Rural Heritage October/November 2025

Combining a Community

“take a village” or, in the case of Horse Progress Days, a community. The event is well run, and this year was no exception. The program lists the times of events and demonstrations and sticks to that very tight schedule. A guy does really need to plan his day and hustle from place to place to see it all. The vendor area is open from the start of the day until its end. Trust me when I tell you there is a lot to see! Every year there is a “highlight” item or piece of equipment. The “buzz” both last year and this year is the small combine for harvesting small grains. This year there were two. A refined model shown last year in Lancaster, Penn., and a new prototype making its debut this year.

by Ralph J. Rice I t is always fun to attend Horse Progress Days. This year was no different. The travelling event was held in Clare, Mich., this year. I have been to Clare and HPD there in the past, but what a surprise this year was. The event had grown in size. It is still one of the smaller shows but was more than twice the size from previous years. There were more vendors, more pieces of trialed farm equipment and more demonstrations. It was a successful show and well worth the visit. I stand amazed and applaud the efforts of all the behind-the-scenes volunteer workers. It truly does

The Agri-Flex 184 demonstrated at the 2025 event showed many refinements and improvements since its prototype debut at the 2024 Horse Progress Days last year.

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