Horse Progress Days

Tours & Attractions

Shopping Tour for the Ladies

Thursday, July 3, 2008

1. 8:15 - Departing from Horse Progress Days (near the auction barn)
2. 8:30 - Lehmans Hardware
   Large old-fashioned hardware store:hundreds of rare, hard-to-find items. Also a large outdoor flea market. Many local Amish do business here.
3. 10:15 - The Ashery Country Store
   Bulk foods at great prices, in the country...nice scenic drive.
4. 11:00 - Heinis Cheese
   Sample over 30 varieties of locally made cheese.
5. 12:00 - Meal in an Amish home
   Enjoy a wonderful home cooked meal prepared and served by an Amish family, in their home.
6. 1:15 - Schrocks Amish Farm and Home
   Take a ride of your choice (buggy, wagon, or train ride) and visit the quilt barn, leather shop, Antique mall, craft mall, and oak furniture outlet. Also visit Tis the Season, our year round Christmas shop. It has 13,000 square feet of wonderful Christmas displays. It is located next to the Amish Farm.
7. 2:45 - Berlin
   Spend time shopping in this unique town filled with shops of all kinds.Crafts and supplies, quilts, fabrics, art galleries, bulk foods, cheese, homemade jams, jellies, chocolates and more!
8. 4:30 - Depart
9. 4:45 - Return to Mt. Hope

A price of $54.50 per person includes entrance fees, meals as listed and step-on guide service-this does not include lodging. Make checks payable to Amish Heritage Tours.

Refund available if cancellation is made 30 days prior to your scheduled tour. For reservations contact Barb at Amish Heritage Tours, 9-4 Monday - Friday.

Box 270, Berlin, Ohio 44610
Phone: 330-893-3232
Email: amishfarm@tusco.net

Manufacturers & Farms Tour

Thursday, July 3, 2008

1. 8:00 - Pickup at Mt. Hope Auction Barn
2. 8:20 - Pioneer Equipment
3. 9:30 - Spring Hill Farm Belgians
4. 10:45 - David Hershberger Farm
5. 12:15 - Lunch at Esta Millers
6. 1:30 - Country Hills Percherons
7. 2:35 - Coblentz Collar Shop
8. 3:30 - Behalt
9. 4:45 - Return to Mt. Hope

Read more about each of these tour stops on the following pages.

A price of $72.00 per person includes entrance fees, meals as listed and step-on guide service-this does not include lodging. Make checks payable to Amish Heritage Tours. Refund available if cancellation is made 30 days prior to your scheduled tour.

For reservations contact Barb at Amish Heritage Tours, 9-4 Monday - Friday.

Box 270, Berlin, Ohio 44610
Phone: 330-893-3232
Email: amishfarm@tusco.net

Pioneer Equipment

The family of Wayne and Mary Wengerd operates the largest Draft Horse Equipment manufacturing facility in the world today.Begun in 1978, this company has prospered and grown by determining the needs of horse farmers and finding ways to meet them. The company is located in Dalton, Ohio, among horse farmers. Included in the approach to meeting the needs of horse farmers is a sincere effort to listen to feedback given by users of the equipment manufactured by Pioneer. Here you will see the ever popular basic forecarts in use all over North America as well as the motorized versions with their innovative designs. Here, too, you will see the plows, harrows, wagons, and wagon gears, all in a clean,professional environment. The Wengerd Family is happy to host you.

Spring Hill Farm Belgians

Levi Jay Beachy and Family welcome us on the second stop of the 2008 Horse Progress Days tour. This is a lovely family run horse, beef, and broiler farm.This operation represents a serious attempt at breeding good Belgian horses. In residence to a fine court of Belgian mares is the stallion, Danas Master Justin, a son of the great Masters Eddie. At any time there may be as many as 40 head of horses on the farm, mostly Belgians with a few crossbreeds. At the time of our tour, there will be some good young foals in the meadows around the barns for you to enjoy. Levi Beachy, owner of this well run farm, is also involved in the construction industry, having built many poultry houses in the eastern part of the country over the past number of years.

David and Emily Hershberger Farm

This enterprising couple has been farming now for 7 years. The first 5 years were on a certified organic farm, the last two were on the present one which will be certified by February 2009. 40 plus Jersey cows and their young replacements live and work here. Four big Belgian horses do their share by hauling the manure, pulling haying equipment, and tilling the ten acres of corn that gets planted and harvested to silage. There are 80 acres altogether, of which 65 are tillable.An additional 18 acres are rented. This is an intensive grazing operation, the main crops are grass and hay. Theres a bonus planned for you at this stop! Our friend, David Kline, author, publisher, and farmer is the father of Emily,the right hand of this operation. He will be there to meet and visit with you as well.

Lunch at Esta Millers House

Here is truly a privilege, one that could well be a highlight of your trip to Horse Progress Days 2008. As part of this special tour group, you are invited to a wonderful home cooked meal prepared and served by an Amish Family in their home. If you get up too late for breakfast this morning, dont worry, you can tank up here! Country Hill Percherons This is the farm of Atlee and Delbert Miller of Baltic, Ohio. These brothers are the continuance of a long line of Ohio farmers. Their farm is made up of a herd of dairy cows, some hogs to fatten, and a Percheron Draft Horse breeding program. Standing here to their own and outside mares is a Pleasant View King son, Slate Acres Kings E-motion, his dam is by Blackhome Grandeur Lyn. Atlee, Delbert, and their families will be delighted to have you visit.

Coblentz Collar Shop

Started by Bob Coblentz in 1975 this thriving business now sends its products to every state in the union and at least 7 foreign countries. England, Belgium, France, Australia, and Canada are some of the distant ports these good collars are destined for. Today the shop is run by son, Marion and his wife, along with his dad and 7 other full time employees. Show collars are a speciality here, but the basic work collar provides a firm foundation on which the work is built. Many custom orders are taken and filled as well. Check out what goes into making this most essential harnessing component.

Behalt

Discover the roots of Amish and Mennonite (Anabaptist) faiths and heritage.This is definitely another come-back-to stop on our tour today.You will have one hour to get a glimpse of how you might want to spend your time on a return trip. Check out the 10x265 cyclorama mural depicting the history of a determined and persecuted people. Look, listen and ask questions. This will be our final stop of the day.