Fall Field Day

 

Every year the Northern Minnesota Draft Horse Association hosts a field day consisting of 75 to 100 Draft Horses & Mules pulling many types of plows and field equipment. Some demos which are typically performed include; grain drills, mowing hay, raking hay, hay tedder, hay loader, corn picker, corn binder, corn sheller, corn shredder, corn stalk chopper, silage cutter, grain binder, reaper, culti packer, potato digger, clod pulverizer, treshing oats, wagon rides and a 3-bottom plow with six horses! Admission is only $4.00 per person and children 12 and under are free! There will be a yard and craft sale with miscellaneous items for sale. Crafters are welcome for only $5.00 for a space!

2013 NMDHA Fall Field Day- Sept. 27, 2014 will be hosted by Greg & Sandy Walz- 23522 Co. Rd. 12, Richmond, MN 56368

The teamsters showed up ready to show off their equipment and skills. These activities included: disking, plowing, several hay activities, corn binding & picking, threshing and binding of grain, digging of potatoes, and various other activities and the grand parade. The drawing for prizes followed by the parade.

Field Days 2013 Activity Report

Number of Animals:
96 Horses
4 Mules
4 Oxen
4 Riders

Number of Teamsters: 41
Number Attending: 892
Total Raffle Tickets Sold: 2716
New Members Signed Up: 15

Raffle Ticket Drawing Winners:

Foal: Jamie Nelson – Foreston, MN

$100 Cash: Judy Deurden (Amy Klein’s mother)
$50 Cash: Tristen Larson –Granite Falls, MN
$25 Cash: Wendy McLauglin – Princeton, MN
$25 Cash: Gwen Hood – New London, MN
$25 Cash: Rudy Zimmer – Belgrade, MN

High Ticket Sellers:

Ladies at Stearns County Fair – 311 tickets
Bill & Vi Pramann – 110 tickets
Wes, Cheryl & Jamie Nelson – 110 tickets
Art & Barb Schloemer – 80 tickets
Mel & Carol Klein – 50 tickets

We would like to say a “Special Thank You” to Hilary Brunner for hosting the field day, anyone who came to help prepare the field and set-up, the teamsters, gate workers, raffle ticket and potato bag sellers, the parking crew and Richard Hicks for taking pictures. Also, any club member that came to help or support the club.
A field day is only possible with everyone’s help.
We had a Great Day and hope you did.

Barb, Harold, Mel, Mike Phil, Linette, JoAnn

Please return any unsold raffle tickets to Joann Holthaus. We are required by law to account for these tickets.