2013 Horse Progress Days

It’s that time of year to start thinking about July…

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July 5th & 6th to be exact! The 20th Annual Horse Progress Days will be in Arcola, Illinois this year. About 2 hours from St. Louis, Chicago and Indianapolis, the “broom corn capital of the world” features local attractions such as the Rockome Gardens and the Illinois Amish Museum.

The real attraction will be dozens of teams, rows of draft animal equipment, tents full of vendors, demonstrations, lectures and a lot of good food. For those of you who have been to one, you know that there is no other event like it. To those that have never been, take my word, there is “Something for Everyone” at this event that can attract 10,000-20,000 visitors. I went for the first time last year, and though it was blazing hot, I had a great time and brought home a truck load of parts and equipment.

Horse Progress Days rotates through 6 locations in the Midwest and PA, each community different and offering the best of the area. If you are interested in attending I recommend looking for accommodations soon, as the local places fill up fast. If you are thinking about having draft horses and would like to take advantage of the opportunity to learn how to harness and drive horses, Horse Progress Days offers a unique chance to do so.

Horse Progress Days will again be offering the Draft Horse Farming Exploratory classes.

Instructors will again be Ferman Wengerd and Kim Hadwen. Originally it was thought that this would be a one day class, taking place on Thursday only before the event officially got under way. As it turned out, it made much more sense to keep the classes going on Friday and Saturday, giving the students more hands on experience with the valuable resources in instructors, horses, and equipment that was there. Since the introductory tuition of $300 per person was meant to cover one day and the classes actually will cover three days, a decision has been made to raise the tuition to $500 for 2012. included in the tuition is free access to the event all three days, a $30 value.

The classes will be limited to 6-8 students and will be filled first come first served. Call Ferman Wengerd at 330-857-6340 with questions and to reserve your spot in the program as a student.

Send payment to:
Horse Progress Days (Horse Farming Class)
16875 Jericho Road
Dalton, OH 44618

I just wanted to promote this great event because Horse Progress Days has long been a supporter of DAPNet and the former Northeast Animal-Power Field Days, now know as Draft Animal-Power Field Days. DAPNet thanks Horse Progress Days tremendously for their support.

I hope everyone makes the time to attend at some point, safe travels this coming July!