Spring Plow Day by the Draft Animal Power Network — April 27th, 2024 — FREE EVENT — Stockade Equestrian Glenville, NY
9AM to 3PM. Bring a picnic lunch and a chair, come watch teamsters break ground for the 2024 Draft Animal Power Field Days. Plowing, harrowing and seeding down a cover crop will take place in preparation for the big event in the fall. Bring a friend and enjoy the smell of freshly turned earth. More info:  https://www.draftanimalpower.org/registration/2024-draft-animal-power-plow-day

2024 Old Time Farming Days — April 27th & 28th, 2024 — Davenport, WA
42501 Four Corners Rd. E Davenport - 2.5 miles east of Davenport
For information, contact: Jon & Michelle Overmyer 509-721-1110
Event is free to the public! Bring the entire family!

Working with Donkey Basics — May 1st-2nd, 2024 — Tillers International
Experienced teamsters share the unique pleasure of donkey handling, hitching, and driving skills. Participants begin by learning how donkeys differ from draft horses and the distinctive characteristics that make them steadfast farming workers. Skills will be taught and honed with simple ground driving while progressing to field preparation and other farming tasks with a team. Topics include training a young team, hoof care, health, and nutrition. Experience the pleasure of a working donkey team at Tillers International’s beautiful campus, and start building your skills. 
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/donkey-basics

Hilltown Misfits Spring Working Steer Competition — May 9th, 2024 at 9AM
— Hampshire Country Riding Club, Goshen, MA
Welcoming teamsters of all ages to join us for some friendly competition this Spring! Cart class, stone boat, trained steers and a surprised class. Register at 9, classes start at 9:30. This is a fundraiser for our club (to help our ox kids go to Big E) so we are asking a $10 donation for each teamster. Teams can be shared and there will be some prizes.
https://fb.me/e/5bpSG81nq

Annual Green Mountain Draft Horse Auction — May 11th, 2024 at 9am
Tack* Equipment* and Horse Auction
1790 Field Days Rd Vergennes Vt [New Haven Vt ]
For more info contact: rlombard@gmavt.net or 802-425-2827 or 802-598-8468
greenmountaindraft.org

Starting off Right with Draft Horses — May 11-12, 2024 from 9:30AM-4:30PM — Kilts Farm, Fort Plain, NY
Draft animals built the farms in this area and are increasingly coming back. Learn what it takes to select and care for a draft team. Instructor: Donn Hewes. https://www.kiltsfarm.org/2024-starting-off-right-with-draft-horses

DAPChat — Sunday May 12th, 2024
Time TBD and topic TBD: Keep your eyes peeled in your email, on our website and on social media
https://www.draftanimalpower.org/dapchats

Draft Horse Basics — May 13th-14th, 2024 — Tillers International
Experienced teamsters share draft horse handling, hitching, and driving skills. Participants begin by building confidence with the gentle giants in the barn, brushing and harnessing. Then, skills will be honed with simple ground driving of a single horse progressing to plowing and other field work with a team. Breeds, hoof care, and health will be covered. Experience the pleasures of working with Suffolk draft horses on Tillers’ beautiful farm, and start building the skills you’ll need to work with draft horses on your own.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/drafthorsebasics

Beginning Teamster Training - Part Two — May 17th - 19th, 2024 — Tripletree Horselogging, Marathon, NY
Learning skills needed to put farm horses to work with tools for gardens, woods, and fields.
3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Rd. Marathon, NY.
Contact: Donn Hewes - Tripletree@frontiernet.net
teamsterschool.com

Draft Animal: Farm & Garden — May 18th-19th, 2024 — Sanborn Mills Farm, Loudon, NH
Are you ready to put your team or a team of oxen to work on the Farm and gardens? Then this is the workshop for you. Spend two full days with hands-on experience learning about plowing, discing, planting, cultivating, and cart work. Students will gain a working knowledge of draft equipment and a needed maintenance schedule to work properly. Other topics will include line of draft, row spacing, garden layouts, and cover cropping. TAUGHT BY: Ray Ramsey and Tyler Allen
https://www.sanbornmills.org/product/draft-animal-farm-garden/

Draft Animal: Oxen Basics #2 — May 31st - June 2nd, 2024 — Sanborn Mills Farm, Loudon, NH
Are you considering an oxen team for your farm but wondering where to start? Join us for a three-day workshop to learn the things you need know about bringing a pair home, finding the right equipment for them, and learning how to work them. Our experienced instructors will train you in a safe and productive environment. TAUGHT BY: Ray Ramsey and Tyler Allen
https://www.sanbornmills.org/product/draft-animal-oxen-basics-2/

Oxen Basics with Rob Collins - Class includes Yoke Making - June 16th-20th, 2024 — Tillers International
This comprehensive five-day class creates skills in driving, training, and yoking in a sequence of hands-on experiences. Enjoy well-trained oxen responding to your voice commands. Learn to select, team, and care for oxen. Use low-stress training to teach calves. Drive teams hitched to various loads and practice field tasks. Make this the outstanding experience of your year! Students will also learn how to make a yoke using hand tools.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/learn-to-work-with-oxen-basics

Midwest Ox Drovers Association Gathering — June 20th-23rd, 2024 — Tillers International in Scotts, MI
https://www.midwestoxdrovers.com/

Horse Progress Days — July 5th - 6th, 2024 — Gordonville, PA
https://horseprogressdays.com/

Belgian Draft Horse Expo — Saturday July 13th 2024 @ 9:00 AM - Fredericksburg, OH
Sunset Acres 5356 TR 606, Fredericksburg OH 44627
Schedule Friday Evening: 5:30 Belgian Alliance Banquet, Benefit Auction & Socializing
Schedule Saturday: 9:00 Topic by DR Gabe Middleton; 9:30 Expo Cart Class; 10:30 Breeder’s Exhibit; 11:00 Roundtable Discussion; 12:00 Educational Halter Class; 1:00 Pulling Horse Topic; 1:45 Raffle; 2:00 Six Horse Hitches; 2:30 Horse Pull
belgiancorp.com

Farming with Oxen and Horses — July 24th-27th, 2024 — Tillers International
A unique opportunity to use oxen and horses to do real farm work. We immerse you in a wide variety of fieldwork—tillage and planting, hay harvesting, and cultivating, for example. Part of each day is spent learning skills and the rest in field practice. Coaches help refine field skills and draft animal handling. Assignments depend on skill, but we entrust you with real farm work. Activities flex with the weather.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/farming-with-oxen-horses-250-6zjad

Oxen Basics (Without Yoke) — August 1st-4th, 2024 — Tillers International
This three-day class creates skills in driving, training, and yoking in a sequence of hands-on experiences. Enjoy well-trained oxen responding to your voice commands. Learn to select, team, and care for oxen. Use low-stress training to teach calves. Drive teams hitched to various loads and practice field tasks. Rob Collins is a full-time public school teacher and former president of the Midwest Ox Drovers Association. Rob’s experience with high school students and with his own oxen make him the perfect teacher for anyone interested in getting into working with these beautiful animals.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/oxen-basics-222

Addison County Fair and Field Days — August 6th-10th, 2024 — Vergennes, Vermont
https://www.addisoncountyfielddays.com

Draft Horse Basics — August 12th-13th, 2024 — Tillers International
Experienced teamsters share draft horse handling, hitching, and driving skills. Participants begin by building confidence with the gentle giants in the barn, brushing and harnessing. Then, skills will be honed with simple ground driving of a single horse progressing to plowing and other field work with a team. Breeds, hoof care, and health will be covered. Experience the pleasures of working with Suffolk draft horses on Tillers’ beautiful farm, and start building the skills you’ll need to work with draft horses on your own.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/drafthorsebasics

Vintage Threshing Bee — Sunday September 1st, 2024 - Colfax, WA
At the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds, 5 miles west of Colfax on Highway 26 - No host lunch available.
For information, contact: Eric Reiber 509-595-0830 or Mike Schwarz 509-595-2682
Event is free to the public! Bring the entire family!

Working with Donkey Basics — September 11th-13th, 2024 — Tillers International
Experienced teamsters share the unique pleasure of donkey handling, hitching, and driving skills. Participants begin by learning how donkeys differ from draft horses and the distinctive characteristics that make them steadfast farming workers. Skills will be taught and honed with simple ground driving while progressing to field preparation and other farming tasks with a team. Topics include training a young team, hoof care, health, and nutrition. Experience the pleasure of a working donkey team at Tillers International’s beautiful campus, and start building your skills. 
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/donkey-basics

Tunbridge World’s Fair — September 12th-15th, 2024 - Tunbridge, Vermont
https://www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com

2024 Common Ground Country Fair — September 20th - 22nd, 2024 — Unity Maine
The fairgrounds are open Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
https://www.mofga.org/the-fair/

Draft Horse Basics — September 23rd-24th, 2024 — Tillers International
Experienced teamsters share draft horse handling, hitching, and driving skills. Participants begin by building confidence with the gentle giants in the barn, brushing and harnessing. Then, skills will be honed with simple ground driving of a single horse progressing to plowing and other field work with a team. Breeds, hoof care, and health will be covered. Experience the pleasures of working with Suffolk draft horses on Tillers’ beautiful farm, and start building the skills you’ll need to work with draft horses on your own.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/drafthorsebasics

2024 Draft Animal Power Field Days — September 27th-29th, 2024 — Stockade in Glenville, NY
https://www.draftanimalpower.org/dapfd-2024

Logging with Horses — October 11th-13th, 2024 — Marathon, NY
Hands on training in all kinds of logging from single horse fire wood gathering to log arches and teams.
3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Rd. Marathon, NY.
Contact: Donn Hewes - Tripletree@frontiernet.net
teamsterschool.com

Intro Ox Training / Driving — October 12th-13th, 2024 — Tillers International
Tillers’ staff and guest instructors share training skills for remote commands, driving from behind, use of lines, etc. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own animals for focused training. Cost for boarding teams is $22/day. This is a great weekend class to improve upon your Oxen Handling Skills. Our expert staff can guide you with hands-on instruction to help you and your oxen achieve success. Beginners and Experts welcomed.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/ox-training-driving-clinic

Draft Animal: Logging with Oxen — Oct 19th-20th, 2024 — Sanborn Mills Farm, Loudon, NH
In this workshop, instructors Ray Ramsey and Tyler Allen will demonstrate each piece of equipment focusing on driver and animal safety and efficiency. Much of the training will be based upon the day-to-day work at Sanborn Mills Farm, in which oxen singles and teams haul fire wood and saw logs from deep in the woods along trails to the main road. |
TAUGHT BY: Ray Ramsey and Tyler Allen
https://www.sanbornmills.org/product/draft-animal-logging-with-oxen-2/

Logging with Draft Horses — November 15th-17th, 2024 — Tillers International
Draft horses, oxen, and donkeys will demonstrate skidding logs from Tiller's woodlot. Safe, and efficient low-impact techniques will be taught for felling trees and skidding timber. Students will get hands on instruction in all areas of draft animal logging. Marketing logs, and profitable will be emphasized throughout. The course is taught by experienced loggers who can work on specific areas that students would like addressed. With Brandt Ainsworth.
https://www.tillersinternational.org/classes/logging-with-draft-animals-260

19th World Percheron Congress — July 6, 2026 — Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN
https://www.worldpercheroncongress.us/