Horse Riding Licence – Blaby District Council (2024)

FAQs

Is it illegal to ride a horse on the pavement UK? ›

You MUST NOT take a horse onto a footpath or pavement, and you should not take a horse onto a cycle track. Use a bridleway where possible. Equestrian crossings may be provided for horse riders to cross the road and you should use these where available (see Crossings).

If you ride or lead horses on the road, you are classed as traffic. Familiarise yourself with an up-to-date copy of the Highway code, and take the riding and road safety test. Leading Horses on the Road: Lead the horse following the direction of the traffic, close to the pavement, on the left side of the road (UK).

Not only are horses legally allowed on public roads, they have priority over motor vehicles and the like, who must slow down or stop, as appropriate, to avoid frightening the horse.

As a rule of thumb, around the world riders are generally allowed where pedestrians are permitted, and carriages are allowed wherever wheeled slow moving vehicles are permitted. Riders and drivers are generally not permitted on limited-access roads where motor traffic is expected to be travelling very fast.

Although you may struggle to see clearly at dusk, your horse will not. Due to the anatomy of their eyes, horses actually see about as well in the dark as they do during the day. With a little bit of planning—and some common sense—you can enjoy safely taking your horse for a ride in the dark when the sun goes down.

1. When leading a horse, make sure that you lead it from the left side meaning that the horse in on your right-hand side. 2. Grasp the reins under the horse's chin with your right hand.

Rode is in the simple past form. Ridden is the past participle. When you use the word rode, you are talking about riding something in the immediate or distant past. You use this form when you want to discuss something in the past (or something you have never done).

If a horse is trotting on the pavement, they can get laminitis or inflammation in the hoof that can cause separation of the hoof from the bone. There are many other causes of laminitis (founder) but this one is pretty preventable.

Horses. You may keep horses loose in a field crossed by public rights of way as long as they are not known to be dangerous. You cannot ride a horse on a public footpath unless the landowner has given permission.

Can I ride my horse on all roads? You should never ride or lead a horse on a pavement or footpath, nor should you take your equine onto cycle tracks. You are not allowed to ride a horse on a motorway. It's preferable to use a bridleway, when you can.

Does it hurt horses to run on pavement? ›

running on concrete/asphalt is typically discouraged, because "road founder" is a thing that can occur. in a nut shell, it is a type of laminitis that can occur after sudden hoof stress, such as running (cantering, galloping) on a very hard surface.