§ 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.
Traffic laws apply to persons riding or leading horses
N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1261, under Riding Horses.
N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1261