Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Beware Of Those Grasshoppers

“Grasshoppers are sure a menace jumping around when going for a morning horseback ride.” While there have been no cautionary reports about grasshopper problems this year, there are still a lot of the “bugs.”

Horses Remain Integral Learning Experience For Generational Washington County Ranch Family

“Three cowgirls with long braided blonde pigtails ordered around by a handsome teenage cowboy wearing shades riding a bay horse. Ample sideline coaching from a more mature blonde cowgirl on a palomino and a visibly hardworking farmer-rancher in bib overalls.” Obviously, it’s a Keesecker ranch family affair where everybody has their own unique niche at […]

Prairie Hay Is Baled

“Make hay when the sun shines.” Well, the prairie hay is all wrapped up in big round bales. Later than wanted and anticipated but in the bale is better than grass standing in the pasture.

Oldest American Horses Apparently Arrived After Spanish Shipwreck

About halfway along the United States East Coast, where Delaware meets Maryland and Virginia, there’s a tiny island called Assateague. The most notable permanent residents on Assateague are the wild horses. “Assateague’s wild horses are well-known, even to people who’ve never been to the island,” according to National Park Service officials.