Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Twelve-Year-Old Cowboy brings home big checks roping steers

He’s not even a teenager, yet, but this cowboy’s one of the best paid around. Certainly, calculated on an hourly basis, Camden Hoelting’s wages come right up there with the highest paid of any profession. The 12-year-old returned to his Olpe ranch home Sunday night $5,765 richer than when he left Saturday morning.

Missouri high school math teacher is cowboy producing area bull riding events

“Cowboys have to have success to feel confidence. Success breeds confidence.” “That’s true of anything and especially in rodeos and bull riding, but it’s also most essential to build the younger generation of cowboys.” It’s those philosophies coupled with an inbred, lifelong cowboy adrenalin that keeps Charlie McDonald at a near dead run pace week […]

College life even busier for rodeo champion

Taking 17 hours of college classes and competing at a rodeo every weekend keeps a cowboy busy. Consequently finding a spare moment for Jarek Van Petten to visit isn’t easy, but the young rodeo champion’s humility is most obvious. Almost unwilling to talk about his successes, Van Petten is dedicated to meeting challenges of his […]

Red matches well with purple for Chase County Ranch Family

“Red cows and purple shirts; that’s the Mushrush family of Chase County.” Busy all of the time, this week is their busiest of the year. “It’s harvest time,” emphasized Joe Mushrush, admitting that might sound “out of season to many.”

Helping youth is main objective of Club Lamb producer

“We do a lot to help the kids learn more about the care and showing of their lambs.” Kevin Harris of Harris Show Lambs at Abilene explained the importance of not only producing quality lambs and selling them as 4-H projects, but to him it is most essential to follow through with assistance to the […]