About ABP Rodeo Company

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Aaron Platt of Roanoke, Indiana is a veteran rodeo announcer with nearly 45 performances each year across PRCA, IPRA, APRA, and MSRA events. He announced the APRA Finals Rodeo in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and has also served as the announcer for the MSRA Finals.

Before stepping behind the microphone, Aaron spent 15 years riding bareback horses, giving him firsthand knowledge of the sport and its athletes. He continues to haul his own announcing horses and remains deeply connected to rodeo at every level.

Along with announcing, Aaron produces county fair rodeos in Indiana and operates a successful construction business with his wife, Bobbie, who also runs music during his performances. Dedicated to tradition, professionalism, and entertaining fans, Aaron brings authenticity and experience to every rodeo he announces.

Rooted in Ohio rodeo tradition, Bump Postlethwait is a natural-born cowboy originally from Byesville, Ohio, now residing in Adrian, Michigan with his wife, Andrea, and their four children. Raised around rodeo by his father—a former RCA world qualifier—Bump began competing at a young age and quickly found success.

A versatile competitor, Bump participates in all three rough stock events—bull riding, saddle bronc, and bareback—along with team roping and steer wrestling. A four-time high school all-around champion, he turned down a college rodeo scholarship to pursue rodeo full-time.

Family remains at the heart of Bump’s rodeo career, with Andrea playing a vital role behind the scenes and their children growing up in the lifestyle that shaped him. Deeply connected to the sport, Bump continues to carry on the Buckeye rodeo tradition wherever he competes.

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With 26 years in the rodeo industry, Craig is a seasoned barrel man and entertainer known for professionalism and crowd connection. A 12-time Mid States Contract Act of the Year winner, he was named SEBRA Contract Act of the Year in 2019 and served as SEBRA Finals Barrel Man in 2018 and 2019. He also earned a Top Five IPRA Clown of the Year finish in 2018. Married for 21 years and a proud parent of three, family and rodeo remain at the heart of his career.

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A dedicated panel packer and livestock hauler, Lauren plays a hands-on role in keeping rodeo operations running smoothly. Since joining the company in July 2025, she's been involved in a bit of everything, always willing to step in where needed to support the team and the stock.

With a lifelong passion for horses and a dream of being part of the rodeo world, working in rodeo is more than a job—it’s something she's always worked toward. Outside of the arena, Lauren serves the community as a full-time EMT with Parkview Whitley and as a volunteer firefighter, bringing the same work ethic, responsibility, and commitment to rodeo that they do to emergency services.

Born just outside Chicago and raised in southern and northern Indiana, my journey into photography began only three and a half years ago—but it didn’t take long for it to become part of who I am. Photography became more than something I do; it became how I preserve the wild, the rural, and the real.

Wildlife photography is where my passion runs deepest. Bears, especially, are one of my favorite subject—powerful, untamed, and symbolic of the landscapes that inspire me. Much of that inspiration is shaped by time spent in Tennessee, a place I return to each year and one that continues to influence both my work and my heart.

Wandering James Photography is equally rooted in rural lifestyle storytelling. I’m drawn to riders and their horses, country couples in their element, rodeo arenas filled with grit and dust, livestock show events, early mornings on the farm, and the quiet strength of simple country living.

Alongside wildlife and rural sessions, I offer family and couple portraits, pet photography, recreational sessions, event coverage, and nature-themed engagement sessions and small nature weddings for couples who prefer an outdoor setting.

My goal is simple: create images that feel grounded, timeless, and true to the life you live.

This is more than photography.

It’s preserving legacy, land, and connection.