in the saddle and scored an 88 on his horse Annie, his best score on her yet!

I caught up with Hayden afterwards to hear about his weekend, his horse that smiles, some good advice from Mum and his ambition to one day get his name on the sign at Warwick. We reckon you’ll enjoy getting to know this young fella...

READ HAYDEN'S STORY AND PICS

Hooroo for now,

Simon

Simon Cheatham | Founder RFTTE Pty Ltd - The Online Campfire | E: simon@rfttejobs.com or simply reply to this newsletter | Subscribe to this newsletter | The RFTTE Story