▁right ▁to ▁cross ▁land . ▁Access ▁rights ▁apply ▁to ▁any ▁non - mot or ised ▁activities , ▁including ▁horse - rid ing ▁but ▁only ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁exerc ised ▁respons ibly , ▁as ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Out door ▁Access ▁Code . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁leg ally ▁assert ed ▁public ▁rights ▁of ▁way ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁particularly ▁for ▁horse ▁r iding ▁and ▁cy cling . ▁Rights ▁of ▁way ▁in ▁Scotland ▁mostly ▁provide ▁access ▁for ▁walk ers , ▁and ▁only ▁rarely ▁for ▁horse ▁rid ers . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁few ▁if ▁any ▁formal ▁design ations ▁for ▁brid le ▁paths , ▁though ▁horses ▁are ▁generally ▁allowed ▁on ▁most ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁tra ils , ▁roads ▁and ▁public ▁routes ▁except ▁where ▁specifically ▁restricted . ▁ ▁O ften , ▁horses ▁under ▁s addle ▁are ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁reg ulations ▁as ▁ped est ri ans ▁or ▁h ik ers ▁where ▁those ▁requirements ▁differ ▁from ▁those ▁for ▁cycl ists . ▁ ▁In ▁most ▁states , ▁horses ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁thus ▁restricted ▁from ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁inter state ▁highway ▁system , ▁though ▁generally ▁permitted ▁to ▁travel ▁along ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁other ▁road ways , ▁especially ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁ ▁Urban ▁brid le ▁paths ▁exist ▁in ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁Fair mount ▁Park ▁( most ▁not ably ▁For b idden ▁Drive ▁along ▁the ▁W iss ah ick on ▁Creek ) ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Central