Ketchum Wagon Days 08/29/2008 - 09/01/2008 Event Details: Largest non-motorized parade east of the Mississippi. http://ketchumidaho.org/wd_history.asp In 1958, a group of locals met at the Casino Bar on Main Street Ketchum to discuss how to best fulfill the wish of the Lewis Family that the ore wagons, granted to the City of Ketchum, be publicly displayed once a year. From that fateful night sprung the Wagon Days Parade. The first Wagon Days was held on Kate Lewis’ birthday, the widow of Horace Lewis, owner of the Lewis String ore wagons. The history of mining in the Wood River Valley began in the late 1800’s. The Wagon Days Big Hitch Parade, the centerpiece of the holiday weekend, showcases the only link people in Ketchum, Stanley and Challis had with the outside world prior to the arrival of the railroad. The Big Hitch Parade has grown into the largest non-motorized parade in the West, displaying more than a hundred museum-quality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts, buckboards, and wagons of every variety in existence today. The Wagon Days Big Hitch is powered by an authentic sixteen-draft mule jerkline. Adding spice to the parade is a lively assortment of authentically costumed individuals, numerous breeds of horses, including Arabs, Morgans, and Pasos, as well as, professional and scholastic marching bands from around the state and the intermountain west. City:Sun Valley, ID Business: Sun Valley / Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau Phone: (208) 726-3423 http://www.visitsunvalley.com info@visitsunvalley.com Four days of good Old West entertainment including a shootout, BBQs, Fiddler's contest, Mountain Man Rendezvous, live music and the Big Hitch parade -the longest non-motorized parade in the Northwest.

NE State Fair Draft Horse Show 08/30/2008 - 08/31/2008 Event Details: Aug 30-31 - Nebraska State Fair Draft Horse Show, Lincoln, NE (308-325-2184)

OH Buckeye Draft Horse Assoc. Show & Field Days 09/05/2008 - 09/07/2008 Event Details: Sept 5-7 - Ohio Buckeye Draft Horse Association Show & Field Days, Wilmington, OH (513-374-3727)

Carbarrus County Fair Horse Pull 09/05/2008 Event Details: Sept 5 - Carbarrus County Fair Horse Pull, Concord, NC (980-521-1302)–

N.A. Belgian Championship 09/07/2008 - 09/14/2008 Event Details: Sept 7-14 - North American Belgian Championship VI, Indianapolis, IN (260-563-3205)–

Roundup Cowboy Gathering, TX 09/12/2008 - 09/13/2008 Event Details: September 12, 2008 - September 13, 2008 Roundup Cowboy Gathering Seguin, TX 830-401-7375 www.RoundupCowboyGathering.com The 6th annual Roundup Cowboy Gathering, hosted by Red Steagall and featuring The Riders in the Sky, will be held Sept. 12-13 at the Diamond F Arena & Expo Center in Seguin, Texas. This two-day celebration of Western culture and the lifestyle of the American Cowboy features cowboy music and entertainment for the whole family. Among the scheduled events: a $5,000 Chuck Wagon Cook-off, Ranch Horse Match Races, a Little Wrangler Rodeo, storytelling hosted by Red Steagall, an authentic cowboy breakfast, a Western Trade Show, and Western concerts and dancing. Proceeds benefit Guadalupe Regional Medical Foundation.

Big Sky Draft Horse Expo 09/13/2008 - 09/14/2008 Event Details: Sept 13-14 - Big Sky Draft Horse Expo, Deer Lodge, MT (406-846-2854)–

Draft Horse Classic Nevada Co. Fairgrounds 09/18/2008 - 09/21/2008 Event Details: Sep 18-21- Draft Horse Classic; NEvada Co. Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA 530-273-6217 ncfair.oro.net www.nevadacountfair.com/dhc

ID State Draft Horse & Mule International Show 09/18/2008 - 09/21/2008 Event Details: Sept 18-21 - Idaho State Draft Horse & Mule International Show, Sandpoint, ID (509-928-2239)

Scott County VA Draft & Horse Pulls 09/20/2008 Event Details: Sept 20 - Scott County Virginia Draft & Miniature Horse Pulls, Dungannon, VA (276-225-7593)

International Draft Horse, Mule & Pleasure Driving Show-CA 09/24/2008 - 09/28/2008 Event Details: Sep 24-28- International Draft Horse, Mule & Pleasure Driving Show; LA County Fair, Pomona, CA: LA County Fair 909-865-4091, 909-374-8139 taylor@fairplex.com

E. States Draft Horse Expo 09/25/2008 - 09/28/2008 Event Details: Sept 25-28 - Eastern States Draft Horse Exposition, West Springfield, MA (413-205-5016)–

Topeka Fall Indiana Carriage & Horse Auction 10/02/2008 - 10/03/2008 Event Details: Oct 2-3- Topeka Fall Indiana Carriage and Horse auction; Topeka, IN: Topeka Auction and Marketing, Inc. 260-593-2522 topekaauction@yahoo.com www.auctions-usa.com

CO Draft Horse & Equipt. Auction 10/03/2008 - 10/04/2008 Event Details: Oct 3-4 - Colorado Draft Horse and Equipment Auction; Brighton, CO: Harley Troyer 970-785-6282 troyerauctioneers@msn.com www.troyerauctions.com

Waverly Midwest Horse Sale 10/07/2008 - 10/11/2008 Event Details: Oct 7-11 - Waverly MIdwest Horse Sale; Waverly, IA: 319-352-2804 waverlysalescompany@kca.net, www.waverlysales.com

The National Drive, KY 10/07/2008 - 10/12/2008 Event Details: Oct 7-12 - The National Drive, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington KY (859-235-8721)

Northwest Draft Horse & Mule Classic 10/09/2008 - 10/11/2008 Event Details: Oct 9-11 - Northwest Draft Horse & Mule Classic, Idaho Horse Park, Nampa, ID (208-442-3335)–

NW Draft Horse & Mule Classic, ID 10/09/2008 - 10/11/2008 Event Details: Oct 9-11 - Northwest Draft Horse & Mule Classic, Idaho Horse Park, Nampa, ID (208-442-3335)

MI Great Lakes International 10/16/2008 - 10/19/2008 Event Details: Oct 16-19 - Michigan Great Lakes International, East Lansing, MI (517-204-6730)

Martin's Annual Fall Carriage Auction- PA 10/17/2008 - 10/18/2008 Event Details: Oct 17-18 - Martin's Annual Fall Carriage Auction; Lebanon, PA: Paul Z Martin JR. 717-354-6671, martinauctioneers@frontiernet.net, www.martinauctioneers.com

San Diego Pleasure Driving Show 10/19/2008 Event Details: Oct 19- San Diego Pleasure Driving Show; Tumbleweed Arena, Lakeside, CA: Elsa Mikkelsen, 619-994-9534 or 619-224-0601

Southern GA Horse, Carriage & Antique Auction 11/05/2008 - 11/07/2008 Event Details: Nov 5-7 - Southern Georgia Horse, Carriage & Antique Auction; Georgia national Fairgrounds, Perry, GA: Paul Raber 812-486-2786, sgaauction@yahoo.com, www.gahorseandcarriageauction.com

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 11/07/2008 - 11/16/2008 Event Details: Nov 7-16 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (416-263-3400)

NA International Livestock Exposition 11/14/2008 - 11/15/2008 Event Details: Nov 14-15 - North American International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY (502-367-5300)