Meet a local 4-Her: Clayton Lowry enjoys learning to care for animals

Clayton Lowry leads his horse into the arena at a local fair horse show.

Clayton Lowry has been a member of Burlingame 4-H Club for two years. He currently serves as the club’s recreation leader.

Projects enrolled in for this year’s county fairs include: Horse, junior showmanship champion, blues and reds at both fairs, 3rd overall high point earner at Overbrook Osage County Fair; goat, third place in junior showmanship at Osage County Fair, blues; cooking, blues; horticulture, blues.

He says his favorite project is goats, and his favorite part of 4-H is “hanging out and playing with friends at the fair.

What has he learned from being in 4-H? “Why it’s important to feed a bucket calf consistently so they don’t get sick.”


Clayton Lowry and his sisters Katie and Karley show the family’s grand champion awards for horse showmanship at the Osage County Fair.

Beyond Ready – National 4-H Week, Oct. 5-11, 2025