Bill Heberle, shown above, driving the hay wagon for the Town of Irondequoit's Winterfest. 

Bill Heberle gave horse carriage rides at the Winterpalooza Festival located at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Rochester Award Program Honors the Achievement

ROCHESTER December 4, 2012 -- Heberle Stables has been selected for the 2012 Best of Rochester Award in the Horse Rental category by the Rochester Award Program.

Each year, the Rochester Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Rochester area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2012 Rochester Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Rochester Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Rochester Award Program

The Rochester Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Rochester area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Rochester Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Rochester Award Program

CONTACT: Rochester Award Program

Email: PublicRelations@awardprogram.org

URL: http://www.awardprogram.org

Jake Heberle of Heberle Stables guides his Percherons Lola and JoJo down Main Street in the driving rain at the annual Candlelight Night in the village of Pittsford on Tuesday. The event featured a trio of tree lighting ceremonies, live music, horse-drawn carriage rides and holiday treats and sales at area businesses. SHAWN DOWD/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER — with Jake Heberle and Heberle Stables in Pittsford.