Arcadia Municipal Code Div. 4 Horse Riding

The word "horse" as used in this Division shall be held to mean any quadruped mainly used for riding or bridle purposes, whether said horse is used exclusively by its owner or is rented out for profit.

No person shall ride any horse upon any sidewalk or footpath along any street except in the necessary act of crossing the same, and no person shall stop any horse on or over any sidewalk, footpath or crosswalk.

No person shall lead, drive or ride any horse in or upon any lawn, sward or garden or in and upon any parkway, path or walk unless said parkway, path or walk has heretofore by resolution of the Council been declared to be and designated as a bridle path.

No person shall ride any horse on any street or alley faster than a slow canter.

No person shall ride any horse upon any streets in a reckless manner or in any such manner as to endanger the property or life and limb of any person.

Persons riding horses upon any street shall not ride more than two (2) abreast.

No person riding any horse or persons riding horses upon any streets shall yell, make undue noise or conduct themselves in a hilarious manner.

No person shall ride any horse along the roadway of any street or alley in such a manner as to be an annoyance or nuisance to the residents of said street or neighborhood. The riding of any horse continuously and repeatedly upon any street, riding in groups of more than four (4), riding faster than a slow canter, or raising clouds of dust, shall constitute such annoyance and nuisance as is prohibited by this Division.

No person shall ride any horse upon the grounds of any public school, or upon private property without the permission of the owner of such private property. Any person riding any horse upon any public school grounds or private property shall be deemed to be an unlawful trespasser upon said grounds or property, and the burden shall be upon such person, upon prosecution for the violation hereof, to prove that he has ridden such horse upon such grounds or property with the consent or permission of the owner thereof.

No person shall ride any horse upon any public street or highway before the hour of 6:00 o'clock a.m. and after the hour of 10:00 o'clock p.m. on any day.

No person shall throw any rock, missile or other substances at any horse or its rider. No operator or driver or any automobile or mechanical power driven vehicle shall, on approaching or passing any horse being ridden or driven upon any public street or highway, manipulate any mechanical device on said automobile or vehicle in such a manner as would reasonably be expected to cause any horse to become frightened or alarmed to such an extent as to endanger the safety or well being of its rider or driver.

No person shall leave any horse unhitched, untied or unsecured in any public place for a period of five minutes or more.