Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

St. George Cowgirl Passionate About Others Learning Benefits Of Horses

“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” It’s an often repeated quotation originally credited to Winston Churchill. Diane Haffener at the D-Bar Arena near St. George often restates the remark true to heart, believes, and  most obviously lives it. “Horses are my life,” Haffener stated emphatically. Born and raised in […]

Best To See At Night

“And, then there was light.” There hadn’t been any electricity in the barn for several months, since we started major renovation. All of the old wiring and fixtures were removed before any work began. Some of it had probably been there since rural electricity came to the farm early last century.

Kansas Agriculture Leader’s Lifetime Goal Is To Help Develop Others

“Horses can change children.” Al Davis of Manhattan proudly quoted his grandpa’s philosophy from nearly four decades ago on the small family farm in Pennsylvania. Never forgetting that statement and relating it often, Davis is “children, horses, Extension 4-H, agriculture leadership,” and a whole lot more.

Kansas Agriculture Leader’s Lifetime Goal Is To Help Develop Others

“Horses can change children.” Al Davis of Manhattan proudly quoted his grandpa’s philosophy from nearly four decades ago on the small family farm in Pennsylvania. Never forgetting that statement and relating it often, Davis is “children, horses, Extension 4-H, agriculture leadership,” and a whole lot more. Appropriate quick synopsis of the always-smiling, most-congenial, never-knew-a-stranger cowboy, […]

No More Waterline Procrastination

“Water is the most essential nutrient.” It’s a serious problem when the waterline freezes, and 40 heifers are standing beside an empty tank. Well pump in the cellar of the abandoned farmhouse at its best is a mess to describe it bluntly accurate.

Every Horse Is different In The Way It Responds To Training, Clinician Insists

“They’re not all the same.” Thirty minutes after opening a pen gate, coaxing the sorrel coming three-year-old filly through a small, but big-eyed-spectator-gathering into a makeshift round pen, Scott Daily stood up on the back of the saddled Quarter Horse and received concluding applause for his adapt training skills.

Children’s Tractor Brightens All

“Sign up and win a tractor.” The invitation alone attracted considerable attention, but when passersby saw the tractor, broad grins spread across every face, and nearly all came to our farm show booth. Heavily involved in operating farm show booths more than 300 days in 43 years, coaxing farm folks to get a free paper, […]

Treacherous Weather Overpowered By Blessings

Everybody has an ice and snow story, but abundant blessings haven’t shared the news. While many would argue, and there are exceptions, vast majority of the weather calamities ended with far more blessings than catastrophes. Hardship is terrible until compared to how much worse be possible. Count the blessings.

Salina Appaloosa Breeder-Longhorn Producer Has More Western Collectibles Than Imaginable

“I’m Old School” Stitching on his weathered cap is telltale notice. If one isn’t immediately aware, within short order, it becomes quite apparent those three words are the most concise description possible. Not only because Stan Seuser proudly repeats the self-description, “I’m old school,” frequently, but because his philosophical lifestyle, vast collections and agricultural operations […]