Horse Progress Days The wife and I made it to Horse Progress Days. We were only able to stay for Friday as we had other commitments on Saturday. I was mostly interested in equipment availability. There doesn’t seem to be any shortage of horse drawn equipment. Both new and used were in evidence. There are companies that specialize in rebuilding old equipment. A corn binder, for instance, can be completely rebuilt for between $400 and $700. I found a fellow who was insistent that he could supply a new knife for my obsolete New Holland mower or for any mower, for that matter. Pretty much any tractor pulled equipment can be converted to horsepower, though many require separate engines which kind of defeats the purpose from my viewpoint. A lot of the equipment carried high price tags. Several large farm equipment manufacturers were there with horse drawn versions of their regular equipment. The various animals were great looking and well kept. Everything from donkeys to giant mules were used. I got to see a single ox hitch but not in use. We left by one o’clock. We’d had way too much sun and a bad night’s sleep before and felt that we had gotten all we could from the show. I don’t know enough at this point to profit much from this exposition but it was a good primer. Next year is in Clare, Michigan. Maybe by then I can decide if this is a good way to go for me. Some random thoughts: I’ve never seen so many straw hats in my life. I didn’t know Amish wore so many colors. These people eat pretty well and yet, they all seem to be thin. Fried ground cherry pie is GOOD.