Thornhill Trails Granted Heritage Status
Three historic horse trails in the Thornhill area, built by the HHA, have been awarded Heritage Status by the Maple Ridge Heritage Commission: George’s Way, Tower Trail and Bear Ridge Trail.
We thank all of our Haney Horsemen pioneers, with leadership from David John Smith, Bill Archibald, and the late Sherman Olson for their vision and efforts over the last 50 years to build, maintain and protect these routes for future generations. Ensuring the preservation of this network of beautiful trails as a natural heritage resource for future generations is the HHA’s top priority.
The Maple Ridge 2019 Community Heritage Awards ceremony was held on Feb. 21. Our nominees, George’s Way, Tower Trail and Bear Ridge Trail, were each honoured and recognized in the category of Heritage Landscape/Natural Heritage Resource.
Our equestrian community club’s passion for trail stewardship has deep roots and our decades of commitment to the municipality has succeeded in making Maple Ridge the “Horse Trail Capital of British Columbia” (see http://www.haneyhorsemen.com/historical-legacy/). The record of volunteerism by long-serving members of the HHA is unmatched by any other community group in Maple Ridge’s history of outdoor recreation.
Read more about the 2019 Heritage Awards in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News: https://tinyurl.com/y5ohvp6p
View more photos from the Awards Ceremony and images of the Heritage Trails in the Photo Gallery on this website.
1983: HHA in the News
HHA trail-building efforts in the local newspaper, 1983:
Second page of article:
HHA Pioneer: Bill Archibald
In the 2013 Maple Ridge Citizen’s Report, the “Extraordinary Citizens” spotlight shines upon HHA’s own Bill Archibald and his 50+ years of volunteering. Read the full article at this link: Spotlight on Bill Archibald
Photo Galleries Galore
Photos from HHA events for members and the community can be found on this website (see our Photo Gallery) as well as the official Haney Horsemen Association Facebook page. Check out the photos from our January 2019 event, the Know Your Trails Ride: Mill Creek Loop.
2019 Know Your Trails Rides
Happy New Year!
This year, the HHA will be organizing monthly Know Your Trails rides for members to help navigate through our wonderful trail network. To kick things off, we will be sharing the Mill Creek loop ride on Sunday, January 13th.
Check the Events Calendar for full details on this ride and others in the coming months.
2018 HHA Food Bank Drive
[Past Event]
The HHA Food Bank Drive and Members’ Ride will be on December 1, 2018 at Maple Ridge Equestrian Centre.
Please join us as we collect food and cash donations for the Friends in Need food bank here in Maple Ridge. There will be a fun ride with two different dyke loops (long and short); be ready to ride at 11:00am. This is a members-only ride but new members are welcome! Membership forms be available at the food donation table.
Also, Santa Karl will be there to take photos with you and your decorated horse! After all that generosity and riding we will head into the pub for a bite to eat while telling tall tales of the ride from the day.
The local community is also be invited to stop by and visit with the horses while dropping off their donations. What a great way to kick off the season of giving!
Parking is limited, so please RSVP to Allison if you plan to ride.
History of Horseman’s Park
Hidden amongst the hundreds of documents and maps collected over the course of the HHA’s long history was the following GEM. Thanks to Bill Archibald for taking time to record the history of Horsemen’s Park on 224th St in Maple Ridge, complete with a sketch mapping out the key features of the park:
New Membership E-form
The membership page has been updated with a new option.
You can now apply for membership online using our e-form.
Fall 2018 Membership Special
Fall 2018 New Membership Special:
Join now for the remainder of 2018 and enjoy automatic renewal through to December 31, 2019 for just $20 (individual) or $40 (family)