Summer Highlights
- Horse Progress Days 2024 - featuring a team of Shire mares and the ASHEF booth in Gordonville, PA. The event was well attended. Read the full article in the Fall 2024 Workhorse Edition of the Draft Horse Journal
The future is our youth
• Noah Holden, age 13
The youngest of three boys whose family raises and shows sheep in central Pennsylvania. Noah started working at Northeast Shires in May 2024. He quickly learned how to handle the draft horse helping to train, decorate, and ride. Along with several other youth exhibitors, Noah became a member of ASHA and showed decorating, showmanship, and riding at his very first Shire Show at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition in October 2024.
Sponsors needed
- World Final Halter Competition - September 2025, Location TBD, sponsors wanted!
- Make a tax free, receipt provided, donation ear marked for the 2025 Shire World Halter competition
Liability Insurance
ASHEF carries liability insurance for the purpose of supporting our volunteers as they educate the public on Shires. While the insurance does not cover horses at an event, it does extend to any volunteer who sets up or attends an event that requires liability (e.g. Horse Progress Days, Equine Affaire, National/Regional Shire Shows, Educational Events, Farmer's Markets, Breed Demonstrations, etc). The covered event should be reapproved by the ASHEF Board. Just contact the Board and with a few specifics of what you are planning on doing, we will get the event added to the agenda and send you supplies for your event.
Get Involved
Calling all Shire Enthusiasts
Please contact the ASHEF Board if you would like to get involved or have ideas for sharing the Shire with the public
Board of Directors Tina Atkins-Dean (Chair), Vicky McCaffery (Vice), Charity Harmon (Secretary), Missy Wade (Treasurer), Matthew Davis, Amanda Gill, Dan Hubbell, Dean Jenson, Fred Klein-McNeil, Bud Walsh, Adam Geertz