Buster Welch was the United States cutting horse trainer who was inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Stakeholders Hall of Fame, the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, the National Cutting Horse Society Riders Hall of Fame and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. He was born on May 23, 1928.
For his extraordinary services to the ranching and livestock industries, Buster was named the 2012 National Golden Spur Award winner.
Buster Welch was born in the Texas town of Sterling City.
Buster’s ancestors came to Texas before the Civil War with Tennessean roots and family holdings.
He was born and raised north of Sterling City, Texas, near the confluence of the Colorado and Concho Rivers.
His mum died soon after his birth, leaving him to be raised by his grandparents on their stock farm for a period.
After remarrying, his father relocated the family to Midland, Texas, where he served for Atlantic Richfield.
Buster had run away from family and friends several times while still in elementary school, and he would miss school to spend more time at the stockyards, where he learned to ride broncs.
Buster Welch’s Net Worth
Buster Welch has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
