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2026
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 17-19, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch 3-Day Just the Basics Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY, 3 day harness, hitch and driving clinics; phone: (716) 753-6389, email: Laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
May 18-22, 2026
Harness, Hitch and Driving Clinic at Laff N Lyon Ranch, Sherman, NY, Monthly horse driving clinics; phone: (716) 753-6389, email: Laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
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
Montana Mule Days, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Hamilton, MT, phone: (406) 381-5980, web: montanamuledays.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: trailblazer days
June 13-14, 2026
Iowa Farm Team Challenge Show, Clarinda, IA, phone: Doug Peterson (641) 344-8677 or Dave Mires (660) 853-1795 web: iowadrafthorse.com
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
June 15-19, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Harness, Hitch and Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
June 20, 2026
Farming of Yesteryear Horse & Mule Show, Kiester, MN: contact Jake, phone: (507) 525-8305, email: farmingofyesteryear@gmail.com, web: www.facebook.com/foykiestermn
June 21-27, 2026
Pendleton Wagon Train, Pendleton, OR, phone: (541) 276-2553, email: pendletonwagontrain@gmail.com, web: pendletonroundup.com
June 25-27, 2026
World Draft Cattle Symposium, Tillers International, Scotts, MI, phone: (269) 626-0223, Â email: tillers@tillersinternational.org, web: tillers international.org
June 26-28, 2026
Midwest Ox Drovers Association Gathering, Tillers International, Scotts, MI, phone: (269) 251-7069, Â web: www.midwestoxdrovers.com
June 26-28, 2026
Big Sky Draft Horse Expo, Deer Lodge, MT, phone: (406) 490-1305, Â email: info@drafthorseexpo.com, web: drafthorseexpo.com
June 27, 2026
Linn County Fair Obstacle Course sponsored by the Iowa Draft Horse and and Mule Association, Center City, IA, phone: Jeff Carnahan (319) 213-1858,  web: iowadrafthorse.com
July 3-4, 2026
Horse Progress Days, Arthur, IL, phone Virgil Yoder: (217) 294-3838, web:Â www.horseprogressdays.com
July 3-5, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Just the Basics Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: 3-day Harness, hitch and driving clinic, contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
July 12, 2026
Iowa Farm Team Challenge sponsored by the Iowa Draft Horse and and Mule Association, New Virginia, IA, phone: Jim Stuart (515) 971-1254, Â web: iowadrafthorse.com
July 10-12, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Just the Basics Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: 3-day Harness, hitch and driving clinic, contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
July 11-12, 2026
Fort Ransom Sodbuster Days, Fort Ransom, ND, Pioneer farming show demonstrating farming methods and lifestyles of the 1900s: Lori Steedsman, Â phone: (701) 799-7373, email: nd.horseman@gmail.com, Â web: www.fortransomsodbusters.com
July 17, 2026
Farm Team Show sponsored by the Iowa Draft Horse and and Mule Association, Rodeo Arena, Leon, IA, phone: Tie Campbell (712) 438-1441, Â web: iowadrafthorse.com
July 24-26, 2026
Antique Steam and Gas Engine Show, Boonville, IN: Tim Forston, Â Adam Hanger, phone: (812) 897-0849, Â web:Â https://www.facebook.com/share/17BxcVfJPS/?mibextid=wwXIfr
July 24-26, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Just the Basics Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: 3-day Harness, hitch and driving clinic, contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
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
July 27-31, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Harness, Hitch and Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
Aug. 17-21, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Harness, Hitch and Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
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
Aug 28-30, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Just the Basics Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: 3-day Harness, hitch and driving clinic, contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
Aug 28-30, 2026
Historical Construction Equipment Association Convention & Exposition, Concordia, KS, phone: Kurt Kocher (785) 243-0083, email: info@hcea.net, web: hcea.net
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.dochammill.com
Sept. 12-13, 2026
Fort Ransom Sodbuster Days, Fort Ransom, ND, Pioneer farming show demonstrating farming methods and lifestyles of the 1900s: Lori Steedsman, Â phone: (701) 799-7373, email: nd.horseman@gmail.com, Â web: www.fortransomsodbusters.com
Sept. 17-19, 2026
Clark County Mule Festival, Kahoka, MO, phone Mike Schantz: (660) 341-4835, Â web: clarkcountymulefestival.com
Sept. 17-20, 2026
Draft Horse Classic, Grass Valley, CA, phone: (530) 273-6217, email: info@nevadacountyfair.com, Â web: NevadaCountyFair.com
Sept. 21-25, 2026
Laff N Lyon Ranch Harness, Hitch and Driving Clinic, Sherman, NY: contact Melissa Lyon, phone: (716) 753-6389, email: laffnlyonranch@gmail.com, web: www.laffnlyonranch.com
Oct. 2-4, 2026
Draft Animal Power Network Field Days, Shelburne, VT, phone: (518) 290-0056, email: info@draftanimalpower.org, web: www.draftanimalpower.org
Oct. 5-9, 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
Oct. 8-10, 2026
North American Suffolk Horse Association Gathering, Lexington, VA, phone Clifford Cox: (828) 329-4021, email: americansuffolkhorse@gmail.com, web: suffolkpunch.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