Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Cowboys Gather To Entertain While keeping Flint Hills Traditions Alive

No horses showed up, but conversation and all other doings centered on them. It was the first Flint Hills Cowboy Gathering recently at Alma. Brainchild of some participating in the first Kansas Cowboy Poetry Contest earlier this year, the two-day affair was loosely patterned after the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering each winter in Elko, Nevada

College Cowboy Picks Up Big Checks With His Lariat

How many college kids can make $28,300 for two days’ work? Many are happy for the opportunity of “flippin’ a few burgers,” as the saying goes, just to have enough to skimp by. And, Collin Domer might feel the financial hardships of being a university student sometimes, too.

Renowned Hartford Quarter Horse Ranch To Disperse Generation-Long Program

It won’t be a finale. Yet, the “dispersal” sale planned by Finnerty Ranch Quarter Horses this weekend will be a sharp reduction. However, MJ Finnerty emphasized, “We’ll still have our ranch horses, and we’re keeping a few yearlings and two-year-olds as well as a colt that should make us a top stud.”

Cowboys Relive Yesteryear Longhorn Drive During Sesquicentennial Celebration

It sure was a lot different when the Texas Longhorns meandered into Wichita this month, compared to 150 years ago. As a highlight of the Kansas 150 Festival Sunflower Parade at Wichita, a herd of Longhorn cattle sauntered down paved streets between large office buildings as cowboys with clean-starched shirts and jeans and neatly, shaped […]

Hay Made While Sun Was Shining At High Ground Museum

“See how it was done 100 years ago.” That was the invitation given by Lloyd and Marlene Florence for folks to come spend Sunday afternoon at their High Ground Museum, located northeast of Council Grove on Old Highway 4. Sure enough, more than 100 visitors from a half-dozen counties in a 100-mile radius came to […]

Former Bull Rider Finds Rodeo Life Continues As Successful Announcer

It hurts to fall off, but it’s sure exciting describing such action to those watching from the sidelines. Troy Goodridge has rodeo lifestyle in his system whichever direction life takes. Bleacher spectators appreciate the first hand experience style of delivery presented by Goodridge as he announces rodeos and bull ridings throughout the country.

Matfield Green Cowboy Recognized As Tough Competitor Ready To Help Another

“A cowboy and a competitor best describe Darwin Bailey.” Those words were eulogized as his ashes were scattered over a Flint Hills pasture not far from where he was raised and lived his life at Matfield Green. The comment was often repeated when acquaintances reflected on the cowboy who made a positive impact with everybody […]