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Highway horses

Watching a police officer ride on horseback through downtown this afternoon got me wondering: what are the laws about horses on public streets? Still legal? I imagine there was never a defined point where cars became kings of the road.

Any horse experts want to weigh in?

  1. Interstates specifically forbid horses, but I believe they are legal on most side streets. I thin it is generally a local issue. The real issue is that without the proper training, riding a horse in traffic could be a very interesting if the horse spooks at the sound of a horn or something.

    Fredericksburg has an urban trail ride every year where horse owners meet for a 5 mile ride around the streets of downtown Fredericksburg.

    More info at http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/roads/roads.htm

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