Can you ride a horse or bike on a footpath if you own the land?

[Doing it for the kids]

As above really.

i think you can but I have a niggling doubt

 

[vantage]

As above really.

i think you can but I have a niggling doubt

Who’s going to arrest you?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

More about interaction with locals!

 

[farenheit]

Well footpaths often follow farm tracks so you can do whatever you wish on your farm tracks. It’s your land.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Agreed, but what about a 1.5m strip topped through crops

 

[Robt]

Do you actually own the footpath? If it will upset locals then why bother? Haven’t you got lots of other places to ride ?

 

[Mc115reed]

Agreed, but what about a 1.5m strip topped through crops

It’s your land you can do what ever the hell you want on it... ride the horse naked if you like....

But I’d not do it purely because people would see you and then start turning up on there horses

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Do you actually own the footpath? If it will upset locals then why bother? Haven’t you got lots of other places to ride ?

im not sure, I assume so as it crosses the middle of our field. It’s unlikely that locals will be met but Pre harvest there isn’t many places to ride (I’m told!)

It’s your land you can do what ever the hell you want on it... ride the horse naked if you like....

But I’d not do it purely because people would see you and then start turning up on there horses

I will suggest that to her with glee! other horses can’t really get here as no brildeways near by.

 

[Grassman]

Yes.

 

[farenheit]

I don't think footpaths are publicly owned strips that run through your land, they are your land which has a right over it. So you can still do as you wish on your own land as long as you don't prevent lawful pedestrian use across it. I guess...

 

[Lincsman]

They used to plough it with horses.

 

[Grassman]

We have had experience with similar issues. Some people got the hump on about a motorcycle trial using a track to a piece of land that was also a bridleway. But the track is a right of way for the landowner and he chose to allow the event so perfectly acceptable for the motorcycles to use it for that reason.

 

[Exfarmer]

It is a public right of way but you can do anything you want on this piece of land as it belongs to you. However if you are using a powered vehicle, tractor, Quad , trials bike etc. you must have at least third party insurance and probably a valid driving licence

 

[Dry Rot]

The landowner can do what he likes, within the limits of both civil and criminal law. Even a burglar has rights. Setting man traps have been illegal for a while and putting up razor wire or glass on top of a wall carries responsibilities.

I would have thought opening a bridle way to motorcycle riding might be a breach of civil law if it frightens the horses. That would be interfering with the riders' right to the peaceful enjoyment to "pass and repass".

 

[Exfarmer]

The landowner can do what he likes, within the limits of both civil and criminal law. Even a burglar has rights. Setting man traps have been illegal for a while and putting up razor wire or glass on top of a wall carries responsibilities.

I would have thought opening a bridle way to motorcycle riding might be a breach of civil law if it frightens the horses. That would be interfering with the riders' right to the peaceful enjoyment to "pass and repass".

Law may be different in Scotland, but having motorbikes on a bridlepath is no different to them being on the road together. The bikes should observe any common courtesy to the horserider and if the owner of the land was encouraging racing, it is quite likely he would be liable to and rider who was injured on Horse and Motorbike

 

[CPF]

NO up to a £1000 fine .Just take a picture of them , had a lady riding her horse across my field on the footpath damaging the surface mentioned it to the local council they told me to take it to the police the police took action and she ended up with a £900 fine when it went to court didn’t cost me a penny.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

NO up to a £1000 fine .Just take a picture of them , had a lady riding her horse across my field on the footpath damaging the surface mentioned it to the local council they told me to take it to the police the police took action and she ended up with a £900 fine when it went to court didn’t cost me a penny.

not sure I’d do that to my wife and kids riding over our farm,maybe you miss read my post?!

 

[Exfarmer]

not sure I’d do that to my wife and kids riding over our farm,maybe you miss read my post?!

I have known more than one farmer who would have happily done it

 

[dudders]

As above really.

i think you can but I have a niggling doubt

Definitely yes. It's your land. 'Public Footpath' just gives 'Public' the right to walk along that strip without being obstructed. It doesn't prevent you doing what you would normally do on that same strip of land, provided you don't block it.

 

[steveR]

As above really.

i think you can but I have a niggling doubt

You can indeed. The public have a limited Right of Way to pass over the route.

There is a school of thought that any vehicle that is used on a RoW should be insured against 3rd Party prob;lems, but I am not convinced on this. I would say that the Business cover will be adequate if the worse should happen.