David C. Heiser, owner of Heritage Acres, has been riding and showing horses since 1962. David, a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College with a Masters Degree in Sociology, spent the first 10 years of his professional life working for three YMCAs as Executive Director. Needless to say, riding programs were developed at all YMCAs where he worked.

As a junior rider, David qualified and competed at both Harrisburg and New York. While college and work limited the time available for riding, David always had at least one horse in training and showing.

David purchased the horse farm known as Heritage Acres in 1981. Since that time the facility has added a new indoor arena, additional pastures, wash stalls, two additional outdoor arenas and many other improvements that make Heritage Acres the show facility of Central Pennsylvania.

The riding program at Heritage Acres has consistently placed students and horses in both local and regional standings while never losing its ability to work with both beginner and pleasure riders. David Heiser is proud that the Heritage Acres program produces quality horsemen and women who take pride in their accomplishments.

Randee Souder, Assistant Instructor, was born and raised in the Harrisburg area. She has been riding most of her life and owned her first horse at the age of 10. She began showing hunters as an adult in 1975 and in the early 1980s competed in combined training events in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She returned to showing hunters, her first and favorite discipline, in 1985

Randee joined the Heritage Acres teaching staff on a part-time basis in 1985. She has a sensitive and careful approach to teaching riding and has worked with riders of all ages and many levels of experience. Randee enjoys the challenge of working with green horses and has continued her own riding education during her years at Heritage Acres. She has recently acquired a young horse that she will begin showing this season.