Rural Heritage

2025 Sodbuster's Day

Teamsters dig potatoes, rake hay, bind corn, spread manure and load hay at Fort Ransom, N.D.

Matthew Miles' New Barn

Matt and Marci Miles build a horse barn where they teach the public about farming.

Raising Donkeys

Two Kentucky men raise donkeys to be used under saddle and jacks used to produce superior mules.

2025 Western Minnesota Steam Threshersmen Reunion

Horses are the featured power source at one of the biggest steam and gas shows in the U.S.

Lightroot Farm

Cameron and Daphney Genter show us their homestead powered by draft horses and oxen.

Kenny Walthes Collection

Kenny Walthes shows us new additions to his special vintage farming tool collection.

Thumb Octagon Barn

A one-of-a-kind octagon barn built a century ago is restored, and houses an agricultural museum.

Mill Road Thresherman's Show

Teamsters demonstrate sorghum binding, plowing, mowing, raking, hay baling and more.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

The history of cattle ranching is celebrated and preserved through artifacts and living history demonstrations.

Corn Items Collectors and Ropemakers Guild

Enthusiastic members of two clubs preserving American artifacts and history share their prizes.

Manning Heritage Park - Part 2

We finish our visit to the Hausbarn site where we tour a homestead and 1913 Trinity Lutheran Church.

Bob Kroeger Stone Barn Book

Historic barn painter and historian talks about his new book about stone barns and shows us one in Indiana.

Life on the Oregon Trail

We learn about the hardships and obstacles faced by pioneers crossing the plains and what they brought to face them.

National Stagecoach & Freight Wagon Conference

Teamsters demonstrate horse drawn haymaking including mowing, raking and stacking in Gering, NE.

Taylor Johnson Logging Pulpwood

Taylor takes his young Fjord gelding into the woods to skid logs near Springbrook, WI.

The Kassine

Heritage Mfg in Annville, Ky., demonstrates their versatile toolbar implement at Horse Progress Days 2025.

New Designs at Horse Progress Days 2025

Ralph Rice walks the HPD grounds with us looking over some of the new designs of field equipment.

Manning, Iowa Plow Day

Iowa teamsters gather in historic Manning, Iowa, to compete in the Iowa Farm team competition.

KC Royal Draft Horse Show

Draft Horses return to the Kansas City Royal Complex after a 25-year absence to compete in hitch and farm classes.

Brush Creek Plow Day 2025

Horses and mules plow and harrow a couple fields near Melber, Ky., at an annual plow day.

Draft-Powered Earthwork Installation

A group of teamsters using horses and oxen begin work on an earthworks installation incorporating native plants.

Palouse Empire Wheat Planting

Palouse Empire Threshing Bee use horses and mules to plow, harrow, fertilize and drill spring wheat in Washington.

Logging Fun Day

Travis Voelker hosts a logging day where teamsters unfamiliar with skidding logs can learn to do it safely.

Antique Farm Items Show

The Corn Items Collectors, Cast Iron Seat Collectors and Missouri Valley Wrench Club gather to show their antiques.

Big Sky Expo Preview

The Big Sky Draft Horse Expo shows what it will have in store for their 30th Anniversary.

Cowboy's Last Ride

82-year-old Larry Jollisant drives a four-up of mules 255 miles to in Texas to raise funds for St Jude Hospital.

Haste Mule Clinic

A select group of participants learn to be better teamsters with mules and draft horses in Liberty, Kentucky.

White Chimneys - Part 2

We learn about the grounds and outbuildings at White Chimneys Estate in Gap, Pennsylvania.

Amish Barn Raising

We attend and document an old-fashioned Amish barn raising in Sautee, Georgia.

Handy Horse-Drawn Modifications

Gene England shows and explains how he's improved the function of his forecarts and horse-drawn mower.

ABA Conformation Clinic

American Brabant Association members gather to define breed standards and evaluate candidates for real work.

Cinder Ridge Harvest Fest

The Thurmond, NC, family recover and rebuild early American farm buildings to re-create several homesteads.

Hausbarn Heritage Park

A hausbarn from Germany is brought to Manning, Iowa, where it becomes a centerpiece in a historic village.

Rohrer Stone Barn and House

A Pennsylvania farm family occupies, restores and preserves a historic stone barn, mill and house.

Suffolk Logging Gathering

Practiced horse loggers give pointers to their less experienced colleagues in Nelsonville, Ohio.

Boonville 2024 Fall Plow Day

Horses and mules till a field at Thresherman's Park during the Boonville, Ind., fall show.

Missouri Draft Horse and Mule Plow Day

Larry Whitham and Valerie Engelken host a fall plow day where horses and mules work the field.

Team Trail Driving

An Iowa couple drive two big Percherons put to a big Leon carriage on wooded trails.

2nd Annual Cedar Creek Plow Day

Teamsters take their horses and mules to the fields to plow, mow hay and bind and pick corn.

Rough & Tumble Harvest Day

Vintage engines, tractors, motors and more are demonstrated at work in Kinzers, Penn.

Blacksmith Virtuoso - Part 2

Jack Miller shows us more of the pieces he has made using conventional blacksmithing tools.

Eldon Old Iron Show 2024

Teamsters ted, rake, and load loose hay using a track and trolley system at the barn.

100 Years of Farm Progress

Tom Renner hosts an event featuring vintage trucks, tractors and other farm equipment from the past century.

Lake Metroparks Farmpark - Part 2

Steven Ohme continues his tour of this ag-educational park which includes watching a sheepdog at work.

Manure Spreader Restoration

Mike Vogel of Georgetown, Ohio, disassembles and restores a unique manure spreader.

Big Spring Farm Days

Volunteers with the Swiss Pioneer Preservation Association demonstrate steam-powered machinery.

White Chimneys

We tour the grounds of a mansion that started as a one-room stone house in Gap, Penn.

Thiebaud Farmstead Legacy

We visit a restored farmstead in southern Indiana and meet some of the original family's descendants.

Suffolk Regional Gathering

Suffolk owners and breeders gather to share information, and mow, plow and disc a field.

Covered Bridges of Fleming County

Kentucky historians talk about the history of covered bridges and efforts to restore and preserve them.

Lake Metroparks Farmpark - Part 1

An Ohio Park provides visitors a look at where our fiber and food comes from.

Happy Hills Farm - Part 2

Darron gives us a tour of his horse farm, saddle and harness tack and movie props.

Happy Hills Farm - Part 1

Darron Cunningham gives us a tour of the horse drawn vehicles he rents to film crews.

Eddie Durr Wild West Show

A Louisiana man talks about his rodeo days, Wild West Show and equipment dispersal sale.

Homeplace on Green River Plow Day 2024

Teamsters gather in Campbellsville, Ky., to plow and disc a field with their horses and mules.

Barn History

An amateur barn historian takes us on an informal tour of her ancestor's farm buildings.

Bryant Wagon Trip

A South Dakota man travels across three states in a covered wagon pulled by a team of horses.

Plowing with Donkeys

Bob Erickson teaches a plowing workshop using a team of donkeys at Tillers International.

Indiana Hay Press Barn

Volunteers demonstrate a hay press barn used over a century ago to ship hay downriver.

Forging a Wall Sconce

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley creates a candle sconce to adorn a wall.

Forging a Hinge - Part 2

The conclusion of the Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley forging a cabinet door hinge.

Forging a Hinge - Part 1

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley forges a cabinet door hinge.

Ferge and Walker Logging

Jeff Ferge and John Walker use two Belgian teams to cross-haul logs they harvest in Tennessee woods.

Switzerland County Museum

This southern Indiana museum provides insights into the area's rich agricultural and river history.

Ben Burgess Logging

Ben Burgess uses a team of Suffolk Punch horses to log a hillside near Russell Springs, Kentucky.

Zach Odom Logging

Zach Odom of Morrison, Tennessee, explains the finer points of logging with mules.

Farm Makeover

Mule Breeder John Coley shows us improvements to his diversified farm and explains why he made them.

Vintage Chainsaws

We visit an antique chainsaw museum in Iowa and a chainsaw collector in Minnesota.

Horse Logging Learning Day

A few teamsters and some novice horses learn logging techniques in the Wisconsin woods.

Bowmansville Roller Mill

An 1850-era mill is preserved and displays how it was used as a grist mill, roller mill and sawmill.

Blacksmith Virtuoso

Jack Miller recreates intricately-forged tools and other items using techniques from past centuries.

Oaklawn Farm Barn

Arthur Reist of Lancaster, Pa., shows us his vintage barn and takes us to a couple more in the area.

Wagon Restoration

Mike Vogel of Georgetown, Ohio, buys and restores antique wagons and shows us some of his pieces.

Ressler's Mascot Roller Mill

We tour a restored Pennsylvania roller mill and learn about its transition from overshots to turbines.

Brubaker and Tricentennial Farm Barns

We visit a couple of the oldest barns in Lancaster County, Pa., and learn about their history.

Taylor Johnson and his Fjords Logging

Taylor Johnson selectively harvests pine trees near Hayward, Wis., using his staunch Norwegian Fjords.

The Trails at Carriages of Acadia

Visitors get a birds-eye view of the 50 miles of carriage roads and granite bridges at Acadia National Park.

The Horses at Carriages of Acadia

Mike and Emily Carpenter operate a carriage service in Acadia National Park using a variety of draft horses.

Harvest Day

Blacksmithing, horse drawn plowing, old tractors and much more are on display in Newbern, Tennessee.

Cedar Creek Plow Day

A variety of are demonstrated including horse drawn hay baling and broom-making in Linden, Tennessee.

2023 ABA Rendezvous

The American Brabant Association demonstrate the usefulness of this new breed logging and farming.

Pendleton Roundup Parade

The Pendleton Roundup Rodeo hosts a non-motorized parade involving hundreds of horses and vintage vehicles.

Suffolk Gathering 2023

Suffolk Punch draft horses and their owners converge in Tryon, N.C., for this annual event.

Farming of Yesteryear 2023

Vintage farm equipment including tractors, steam engines, hit and miss engines and more is demonstrated.

Tractors and Steam Engines at Old Threshers

David Brink shows us the basics of a steam engine and gives us a tour of some of the vintage tractors at Old Threshers.

Horse Demonstrations at Old Threshers

Draft horses and a team of mules demonstrate vintage farm machinery at the 2023 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.

Canning Purple Hull Peas

An Arkansas couple pick, process and can purple hull peas from a variety handed down for generations.

Haunted Paducah

Char Daniels shows us the haunted side of Paducah, Kentucky, on a carriage ride through this historic city.

Boonville Plow Day

Teamsters demonstrate plowing, mowing, raking, and more at the Boonville, Ind., plow days show.

World Championship Log Rolling

A young man competes in the World Championship Logrolling contest in Hayward, Wisconsin.

Canning Tomatoes

Johnny and Linda Kee pick, process and can a couple dozen jars of tomatoes from their Arkansas garden.

Donkey First Lesson

Bob Erickson teaches a yearling donkey the basics of being handled and how to back in harness.

Forelock Trimming Lessons

Ralph Rice shows us how he gets a young horse comfortable with having a clippers around its head.

Penningroth Machine Shed Tools and Antiques

Phil Gent continues our tour of the museum in Macquoketa where hundreds of unique farm antiques are displayed.

Penningroth Machine Shed Vintage Implements

Phil Gent shows us some of the vintage horse-drawn implements and vehicles on display in Macquoketa, Iowa.

Hooking Multiple Hitches

Jason Julian explains how he puts together three, four and five abreast hitches to handle fieldwork and logging operations.

2023 Brush Creek Plow Day

Mules and horses in a variety of configurations are put to work at this annual event outside of Melber, Ky.

West Michigan Club Plow Day

American Brabants, Percherons, Suffolks, Clydesdales, Belgians, Fjords and more plow up a farm field near Rockford, Mich.

Percherons on Parade

A young northeastern Wisconsin and her proud grandfather take a team of Percherons on a Memorial Day Parade.

Shade Tree's Spring Tractor Ride

Tractor collectors show off their machines by taking them on a 19-mile parade around Ripley, Tenn.

Chuckwagon Races

The Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., hosts the first chuckwagon races of the season.

Baldwin Percherons Plow Day

Teamsters use their horses to plow ground outside Ashtabula, Ohio, during this annual event.

Back to the Land in the Ozarks

Jared and Lindy Phillips work to protect community-based agriculture in the northwestern Ozarks.

Johnny and Linda Kee Spring Gardening

An Arkansas couple shows us their spring garden and talk about vegetable canning.

50th Anniversary Montgomery Wagon Train

A 10-day, 170-mile wagon train celebrates 50 years of history in a trip from Centre to Montgomery, Alabama.

The Hoover Canjo

A Tennessee couple have perfected the design and construction of a one-string musical instrument.

Barrington Plantation Beasts of Burden

Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association bring horses to work the field with this historic site's oxen.

Kalona Quilt Museum

The Kalona, Iowa, museum houses the second largest collection of quilts in the country.

Kalona Historical Village Museum - Part 2

We continue our tour, this time visiting restored buildings displaying agricultural artifacts.

Schmidt Sleigh Ride

Gerald Schmidt takes family and friends on a sleigh ride and sledding outing near Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Cinderella Carriage

A Cashton, Wis., carriage service specializing in weddings takes us on a holiday lights show.

Itasca Sawmill - Part 2

We learn the historical origins and future plans for the two-story bandsaw mill at Itasca State Park.

Dry Stone Walling - Part 2

Jerry continues his lesson on dry stone walling and how to ensure walls stay standing for years.

Dry Stone Walling - Part 1

Jerry Hicks shows us dry stone walling techniques as he repairs a stone wall on his farm.

Amish Museum

We visit a museum that tells the history of plain communities in the USA.

Dry Ridge Outfitters - Part 3

Russ Little takes us on an early morning horseback trail ride to look for elk.

Dry Ridge Outfitters - Part 2

Russ Little shows us the crossbred horses he uses for his Idaho trailride business.

Kalona Historic Village

Pioneer life is captured and preserved in a number of historic buildings at this small Iowa town.

Round Barns

Bob Kroeger shows us one of the round barns he has featured in his new book of paintings and stories.

Chad Miano Horselogging

Chad Miano and his son Frank bring down and skid out some big hardwood trees with their Suffolk horses.

Kalona Horse Sale

We learn the history of the Kalona Horse Sale which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year.

Old Style Morgans

Kevin and Debbie Little raise Old Style Morgans at their Idaho ranch to be used in their packing business.

Foster Hay Day

Teamsters put up loose hay using buck rakes and an overshot stacker as well as hay bales with a hay press.

Third World Donkey Harness

Bob Erickson designs a comfortable donkey collar and harness affordable to farmers in third world countries.

Dry Ridge Outfitters at Harriman State Park

Russ Little and his family run a trail ride operation in Idaho using draft horses and crossbreds to carry guests.

Plowing Lessons and Team Event

In Minnesota, Don Copa explains the finer points of plowing, and we attend an obstacle course class in Kansas.

Paducah Carriage Rides

A carriage service takes visitors on a tour of the historic downtown of Paducah, Kentucky.

Historic Sawmill

A private tour of a restored two-story sawmill in Minnesota.

2022 Suffolk Gathering

We visit with Suffolk Punch owners and watch them show off their horses at the Ashtabula Fairgrounds in Jefferson, Ohio.

Gene England Old Time Village

Gene shows us the latest additions to the authentic village he's built including a blacksmith shop and schoolhouse.

Old Iron Show

Teamsters from southeastern Iowa demonstrate horse drawn farming including an overshot stacker in Eldon, Iowa.

AMBGF Wagon Train

Mule teamsters participate in the American Mule and Bluegrass Festival Wagon Train in Shelbyville, Tennessee.

2022 Mule and Bluegrass Festival

Mule and bluegrass enthusiasts gather in Shelbyville, Tennessee, for this annual event.

Lard Rendering

Jerry Hicks demonstrates how to render lard and explains the advantages of using it for cooking and baking.

American Brabant Rendezvous - Part 2

Brabant owners and breeders gather to share information and display their useful horses.

American Brabant Rendezvous - Part 1

The Lupher family host this informative event at their Wyoming Ranch.

Northwestern Michigan Driving School

A group of students learn to drive horses at this long-established driving school.

Dixie Longears Wagon Train

We spend two days on the wagon train camped at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurrican Mills, Tenn.

HPD International Guests

We visit with some of the International Guests at the 2022 Horse Progress Days.

Suffolk Gathering Preview

Ralph Rice visits a number of Amish-owned cottage businesses near the upcoming Suffolk Horse Gathering.

Fitting a Harness

Ralph Rice explains the different parts of a harness as he fits it to a 2-year-old Suffolk horse.

Barron County Dairy Breakfast

Gerald Schmidt hauls visitors to a dairy breakfast and discuss the future of small dairy farming.

Shaping a Plow Handle

Jerry Hicks splits a log, shapes it on a shave horse, and bends it to replace a walking plow handle.

All-American Horse Logging

David Lash uses three-abreast Belgian horses to harvest timber from the woods in Evart, Michigan.

Patriot Farms - Part 2

A young Pennsylvania couple explains how they got started growing organic vegetables commercially.

Patriot Farms - Part 1

A young Pennsylvania couple explains how they got started growing organic vegetables commercially.

Digging For Buried Treasure

Tom Askjem has made a career of digging bottles, dish fragments and other forgotten relics of the past in outhouse pits, many of which in the Red River Valley date back to the 1870s.

Diversified Farming at Banks Farm

A western North Carolina couple operate a farm in harmony with the forest around them.

Mt Hermon Plow Days - Part 2

Mule and draft horse teamsters from the Chesapeake area gather in Salisbury, Maryland, to spend a day plowing.

Mt Hermon Plow Days - Part 1

Schoolchildren make a field trip to learn how the land was worked a hundred years ago.

The Grandpas - Gospel & Bluegrass

Four North Carolina men keep old-style bluegrass and gospel music alive.

Homeplace on Green River Plow Day

We visit with mule and horse teamsters who come to this farm museum to plow, disk, and drag a seedbed.

North Carolina Plow Day

Members of the North Carolina Work Horse and Mule Association gather in Ayden, N.C., to work their teams.

Logging Firewood

Tim Christopher and friends pull timber from his woods near Decorah, Iowa, using horses, mules and donkeys.

Don Copa Collection - Part 4

Don Copa of Little Falls, Minn., shows us his vintage horse drawn potatoe planting and harvesting equipment.

Hay Day - Part 2

We spend more time at the Woolstenhulme ranch for their annual event demonstrating western heritage.

Building a Shaving Horse

Students at Tillers' International in Scotts, Mich., build shaving horses with hand tools.

Logging at Banks Farm

Teamsters Bob Richens, Cliff Cox and Ben Burgess haul logs with their Suffolk horses.

Selective Timber Harvesting

A group of men practice worst-first tree extraction with horses to protect a municipal reservoir.

Don Coppa Collection - Part 3

Don Coppa of Little Falls, Minnesota, presents some of his corn and potato implements.

Don Coppa Collection - Part 2

Don Coppa shows us more tillage equipment as well as haymaking machinery on his Minnesota farm.

Barn Museum - Part 3: Carriages and Sleighs

Junior Pearson finishes his presentation of horse drawn vehicles, carriages, buggies, carts and sleighs.

Barn Museum - Part 2: Field Equipment

Junior Pearson continues showing us his extensive collection of horse drawn field implements.

USA Plowing Contest

Teamsters compete with mules and horses in a variety of categories to find out who plows the best.

American Brabant Rendezvous - Part 2

ABA board members discuss the development of their new registry and take questions from the audience.

American Brabant Rendezvous - Part 1

ABA members show their horses at halter, in obstacle courses, and field demonstrations.

Historic Barns of Ohio

A Cincinnati man paints historic Ohio barns and tells their stories in a new book.

Old Fashioned Christmas Parade

Hundreds of horse drawn entries parade down Lawrence, Kans., in this annual holiday parade.

Don Coppa Implement Collection - Part 1

Don Coppa of Little Falls, Minn., shows us his large collection of unique vintage implements.

Northern Minnesota Field Day

Teamsters use their horses to perform a variety of field work including digging potatoes.

Jeff Ferge Logging

A Tennessee horse logger expertly cross-halt loads his wagon to haul to the sawmill.

Idaho Horse Drawn Hay Day

Teamsters and their horses mow, rake and stack hay with an overshot stacker at an Idaho ranch.

Barn Museum - Part 1

A western Iowa man begins collecting horse drawn equipment and ends up opening a museum.

Medlang Family Goat Farm

The Medlang family switches from raising beef cattle to raising meat goats on their eastern Iowa farm.

Johnny Kee Gardening

An Arkansas couple grows vegetables and preserves them using conventional canning methods.

Old Equipment Expo

Construction, excavation and agriculture equipment is displayed and demonstrated in Concordia, Kans.

Virocqua Wild West Wagon Train

Horses and mules are put to wagons to tour gorgeous west central Wisconsin.

2021 Horse Progress Days

We show some of the highlights of the equipment demonstrated at the 2021 Horse Progress Days in Mt. Hope, Ohio.

2021 Summer Suffolk Gathering

Suffolk owners converge in Ashtabula, Ohio, to play and compete with their horses.

Pendleton Wagon Train - The Camp

We spend some time in the camp of the Pendleton Round-Up Wagon Train in Oregon.

Pendleton Wagon Train - The Ride

We ride along on a traditionally-outfitted wagon train in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.

Coley Mule Farm

John Coley talks about raising and farming with mules as well as raising heritage old-style hogs.

Kee Family Garden

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Family Goat Farm

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American Mule & Bluegrass Festival

A Shelbyville, Tenn., man creates a charity event with bluegrass music, a mule wagon train and mule shows.

Homeplace Spring Plow Day

Local teamsters converge at Homeplace on Greenriver in central Tennessee to work up a field with their plows and tillage tools.

Ralph Rice and His Walking Plow

Ralph Rice takes his Suffolk horses out to the field to demonstrate how to set up and use a walking plow.

Illinois Rural Heritage Museum - Part 3

We finish our tour of museum by learning about the interesting collection of rare vintage tractors on display there.

Illinois Rural Heritage Museum - Part 2

We continue our visit at this midwestern museum, learning about heritage crafts such as butchering and sausage-making.

Spoon Carving

Maeve Courteau of Elkins, Arkansas, demonstrates how she carves a spoon from a log using handtools.

Montgomery Wagon Train

A ten-day wagon train travels 184 miles from Centre, Alabama, to Montgomery with over 20 units pulled by mules and horses.

Dick Courteau

The author of a new book on working with donkeys talks about his long and interesting history of working with horses.

Roy Pilgrim Logging

A northwestern Arkansas logger uses traditional loagging methods to harvest timber with his Belgian horses.

Mentoring in the Woods

Jason Julian of Legacy Logging travels to Central Illinois to spend time with a former horselogging student on the job.

Corn Collectors Show

Corn collectors meet to show off their corn growing and harvesting equipment and tools as well as many other "corny" items.

Old Threshers Museum

We tour the museum on the grounds of the Midwest Old Threshers' Reunion where we learn about our farming history.

Illinois Museum of Rural Heritage

We visit a museum in Pinckneyville, Illinois, that offers a look at midwestern agriculture through the years.

Rockin' W Stable Sleigh Ride

Dean Nolan's crew runs sleighs out of the Northwoods, providing horse drawn sleigh rides from mid December through early January.

Ackerman's Equipment & Rental

Pioneer Equipment offers local farmers used and rental field implements as well as new equipment from a variety of vendors.

Brandt Sleigh Ride

A northern Wisconsin couple continues a family tradition of hosting horse drawn sleigh rides through their woods.

Paul Smith Mule Training

Well known mule trainer Paul Smith explains how he trains mules and horses at his Crossville, Tennessee farm.

Gene England Vintage Village - Part 3

Gene England shows us some of his collection of plows and other horse drawn field equipment.

Gene England's Vintage Village - Part 2

Gene England shows us more of his Vintage Village Museum including the general store and smokehouse.

Brabants and CPL

Board members of the American Brabant Association check horses for Chronic Progressive Lymphedema (CPL).

Building a Breaking Sled with Boyd

Boyd Sandusky demonstrates how he builds a stoneboat sled for breaking mules and horses.

Corn Picking at Homeplace on Green River

Local volunteers pick, husk, shell, grind and then bake corn grown at Homeplace on Green River.

Tri-State Field Day

Teamsters gather in Bird City, Kansas, to work their horses and mules and compete in obstacle courses.

Berea Suffolk Program

Healing Harvest Forest Foundation delivers new Suffolk horses to add to Berea's horse program.

Sam Tacket Logs in Berea

Sam Tacket uses horses to skid logs out of the forest owned by Berea College in central Kentucky.

American Brabant Field Day

Members of the Brabant Association gather in Melber, Ky., to discuss and establish breed guidelines.

Gene England's Vintage Village

Gene England adds additional buildings to the restored log cabin village he's built behind his home.

Forging a Candle Wall Sconce

Bryan Dale Headley demonstrates how to make a wall sconce with a piece of iron and antique insulator.

Blacksmithing Fundamentals

Bryan Dale Headley goes over some of the fundamental things a beginning blacksmith should know.

Getting Started Blacksmithing

Bryan Dale Headley explains what you need, and don't, to get started blacksmithing.

Saint Jude Horsepull

Area horsepullers compete in this annual event to funds for the St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Comer Wagon Train

Horses in harness and under saddle participate in this annual Labor Day weekend event.

Lighting's Wagon Train

A two-day wagon train with horses and mules in central Kentucky .

Trends in Draft Animal Farming

Dale Stoltzfus, longtime Horse Progress Days board member, discusses the future of draft animal farming.

Switching to Suffolks

Longtime Percheron teamster Ralph Rice explains why he has switched to the Suffolk draft horse breed.

Riceland Meadows Forest Management

Ralph Rice gives us a tour of his forest, talks about worst-first management, and shows us the results.

Developments in Pennsylvania Draft Animal Farm Tools

Pennsylvania equipment manufacturers display innovations in draft animal-powered implements and vehicles.

Developments in Ohio Draft Animal Farm Tools

Ohio equipment manufacturers display innovations in draft animal powered implements and vehicles.

North Dakota Draft Horse Field Day

Teamsters compete in obstacle courses and demonstrate field work at the 40th Annual Plow Day.

Texturing Blacksmithed Iron

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley demonstrates how to create woodgrain and hammered textures on iron.

Ornamental Twist Forging

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley demonstrates how to create a pineapple twist pattern on square stock.

Forging a Longhorn Steak Turner

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley creates a longhorn steer head decoration on a forged steak turner.

2019 Bishop Mule Days

Highlights from the 2019 Bishop Mule Days Celebration, the world's largest mule event.

Orchard Hill Farm - Part 3

The Laings demonstrate how they add value to the products grown on their Ontario farm.

Orchard Hill Farm - Part 2

Ken Laing shows us some of the equipment he uses on his horse drawn organic farm.

Hansen Wheel & Wagon - Part 4

Expert craftsmen restore and replicate historic horse drawn vehicles from the American West.

Hansen Wheel & Wagon - Part 3

Doug Hansen of Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop shows us chuckwagons, construction equipment and more.

Rouse Farm Management

Spot Rouse shows us the agricultural museum he has created for children and adults at his Seven Springs, N.C. farm.

Wendell Berry Farming Program

We visit the Berry Center in Kentucky where Sterling College has implemented a draft animal curriculum.

Orchard Hill Farm

A southern Ontario farm uses Suffolk draft horses to power a successful market garden operation.

USA Plowing Contest

Some of the best plowmen and women in America compete in Olympia, Kentucky.

Hardings Horsedrawn Christmas Parade

Saddle and draft horses show off their holiday decorations in this horse drawn parade in Minnesota.

2019 Suffolk Gathering

American Suffolk Punch Horse enthusiasts converge on St. Louis to hold their annual event.

Horsedrawn Haymaking in a Day

The Julian Dairy Farm uses the new 24-foot horse-drawn mower in their hay in a day process.

Spot Rouse Plow Day

Spot Rouse of Seven Springs, North Carolina, hosts an annual plow day for area teamsters.

Green River Woods

Bobby Joe Fudge teaches us how woodlands connect with and contribute to farming.

Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop - Part 2

We return to Letcher, South Dakota, Doug Hansen teaches us about stagecoaches and mudwagons.

Brown Farm Pioneer Days

Civil War reenactors, horse farming, antique tractors and steam engines are featured at this Iowa festival.

Spring Plowing at Riceland Meadows

Ralph Rice demonstrates how he lays out his field to plow with three abreast Percheron horses.

Homeplace on Green River Fall Fest

This Campbellsville, Kentucky, farm celebrates country life during its annual fall festival.

Raising Potatoes with Mule Power

Doyle Prawl of Troy, Kansas, plants, cultivates and harvests potatoes with his Percheron mules.

Half Century of Progress Show

We spend a day at one of the largest collections of vintage farm equipment in America.

American Threshers Show

Wheat threshing, grist milling, corn shelling, plowing and much more are demonstrated in Pinckneyville, Illinois.

National Pike, Steam, Gas & Horse Show

Vintage agricultural, construction and military equipment are displayed in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.

Renner Antique Collection Additions

Tom Renner shows Rural Heritage viewers what he has added to his amazing antique farm collection.

Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop

We visit legendary horse drawn vehicle restoration company in Letcher, South Dakota.

Blue Star Equiculture Sanctuary

A Massachusetts horse farm provides sanctuary for New York carriage service horses.

Country Living Workshop

Stacy Lyn Harris and Joel Salatin host a homesteading workshop at Lehman's.

Wooly Wagons

An Indiana craftsman builds unique custom wagons to serve as living quarters.

Coblentz Collar

An Amish collar-maker takes us through the process from start to finish of crafting a horse collar.

Preserving Heritage Grains

Charlie Tennessen raises and processes heritage wheat and flint corn on his donkey-powered farm.

Wagons For Warriors

Scores of traditional chuckwagons parade then cook and serve cowboy fare to raise money for US Veterans.

Fieldwork on a Horsepowered Farm

The John Davis family tills, plants and cultivates using draft horses on their Wisconsin farm.

Homeplace on Green River

The Homeplace on Green River hosts its annual Spring Plow Day and Festival in Taylor County, Kentucky.

Samson Harness

Master harnessmaker, Bernard Samson talks about harness types and how to choose a good harness.

New Use for Old Shoe

Bryan Dale Headley takes a wornout horseshoe and forges it into a decorative and useful door handle.

Forging a Firepoker with Decorative Leaf

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley makes a firepoker with a twisted handle and decorative vine and leaf.

Singing Blacksmith First Lesson

Bryan Dale Headley instructs a beginner blacksmith some blacksmithing skills as they make a pair of S-hooks.

Horse Power to the Rescue

Jason Julian removes equipment from a radio tower after motorized vehicles fail to make it up the hill.

Northern Minnesota Draft Horse & Mule Day

Teamsters from the NMDHA gather to work a field with their mules and horses, including a 12-Shire hitch.

Homesteader Conference - Stacy Lyn Harris

Stacy Lyn Harris hosts a workshop on preparing wild game for the table at the 2018 Homesteader's Conference.

Homesteader Conference - Sustainability

Homesteaders gather to learn new techniques in diversified family farming at the 2018 Homesteader's Conference.

Suffolk Spectacular

The First North American Suffolk Spectacular showcases the usefulness of the endangered Suffolk horse.

Berea College Horse Logging

Some of the best horse and mule loggers demonstrate how to practice restorative forestry at Berea College.

Mules Plowing For The Record

Middle Tennessee Mule Skinners host a world record-setting attempt at plowing with the most mules.

100 Years of Farm Progress

Tom Renner hosts examples of farming from the past century, from walking plows to giant tractors.

Deadwood Wagon Train - The Crew

A behind the scenes look at organizing and executing a week long wagon train through the Black Hills.

Deadwood Wagon Train

Teamsters and their horses spend a week traveling on the Cheyenne, Wyo., to Deadwood, S.D., wagon train.

Real Horse Power Day

The Forest Center in Grand Rapids, Minn., invites draft horses to re-enact turn-of-the-century logging techniques.

Civil War Day

American Brabant horses provide some authenticity to a middle school Civil War Day program.

Popcorn Day

Charlie Tennessen draws on real-life to produce beautiful children's books about the donkeys on his farm.

Amish Horses In Print

Thomas Nye uses experiences with his Amish neighbors and his own horses to write a series of novels.

Jay Lehman Antiques Part 2

We spend more time with Jay Lehman as he shows more of his wonderful antique collection.

Jay Lehman Antiques Part 1

Jay Lehman shows some of the several hundred antiques he has collected over the years.

2018 HPD Tillage and Planting Demonstrations

Manufacturers of horse drawn plows, harrow, planters and more demonstrate at HPD 2018 in Clare, Mich.

2018 HPD Produce & Haying Demonstrations

Manufacturers of horse drawn produce and haymaking equipment demonstrate at HPD 2018 in Clare, Mich.

Loose Haying With Horses

John Davis and sons harvest loose hay on their Wisconsin farm using traditional tools.

Donkey Rescue

We visit the world's largest sanctuary for rescued donkeys in San Angelo, Texas.

Texas Field Day

Members of the Texas Draft Horse & Mule Association gather for a day of driving horses at the Alan Fry farm.

Read's Suffolk Punch Horses

The Reads talk about their Texas Suffolk horses and Stacy Lyn bakes a coconut cream pie.

Columbia Mule Days

Mules converge on the "Mule Capital of the World" and Stacy Lyn prepares barbecue ribs.

Maple Tapping Season

The Rice family collects and boils maple water on their Ohio farm to supplement farm income.

Hog Butchering

Ralph Rice shows how to properly butcher a hog to get the cuts you want in your freezer.

Mule-Powered Cattle Feeding

A Missouri teamster feeds cattle with a home built bale unroller and Stacy Lyn makes almond brittle.

A Day Dairy Farming

We spend a day in the life of a Wisconsin family dairy farm and Stacy Lyn composts at home.

Harvesting Wisconsin Ash

Jason Julian harvests Ash using American Brabants and Stacy Lyn cooks spicy chicken wings.

Planting & Cultivating Checked Corn

Iowa Teamsters show how to plant checked corn and Stacy Lyn raises backyard chickens for eggs.

Riceland Meadows Farm Plan, part 3

Ralph Rice incorporates horse drawn power into his farm and Stacy Lyn plants a cucumber trellis, part 3.

Riceland Meadows Farm Plan, part 2

Ralph Rice explains more about how he set up his diversified farm to maximize efficiency, part 2.

Forgina a Horseshoe Heart

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley forges a heart from a used horse shoe.

Lehman's Hardware

This family business specializes in supplying hard-to-find tools and supplies for homesteading.

Stepping Back in Time

A visit to Wayne and Holmes counties in Ohio transports the visitor to a time gone by.

Forging a Tradition Iron Rose

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley forges an iron rose from a bar of round stock steel.

2017 Bishop Mule Days

The world's best mules and donkeys compete in a wide variety of classes at this premier event.

Forging a Letter-Opener Knife

Singing Blacksmith Bryan Dale Headley forges a letter opener from a horseshoe.

Ironwork Shop Tools and Techniques

Will Dobkins displays and demonstrates the tools of his production ironworking trade.

Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade

Hundreds of equines parade down the Lawrence, Kansas, main street for this holiday parade.

Renner 2017 Plow Days

Draft horses, vintage tractors and steam engines demonstrate farming from the past.

Goats on the Go

An Iowa business uses goats to provide environmentally friendly brush control.

Riceland Farm Plan

Ralph Rice lays out his diversified farm to enhance efficiency and environmental safety.

Rebuilding Grandpa's Log Cabin

Gene England uses timber on land he cleared to build an authentic log cabin.