Buck Wild Author:Glenn Balch, Ruth Sanderson (Illustrator) Buck is born into a mustang band in the wild of the Owyhee Mountains. From the start his life is a trial. Days after being born the wild bunch is chased steadily by horsemen hoping to capture some young strong mustangs. On one pursuit his mother is roped and tragically breaks her neck leaving young Buck to fend for himself. Eventually with some ... more »luck he hooks up with an older mare and her young colt and manages to force an arrangement where he can nurse from her. The story follows Buck as he grows up through tough winters and gets kicked out of the band by the stud and gangs up with a couple other rejects, one who happens to be a donkey. Then with more luck he gains his own band, before he's on the run again from more horsemen determined to capture him...« less