N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 1261
Traffic laws apply to persons riding or leading horses

Every person riding or leading a horse upon a roadway shall be granted all rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except as to special regulations in this article and except as to those provisions of this title which by their nature can have no application.

Source: Section 1261 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding or leading horses, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/VAT/1261 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 25, 2025).

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