Events & More
Sunday, October 4, 2009 ~ 1pm-5pm Country Bumpkin Pumpkin Patch
Horse Drawn Hayrack rides through the pumpkin patch
Friday, October 16, 2009 ~ 3pm-10pm & Saturday, October 17, 2009 ~ 10am-3pm Horseway Farms Headquarters,
18890 Bodark Rd, Eskridge, KS
"Fall Fun on the Farm" Grand Opening of Horseway Farms and Adventures
Free Pumpkin to the first 25 kids
$5.00/Adult $2.50/child under 12 (3 and under free) at the gate
Come help us celebrate the Grand Opening of Horseway Farms and Adventures. There will be food and fun for everyone! Games for the kids, a pumpkin patch, horse drawn hayrack rides, arts and crafts display, cowboy campfire after dark and more
Saturday & Sunday, October 17 1pm-10pm (bedtime) & 18 9a.m-2pm, 2009
Hooves in the Hills Wagon Train & Trail Ride
Flint Hills - South of Eskridge, KS (directions will be given here at a later date)
A limit of 35 horseback riders (your own horse), 5 wagons and 25 wagon riders per day accepted.
$25 advance (non-refundable) reservation required for each position on a first come, first served basis and must be received by October 5th. NOTE: Horses should be shod as the terrain will be mostly rock roadways through the hills. Please see Photo Gallery for viewing some of the areas we will be riding!
1 day horseback rider 2 day horseback rider
(includes ride & evening meal) (includes ride, eve meal, breakfast & lunch)
$50 $100
1 day wagon & 1 teamster 2 day wagon & 1 teamster (includes same as above) (includes same as above)
$50 & $45 for each add’l teamster $100 & 90 for each add’l teamster
Saturday, May 23, 2009 ~ 11:00am-5:00pm Eskridge, KS
First Annual Ann Thompson Memorial Drive for Food
Update: We received over 300lbs of food and $200 for the food bank and had a GREAT day!
Thanks to everyone from Harveyville, Eskridge, Dover, Topeka, Osage City and Burlingame who donated food!
Saturday, June 6, 2009 ~ Alma, KS Sesquicentennial Celebration
WOW!!! We had a GREAT day. This was a very well planned and executed event!!! Near perfect weather didn't hurt either. There was a wonderful crowd who seemed to enjoy their horse rides very much. The horses did an outstanding job of putting up with being right next to the cannons which fired every hour and they weren't just pop cap sounding cannons they were the real deal that shook the ground with their percussion.
Saturday July 11, 2009 ~ Harveyville, KS 1st Annual "Hay Days"
We had a super day! Approximate 75 spectators watched as nine teams (eight teams of big horses and one team of mules) criss-crossed the hayfield using mowing machines, rakes and a PTO driven horse drawn big baler. The teamsters changed machines as the day went on and gave their horses as well as themselves some new experiences along the way which was what the day was all about. The spectators ranging in age from 2-90+ got to get up close to the action on one of the three horse drawn wagons available for rides and there were abundant smiles from all of them!
We had an early morning scare with the weather and a small shower got things off to a shaky and slightly late start but cleared off into a beautiful July day with relatively light humidity considering the shower and there was actually a nice northerly breeze during lunch hour that kept things comfortable for awhile.
We had a great turnout from our friends in the Kansas Draft Horse and Mule Association, five of the nine teams were members and there were a few other members that came to enjoy the day without their horses.
The winner of the person who came the farthest was Linda Capoun, Fairbanks, Alaska who was visiting family in Alma and brought her father and mother-in-law Gilbert and Nancy Capoun over. Gilbert had tears in his eyes as he held my hand and kissed it and told me how much fun he had holding the lines of a team for the first time in over 50 years, so I'm pretty sure we made his day...I know he sure made mine!!! Thank you Linda for making this a part of your vacation!
Plans are underway for a bigger and better event in 2010 and we hope to see you there!!!
In an attempt to help our small rural communities thrive, we are committed to supporting our friends in the agritourism business as well as our surrounding communities and state. You will notice throughout our website as well as upon your visit to us that every attempt is made to use and/or support local products.
Artful Path Photography and More ~ Beth Ridenour ~ www.artfulpath.com
Country Bumpkin Pumpkin Patch ~ Velda Hodges ~ www.countrybumpkinpatch.com
Plumlee Buffalo Ranch ~ www.PLUMLEERANCH.com
Kansas Draft Horse and Mule Assoc ~ www.members.cox.net/kdhma/
Wyldewood Cellars Winery ~ www.wyldewoodcellars.com
Draft Horse Journal ~ www.drafthorsejournal.com
Alma Creamery ~ www.almacreamery.com
Grandma Hoerners ~ www.grandmahoerners.com
Alma Bakery and Sweet Shoppe ~ www.almabakeryandsweetshoppe.com
Kansas Meat Goats ~ Collin & Cara Zirkle ~ www.kansasmeatgoats.net
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