Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Cooking Feed Still Has Merit To Increase Utilization Of Rations For Certain Horses

“Well, I guess I’d better get supper cooking for Ole Dobbin.” “There aren’t as many horsemen cooking feed for horses as there used to be with more pelletized feeds and extruded high temperature ration preparations available. But, there can still be advantages to cooking grains for certain horses,” according to Dr. Preston Hickman, veterinarian at […]

Cowboys Through The Generations

“We are going to have to get to the hospital.” “There’s just one more event, and then we can go.” Exactly 40 years ago last Saturday night, that was the conversation between a cowboy and his bride heavy-expecting their second child.

Santa Fe Trail Working Ranch Rodeo At Council Grove July 3-4

Working ranch cowboys from several Midwest states will converge on Council Grove for the Fourth of July. “It’s the 29th annual Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo, Friday and Saturday evenings, July 3-4, in the arena east of Council Grove, just off Highway 56, beginning at 7 o’clock,” announced Clay Wilson, president of the Morris County […]

Power Of Horses Hereafter

“So many of our friends and heroes have gone away.” In two weeks, we’ve been saddened by passing of three longtime acquaintances with admirable reflections of each at their memorials.

Meatloaf Is Just Inkling Of Paxico’s Festival Lineup June 27

Yep, there’ll be the best meatloaf in the country. And, a whole lot more, too. “We have the meatloaf contest as the special attraction, but a fully packed daylong slate of additional activities are planned for our seventh annual Paxico Meatloaf Festival Saturday, June 27, at Paxico, right off Highway I70, Ext 333, east of Topeka,” […]

Green All-Terrain Vehicles Tour Flint Hills Pastures To Benefit Four Lyon County Charities

Four Lyon County charities were beneficiaries at conclusion of four nights of riding green four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicles in the beautiful Flint Hills of Kansas. “Our third annual Gator Rally was a tremendous success as participants from throughout eastern Kansas and even from Oklahoma rode through luscious pastures in this community-support effort,” exclaimed Paul DuToit, brainchild […]

Osage County Charities Benefit From Cross Country Chaos

And, the winner is The Osage County Community Foundation. That’s the simplest and most important wrap-up, but the fun times and mud for all are the lifetime memories that were actually climax of the third annual Cross Country Chaos.