Rural Heritage April/May 2026

Calendar of Events March 9-19, 2026

June 21-27, 2026 Pendleton Wagon Train, Pendleton, OR, phone: (541) 276-2553, email: pendletonwagontrain@gmail.com, web: pendletonroundup.com June 25-28, 2026 Midwest Ox Drovers Association Gathering, Tillers International, Scotts, MI, phone: (269) 251-7069, web: www.midwestoxdrovers.com July 24-26, 2026 Antique Steam and Gas Engine Show, Boonville, IN: Tim Forston, Adam Hanger, phone: (812) 897-0849, web: https://www.facebook.com/share/17BxcVfJPS/? mibextid=wwXIfr July 25-26, 2026 Brown Farm Pioneer Days, Central City, IA: Gary Greif, phone: (319) 350-5989, email: Brown.Farm.eNews@ gmail.com, web: brownfarmpioneerdays.com, Featuring International Harvester, Horse-drawn demonstrations, Steam engine powered working saw mill, buck skinner camp, flea market, threshing, Parade of Power and more Aug 28-29, 2026 2nd Annual Middlebrook Horse Drawn Heritage Days, Middlebrook, VA: Come out for a chuckwagon dinner (preordered tickets), farm team/single horse exhibition, demonstrations, horse drawn vehicle/farm implement display, free chuckwagon cobbler and ice cream, historical talks, and more! Adam Hanger, phone: (540) 490-2565, email: adamdhanger@gmail.com, web: www.facebook.com/61578765882000 Sept. 7-11, 2026 Doc Hammill Driving, Working and Training Horses in Harness, St. Ignatius, MT, phone: (406) 250-8252, email: workshops@dochammill.com, web: www. Doc Hammill Driving, Working and Training Horses in Harness, St. Ignatius, MT, phone: (406) 250-8252, email: workshops@dochammill.com, web: www. dochammill.com Oct 19-20, 2026 Kalona Fall Draft Horse and Carriage Sale, Kalona, IA: Devin Mullet, phone: (319) 656-2222, email: ksbauc@ kalonasalesbarn.com, web: www.kalonasalesbarn.com dochammill.com Oct. 5-9, 2026

53rd Annual Montgomery Wagon Train, Forney to Montgomery, AL, phone: John Coley (256) 310-2255, web: https://www.facebook.com/ftbsaddleclub April 10-12, 2026 Southeast Teamster Gathering, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Harrodsburg, KY, Devin Mullet, phone: (518) 290-0056, email: info@draftanimalpower.org, web: www.draftanimalpower.org/gathering April 13-14, 2026 Kalona Spring Draft Horse and Carriage Sale, Kalona, IA, Devin Mullet, phone: (319) 656-2222, email: ksbauc@kalonasalesbarn.com, web: www. Lyndon Farm Team Competition, Lyndon, KS: Frank Burkdoll, phone: (785) 256-3430, web: https://www. facebook.com/lyndonsaddleclubinc/ May 9, 2026 Green Mountain Draft Horse Association Horse, Tack & Equipment Sale, New Haven, VT, phone: (802) 425 2824 or (802) 598-8468, email: rlombard@gmavt.net, web: greenmountaindraft.org May 14-16, 2026 2026 National Stagecoach and Freight Wagon Association Annual Conference, Learn about horse drawn vehicles, local history, and facts about the historic Butterfield-Overland Trail, Fort Davis, TX, phone: (540) 490-2565, email: adamdhanger@gmail. com, web: stagecoahfreightwagon.org May 18-22, 2026 Doc Hammill Driving, Working and Training Horses in Harness, St. Ignatius, MT, phone: (406) 250-8252, email: workshops@dochammill.com, web: www. dochammill.com June 12-14, 2026 Trailblazer Days: Opening the Last Frontier, Thermopolis, WY, Celebrating the early trailblazers who traversed the difficult terrain to settle Big Horn Basin; web: https://www.facebook.com/events/ thermopolis-wyoming/trailblazer-days-opening-the-last frontier/755112233726461/ June 15-19, 2026 Doc Hammill Driving, Working and Training Horses in Harness, St. Ignatius, MT, phone: (406) 250-8252, email: workshops@dochammill.com, web: www. dochammill.com kalonasalesbarn.com April 25-26, 2026

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