Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Parents Are Meant To Assist Their Children

Moms and dads are supposed to help their kids. Controversy has surrounded fairs for as long as we can remember, and maybe since beginning of 4-H and FFA members’ involvement in them, about parents helping their children with projects. Fair books, containing rules and guidelines for participation, in many cases demand that “all work with […]

Remount Most Important Part Of Getting Thrown

Anybody who’s never been bucked off hasn’t been on many. A few horseback riders may have never hit the ground, but they’re certainly not cowboys. Some claim they haven’t bit the dust, but anybody who climbs on every day is going to take a tumble at some point. It’s not the fall, but the landing […]

The Judge Is Always Right

Judging is an opinionated profession. Now, we’re talking about evaluation of production, be it horses, cows, dogs or ears of corn. Problem with judging is that everybody wants to win, and there can only be one first place. Remainder of the entries must be ranked lower. Since entering our initial chicken judging 43 years ago, […]

Walnut Never Comes In Knotty-Pine Scams

Anything too good to be true usually is just that. Since we’ve had personal e-mail, we’ve “won” or “been given” at least a zillion dollars, if there is such an amount. Not a day passes that we don’t get an e-mail from an unknown person, usually in Africa, informing us of our great fortune. Many […]

Swooping Swallows Offer More Lessons Than Harm

Barn swallows are interesting birds. They are prevalent in the barn and around the ranch every summer, and then disappear, only to return the next year. Much controversy surrounds the colorful little songbirds that glide through the air with the greatest of ease.