AGM Date Change: May 28, 2025
We will be voting on our proposal to join the Backcountry Horsemen of BC during our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday May 28th, 2025 @7:00pm over Zoom (link will be emailed to all members).
We’ll also be offering early online voting on this question between May 21st and May 24th, and in-person voting at the AGM. Instructions for voting will be emailed to all members.
We are still looking for volunteers for the executive! We have roles open for Secretary and Treasurer, and directors-at-large. If you’re interested in volunteering for ANY of these roles, please email volunteer@haneyhorsemen.com by May 24th.
Should HHA Join BCHBC?
Brian Harder, the president of The Backcountry Horsemen of BC (BCHBC), will be our guest at the March 19th Haney Horsemen Association meeting.
We are considering the opportunity for the HHA to become a chapter of the BCHBC, while preserving the Haney Horsemen name and its legacy of trail stewardship and advocacy.
Attend the meeting to find out more about BCHBC and have your questions answered. HHA members will receive a reminder via email confirming the meeting details.
Learn more about the Backcountry Horsemen Society of BC at its website: www.www.bchorsemen.org
2025 HHA Membership
Please join/renew and show your support for your local equestrian trail stewards.
Haney Horsemen work to enhance, maintain, improve and preserve the municipal Equestrian Trail Network in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, for the enjoyment of equestrians and hikers alike. Learn more about the benefits of HHA membership.
Click this link to join HHA or to find out how to renew your membership.
Note that returning members do not need to fill out the application form each year.
HCBC Video about Thornhill Trails, featuring our HHA President
“A Multi-user Trail Network Project: A Success Story of the Thornhill Trails in Maple Ridge”
Watch the video recording of this November 2023 Horse Council BC webinar, which features HHA President, Bill Geofroy, as one of the guest speakers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t0O1dDKUag
(Length: approx. 48 minutes)
Working Equitation Clinic Registration
UPDATE: CLINIC IS FULL. All spots are now booked for the Introduction to Working Equitation, a special clinic for Haney Horsemen Members, presented by Sandy Lang
Call for Volunteers: Larry Bremner Trail Work Party
Volunteers needed to help remediate this important horse trail on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
Time: 10:00AM – 2:00PM
Location: Thornhill Trail system, on 256th Street
Meeting point: drive up the gravel road to the upper Tower Trail entrance, which is just below TELUS tower; roadside parking is available there. Alex will have the lower gate open for access.
Work: includes dismantling of decaying jumps/dealing with safety issues along Larry Bremner trail, sign installation at upper intersection and possibly other delineation efforts to better route oncoming traffic at the Blue Suede/Tower/Larry Bremner intersection.
Tools: Alex will bring needed tools as well as possibly the Trails UTV. Please feel free to bring your own tools as well – digging spades, hard garden rakes, etc.
Alex will be your City contact for the duration of the workbee this Sunday. His phone number is 604-323-4956. He will also have a volunteers sign-in sheet that should be signed by all involved. It would be great to get between 5 and 8 volunteers out!
Tell Us What You Want for the Fall 2023 HHA Clinic
We’re getting organized to offer HHA members another great clinic this fall. What kind of clinic do you want to attend?
New Venue, Date and Time for Monthly Meetings
We have changed the location, date and time for our monthly meetings.
Starting with the June 2023 meetings, our meetings will be held on the THIRD TUESDAY of the month, starting at 7:15pm (doors open at 7pm) and finishing at 8:45pm. The new location is:
Room 5
Maple Ridge Leisure Centre
11925 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6G2
Spring Clinic with Linda Hamm
HHA has organized two days of members-only clinics this spring with Linda Hamm, taking place on Sunday, April 23 and Sunday, April 30 (just added, due to high demand). Theme for the spring clinics is: “Building Confidence with Obstacles; Groundwork and Riding”. The clinics will be held at an indoor facility, sponsored by Haney Horsemen Association. No worries about the rain!
Earlybird Special Price: $50/person, if booked before March 15; after that date, $60/person.
A $25 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your spot.
For all the details and any updates about these events, visit the HHA Calendar of Events page.
NOTICE: Upgrades Finished to Vernon Trail
The upgrades made to Vernon Trail earlier this fall by the City of Maple Ridge, at the request of Haney Horsemen, are now complete.
What an amazing transformation! What was once a mucky mess of knee-deep mud and hogfuel is now a beautiful and sturdy trail! Thank you to all the HHA members who advocated for the refurbishment of this vital off-road route connecting the west Maple Ridge trails to the Pitt Meadows dyke network.
