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Prairie Talk: The Scribner Ranch
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield GreenRanching has been a way of life for several generations of the Scribner family. Their ranching operation currently involves 3 brothers along with some of their children. They own a cow-calf operation and run yearlings in the Flint Hills of Northeastern Butler County. To sharpen their cattle handling skills, they are often seen participating in […]
Ice Cream Social & Day of the Cowboy: “What Makes a Good Cowhorse”
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield GreenJoin us for our annual Ice Cream Social and special Day of the Cowboy program on the cowhorse, who plays such a big part in Flint Hills ranching. We’ll gather at 6:30 p.m. for our old-time Ice Cream Social plus homemade cobbler, and time to visit and look around the barn and grounds. Around 7:00 […]
The Journey to Kyrgyzstan
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield GreenWhat did Josh and Jim Hoy see and learn in the high Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan? The story will be told in a Prairie Talk at a historic ranch near Matfield Green at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6. In 2017, the Hoys toured the country extensively, riding hundreds of miles of mountains with nomadic […]