Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Oklahoma Team Wins Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo

Barron Highsmith/20 West from Talala, Oklahoma, won the Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo at Council Grove. Sponsored by the Morris County Youth Rodeo Association, the competition with 14 teams was sanctioned by the Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA). The winning team is now qualified for the WRCA World Championship Rodeo, November 12-15, in Amarillo, Texas.

Kansas Championship Ranch Rodeo Winners Named

Lonesome Pine Ranch, Cedar Point, claimed top team honors at the recent 2020 Kansas Championship Ranch Rodeo in Medicine Lodge. Team members are Bud Higgs, Troy Higgs, Makenzie Higgs, Frank Higgs, Travis Duncan, and Bo Krueger. Lonesome Pine placed second in the stray gathering and wild cow milking events as well as third in cattle […]

Hot Wire Must Work

“Just touch it and find out if the fence is working.” Few young people working around livestock have not been encouraged to check the power on an electric fence.