Enjoy the magic of a winter sleigh ride
It’s hard to beat the magic of a winter sleigh ride. And Up North Michigan has its fair share of this magic! Check out the following options to create fun winter memories for the entire family.
Black Horse Farms
11177 S Plowman Rd, Empire, MI
This family-run horse farm uses beautiful Percheron draft horses to pull sleighs of up to 12 people through some of the most spectacular terrains in Michigan’s lower peninsula.
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Antler Ridge Farms
6259 M-72, Williamsburg, MI
Antler Ridge Farms has been providing horse drawn sleigh rides in Traverse City, MI since 1982. Enjoy an old fashioned sleigh ride out to the woods and enjoy a bonfire along with hot chocolate and marshmallows to roast. You will be pulled by two beautiful Percheron Draft Horses.
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McCarry’s Clydesdales
17271 Marilla Rd Copemish, MI
McCarry’s offers horse drawn carriage rides pulled by beautiful Clydesdale horses. Send a message on Facebook for prices and times.
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Cook Family Farms
4282 Hayes Tower Road, Gaylord MI
Cook Family Farms offers private horse drawn sleigh rides running around 40 minutes, followed by hot chocolate and cookies.
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CJ’s Stables
7216 W. Walker Rd. Manton, MI
CJs offers hour long sleigh rides pulled by two draft horses. The ride runs through their private trails which cross over 110 acres.
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Fantail Farms
4700 Wallaker Road, Benzonia, MI
Sleigh Rides at Fantail Farms are approximately 45 to 55 minutes long. A hot cocoa kit will be provided for your group to enjoy in the warming sheds at the end of the ride. Children age 3 and under ride free. Call or email for a reservation
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Ranch Rudolph
6841 Brown Bridge Rd, Traverse City, MI 49696
Your ride will start at the Ranch and follow a seasonal road through the woods along the Boardman River, and then a loop around back toward the Ranch. The ride itself takes approximately 45 minutes. Call or email for reservations.
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