Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

No Rest For Top College Breakaway Roper, With Busy Rodeo Life

Riding eight barrel racing prospects every day keeps a college cowgirl busy. That’s even after school has been dismissed for the summer. Let alone when classes are in session, and she’s competing in some kind of rodeo event more than half of the days in a year.

Tough Competition As Rhythmic Recitations Yield Champion Kansas Cowboy Poets

It’s not easy to be a champion cowboy. While there’s always been a romantic sense about the cowboy way of life, there’s nothing that’s ever been easy about the profession. Likewise, it’s plenty hard becoming a champion cowboy poet. Proof is readily verified as tough competition in three qualifying rounds brought the best from three […]

Year End United Rodeo Association Champions Crowned Following 50th Finals Rodeo

It was a time of celebrating, reminiscing and great Western action and entertainment when cowboys and cowgirls from throughout the Midwest came to Topeka recently. “The 50th year end finals of the United Rodeo Association drew the stiffest competition ever from nine states and was deemed a huge success from every angle,” verified Muff McGee, […]