Rural Heritage August/September 2025

Calendar of Events August 15–17, 2025 NW Michigan Draft Horse Assn. School of Driving, Benzonia, MI: Dan Hubbell, phone: (231) 947 5600, email: dan@hubbelllawoffice. com, web: http://www. drivingdrafts.com August 20–24, 2025 170th Annual Bureau County Fair, Draft Horse Show on Aug. 24, Princeton, IL: Information, phone: (815) 875-2905, email: info@ bureaucountyfair.com, web: www. bureaucountyfair.com August 25–29, 2025 Laff N Lyon Ranch Driving Clinic and Workshop, Sherman, NY: Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753 6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail. com, web: https://laffnlyonranch. com/services Sept. 6 & 7, 2025 Fort Ransom Sodbuster Days, Fort Ransom, ND: Lori Steedsman, phone: (701) 799-7373, email: fortransomsodbusterassociation@ gmail.com, web: www. fortransomsodbusters.com Sept. 7-13, 2025 Doc Hammill Driving, Working, and Training Horses in Harness, Saint Ignatius, MT: Doc Hammill, phone: (406) 250-8252, email: workshops@dochammill.com, web: https://www.DocHammill.com Sept. 17-19, 2025 Central Wisconsin Draft Horse Sale, Neillsville, WI; Phil & Ruth Miller, phone: (715) 570-7749, email: horsestoneillsville@yahoo.com, web: www.centralwihorsesales.com

Oct. 4-5, 2025 Grooms Field Day at Glen-Dale Park, Peebles, OH: Information, phone: (937) 901-5515, Oct. 5-11, 2025 Doc Hammill Driving, Working, and Training Horses in Harness, Saint Ignatius, MT: Doc Hammill, phone: (406) 250-8252, email: workshops@dochammill.com, web: https://www.DocHammill.com Oct. 10-12, 2025 North American Suffolk Horse Association Gathering, Hartford, WI: Zelda Gagliardi, phone: (386) 965-2758, email: americansuffolkhorse@gmail.com, web: https://www.suffolkpunch.com Oct. 13-14, 2025 Kalona Horse Sales, Kalona, IA: phone: (319) 656-2222, email: americansuffolkhorse@gmail.com, web: www.kalonasalesbarn.com Oct. 23-25, 2025 Haste Three-Day Barbecue & Wagon Train, Liberty, KY: phone: (606) 303-5669, email: hastedrafthorsesandmules@ yahoo.com, web: www. drafthorsesandmulesforsale.com Oct. 24-25 , 2025 Yoder Bros. Fall Horse and Carriage Auction, Midland, MI; Information, phone: (989) 386-9082, web: www.gotoauction.com/2109, email: ybaclare@yahoo.com Oct. 25, 2025 USA Plowing Contest, Olympia, KY: phone: (606) 768-3330, web: www. facebook.com/mikeandjoycedowns Dec. 6, 2025 Lawrence Old Fashioned Christmas Parade, Lawrence, KS: Marty Kennedy, (785) 856-4437, lawrencechristmasparade@gmail. com, lawrencechristmasparade.org

Sept. 18-20, 2025 Clark County Mule Festival,

Cahokia, MO: Debbie Logsdon, phone: (660) 727-2490, email: dlldsl@hotmail.com, web: https:// clarkcountymulefestival.com Sept. 22-26, 2025 Laff N Lyon Ranch Driving Clinic and Workshop, Sherman, NY: Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753 6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail. com, web: https://laffnlyonranch. com/services Sept. 27, 2025 American Brabant Association Fall Rendezvous, Medford, Wis.: Jason Julian, phone: (715) 560-0554, email: information@ americanbrabant.org, web: https:// americanbrabant.org/ Oct. 3, 2025 New York State Draft Horse Club Sale, Cortland, NY: Information, phone: (970) 381-4431, web: www. joshwhiteauctions.com, email: diawhite@yahoo.com Oct. 3-4, 2025 Colorado Draft Horse and Equipment Auction, Brighton, CO: Information, phone: (607) 793 4865, web: www.ny-state-draft horse-club.org, email: information@ ne-state-draft-horse-club.org Oct. 3-5 , 2025 Draft Animal Power Field Day, Loudon, NH: Information, phone:

(518) 290-0056, web: www. draftanimalpower.org, email: dapnetinfo@gmail.com

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