Join us for an entertaining afternoon as Matt Brockman, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Communications Director, brings the adventure, colorful characters, and unforgettable stories of the American West to life through two remarkable people who witnessed and documented a changing frontier.

Meet Frank Collinson, a European-born cowboy and buffalo hunter who found himself in the middle of the action on the Texas frontier. His firsthand account, Life in the Saddle, is filled with stories of cattle drives, encounters with Plains Indians, and the dramatic decline of the great Southern Plains bison.

Then, discover Mary Whatley Clarke, the Fort Worth historian who made sure Collinson’s remarkable stories weren’t lost to time. By gathering and editing his memories for Life in the Saddle, Clarke preserved his extraordinary experiences—and a vivid, firsthand portrait of the Old West—for future generations.