New guidelines to enhance rider safety on paths

New guidelines to enhance rider safety on paths

New guidance on equestrian gates issued by The British Horse Society will help local authorities, volunteers and land managers ensure that paths are safer and more accessible for riders and carriage drivers.

The guidelines provide specifications and suggestions for gates, catches and other equestrian path furniture such as mounting blocks and anti-vehicle barriers.

BHS Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, Mark Weston, said: "The new guidance advises those responsible for gate installation and maintenances of equestrian path users' needs. Often routes are rendered inaccessible by poor gates, and with so little safe off-road riding, it is imperative that equestrians are able to easily and safely access what is there."