2005 Nebraska Horse Expo on March 11, 12, and 13, 2005 at the Lancaster 

Event Center in Lincoln.  This is a wonderful exhibition of many horse 

breeds and their uses.  We’ll have a booth, with a  need of volunteers 

to operate it. Please contact Joy Steckly at (402) 643-9883 if you can 

volunteer for an hour or two. You can contact Scot Hoover for more 

information at (402) 887-5496 for more information on the Expo.

NDHMA Summer Picnic ***Date Changed*** it will be held at noon on Sunday, June 13, 2005, 

at Lynn and Linda Meyer’s, located just north of Maxwell. 

 Linda says no work this year, just FUN, FUN, FUN!  They’re planning a feed team 

race, obstacle course, log skidding, and other events.  Lynn says he 

has plenty of carts and double-trees. Just bring your horses and come for 

a full afternoon of fun!  From I-80, take the Maxwell exit and go north 

through Maxwell across the train tracks.  When you come to Highway 30, 

they’re just one more mile north on the east side.  He’ll have a 

parking area marked.  Call Lynn Meyer at (308) 582-4425 for more information.

Get-together at Ruth and Al Preston's near Rosalie **DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED**

on a Saturday in July 2005.  They'll provide the hot dogs and hamburgers, 

you bring the salads and/or desserts and your own table service. 

 You're welcome to bring your horses, too.  

This is just a day to enjoy good food, good company, and visit about our 

favorite subject..horses!  More info on a definite date will be sent later.

Threshing at Gayle Kircher’s on Saturday, July 16, 2005.  Call Gayle at 

(308) 364-2660 for more details.

Madison Draft Hitch Show on Sunday, July 17, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. at the 

Madison County Fairgrounds, Madison, NE.  This show will offer all 

types of classes with premiums paid.  Bring your team and family.  Enjoy a 

fun afternoon.  For more details, contact Dawn Kucera at (402) 

454-6664.

Wayne County Driving Show on Saturday, July 30, 2005, at 3:00 p.m. 

sharp at the Wayne County Fairgrounds.  For more information, contact Barb 

Wittler at (402) 565-4574.

Lincoln County Fair Draft Horse Pull on Sunday, July 21, 2005, at North Platte.  

This is for farm teams only. 

 Contact Lynn Meyer at (308) 582-4425 for more information.

**I also received a letter from Ken Muggli of Glen Ullin, North Dakota.  

I tried scanning the letter in, but it cut off too much, so I'll 

include the information from his letter:

I am organizaing a wagon train.  The planned route is over a portion of 

the "Fort Keogh Trail" (FKT).  The event will start on July 21 at 

Haymarsh, North Dakota, (10 miles north of Glen Ullin).  Proceed 10 miles to 

Hebron, ND, overnight in Hebron, travel 16 miles on day two and 

overnight at Richardton, ND.  Day three in to Taylor, ND, in time to 

participate in the parade down main street as part of the Taylor Horse Fest, a 

large regional event aimed at draft horses and their usage in rural 

North Dakota.  The Taylor Horse Fest is a very nice event for folks who 

like draft horses.

Here is what I have to offer:  We will travel over parts of the actual 

original trail, we will travel on small 2-track country roads 

paralleling as near as possible to the original route.  We will pass by the 

hills where a U.S. Army payroll (Gold) is buried (unfound), visit the site 

of three stations (nothing remains except some evidence of man made 

activity), travel through very scenic country on the edge of the ND 

badlands, and to top it off you end up at the Taylor Horse Fest.

You and your friends and associates are welcome to participate.  For 

more information, contact:                                               

Ken Muggli                          

PO Box 489

Glen Ullin, ND  58631

Home phone:  701-348-9133

E-mail:  dakclock@westriv.com

Seward County Draft Horse Show on Friday, August 12, 2005, at 6:30 p.m. 

at the Seward County Fairgrounds, Seward, NE.  We start out with a 

grand entry parade, and have classes for farm teams with men, women, and 

youth drivers, singles for adults and youth.  We also have classes for 

show teams and four-horse hitches, and finish up with log skidding.  

After the show, there’s free homemade pie and watermelon for all the 

exhibitors.  Call Frank Steckly at (402) 643-9883 for more information.

Dawson County Draft Horse Show on Sunday, August 21, 2005.  For more 

information, contact Richard Armstead at (308) 784-3659.

Nebraska State Fair Draft Horse Show will be held September 2-4, 2005 

at the fairgrounds in Lincoln.  Frank Steckly will be the superintendent 

again for 2005.

Old Trusty Days on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at the Clay 

County Fairgrounds in Clay Center.  Contact Bud Bunde at (402) 756-2477 

for more information.

Maxwell Heritage Days on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, 

featuring a horse pull and feed team races.  

Call Lynn Meyer at (308) 582-4425 for more information.

Fall NDHMA Draft Horse Clinic on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005 

at 10:00 a.m. at Vern and Sue Curtis's farm near Seward.  

Information will be sent out later when the program is established.  

If you have any ideas suggestions for what you'd like to see, 

contact the Curtis's at (402) 643-2409, or one of the officers.

2005 Nebraska State Hand Cornhusking Contest on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, 

at 9:00 a.m. at Columbus (same site as previous years).  Bring your 

team and wagon with bang boards and your cornhusking hooks.  They’ll pay 

you $50 per team/wagon.  For more information and to register your team, 

contact Dave Lucky at (402) 564-1481.  In 2006, Columbus will host the 

National Hand Cornhusking contest during a two day event in October.