Buchman, Frank

“There’s sure been a lot of change, but the Flint Hills have stayed the same.” Not horseback nowadays, Gene Barr still lives in the Barr...

“Despite ventilation and flowthrough wind, horses require additional attention when being hauled in trailers.” Even when horses are hauled short distances, blistering summer heat of...

“There’s sure been a lot of change, but the Flint Hills have stayed the same.” Not horseback nowadays, Gene Barr still lives in the Barr...

Working cowboys from throughout the Midwest came to Council Grove recently to prove which ranch had the best rodeo team. It was the annual Santa...

“Horses are hard on pastures.” Many cattlemen prefer not to graze horses on prime pastureland because they continue to go back to the same area...

“Hey, let’s go to the county fair.” Attending the county fair is highlight of summertime for many throughout the Midwest. Young and old, oftentimes those of...

“Many cowboys are readily identified by the hat they wear.” The variation is as different as the cowboys who are wearing them. Often style, shape, and...

“Every horse is different, so they cannot all be trained the same way. It’s not right to fit a horse to a certain training...

“Horses are who we are and what we do. We’ve always had horses and our family and lives center around horses, the horse industry...

“If it weren’t for a great horse, women would be the greatest thing in the world.”  Smiles came over the group upon David C. Owen’s...