Heritage Hills Horses

12/04/2025

I hope everyone is having a Great Holiday season 💕❄️🎄🐎 If you’d like to spend a little time with some horses this year, check out the event my freinds are putting on in Rapid River!

07/20/2025

We’ve been busy marking trails over here at Heritage Hills; we got lots done with our granddaughters helping mark trails 🥰Our ride is scheduled for this Thursday, but the weather is not looking good 😞 as of this morning it’s 80% chance of thunderstorms!! And then the next few days looks like the 80s - my boy Tim and I are not fans in temps like that….SO, I am looking at the 1st weekend or week of August - keep all that in mind folks!!!
Photos of our trail marking yesterday and the new highline at the park in Negaunee!!! 🥰

07/14/2025

We’ve changed the date with the Upper Peninsula Trail Horse Assocation -
Everyone welcome 🐎🐎

06/03/2025

Okay! Spring finally came 🥰

04/15/2025

Happy spring everyone! Thought it’s not quite here in the Yoop yet - I’ve had to cancel a few camping reservations already 😔 But will keep you posted when we are ready!

10/02/2024

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10/02/2024

Sorry I am a little slow to get the photos up from our ride in Sept - it was a great one 🥰 take a look!

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09/02/2024

*** I am making the call: this ride is rescheduled for Sept. 14th! I can’t see dealing with upcoming rain, wind, cold weather when there is a beautiful fall weekend right around the corner! I am also thinking of the campers and lots of traffic on wet trails……I know the change might not work for some, but believe this new date is good for others!! Please confirm with me if you can make it!

I hope everyone had a great summer and great Labor Day weekend - we sure had some amazing weather for it!!
We’re kicking off the fall riding season with a guided ride through some of our trails - let me know if you’d like to join us!

06/30/2024

In 2010 my hubby and I bought 21 acres between Negaunee and Ishpeming with the intention of opening a public trail riding business.

And we did! And we didn’t call it Heritage Hills for nothing! It was part of the original Wawonowin golf course built in the late 1800’s and so we uncovered many old paths, fairways, and 2-tracks from the golf course for our trails. This was also a bustling mining area so there’s remnants of ancient mining roads along with the main route that was used to go from Ishpeming to Negaunee before the highway was built! There’s also a few very scenic rock bluffs where a few ski jumps where built back in the day, and the faint remains of a horse race track near by - and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!

Anyway, during our first few years here we worked tirelessly on the trails. We trail blazed loops through the woods too, all the while collecting horses; some of our own, some borrowed, some leased. It was a lifelong dream of mine to have a place where those that weren’t able to own a horse could experience them; like my situation growing up in southern California.

We had quite the operation going with 3 or 4 rides a day (weather permitting) camps, classes, therapy sessions and sleigh rides in the winter! It was a lot to keep up with so little by little started simplifing things…..

We don’t offer public rides or sleigh rides anymore, or hold classes or camps. We still have a few of our own horses and board a few, and I continue to hold therapy sessions occasionally. We have a few camp sites and welcome campers with horses and we still try to maintain the trails the best we can for ourselves, our boarders and campers.

We have a ride planned for Upper Peninsula Trail Horse members and friends and potential members on July 22nd, so mark your calendars and stay tuned for more info.
Keep in mind we do share some of the trails with the local mountain bike group but they are a great crew and know how to share the trails with us horse riders. Being a Monday not many bikers will be out anyway, and I ride on some ‘less traveled’ trails too.

I’ve included a few photos of our beautiful and very diverse riding area! Hope you can join us for the group ride July 22nd!

06/08/2024

The camping season has begun!! These ladies and their 5 horses are spending the weekend here at Heritage Hills!