State Traffic/Road laws for ridding horses? for my community!?

[francisco]

live in MI. (Michigan) people are always blowing horns, yelling and throwing stuff at the horses and telling us we are supposed to get over for the car. we used to go with traffic but now go against. which is which! its an angry issue and I've even have been BOOTY BUMBED by a little neon and they persisted to scream at us and tell us to get out of the way, we were on the left far side certainly barely taking a portion of a lane and not a full lane. so whats the deal? i live in the country near a few lakes and lots of mud boggers looking for something red neck to do. my horses are not spooky unless provoked they aren't bomb proof. and there are NO marked trails! all private and its dear season! where to ride? no where, I've been shot at on my own land! "oops a big white BUCK" yea i'm sure!! and I've also been caught out after dusk usually calming a horse down after some idiot has caused us problems we will ride on the road opposite of traffic and get over on the grass as cars come. they usually squeal there tires or blow horns and curse. i have been told horses need no reflective wear or lights on them at night but its not advised by an officer. my friends horse was nailed a year ago. police reports were made... the car found, the reported a bay deer was hit and they hadn't reported it. yea. so where is this justice and i would love anything i can find out! thanks! to everyone your helping my whole community by answering not just me. thank you dearly.

[egan]

Here are the Michigan Statutes on it............................

http://asci.uvm.edu/equine/law/roads/mi_roads.htm

This is just a good article on road riding in general...........

http://www.myhorse.com/trail-riding-your-horse-road.html

[drystan]

Horses by law, are like vehicals. They are not allowed to pass you unless you notion them to. Just like bikes. You need to go with traffic. It would help for you to wear a reflective vest but it isn't a law. Horses are not allowed on sidewalks by law. People are stupid and they is no preventing that. I live within city limits so hunting are not allowed but my friends horses have been shot at by some done teenagers driving by. If you are worried about hunters, get a bright orange collar for your horse. http://www.protectavest.com/images/collar-master-whole-horse.jpg Like this one. When riding on the rodes, you must use hand signals. When people harras you like that, you should call the police and report rode rage cause they have no right doing that. Talk to your city council to put up warning horse riders on some of the rodes you ride on. I am sorry for peoples stupidity but you were doing some things wrong. Also, please do not risk riding at night because there are drunks. I hope this helped.

[anglesey34]

ok first thing is first ! go with traffic ! next . . . i hope you got that lady's lince plate because it is illegal for someone to honk there horn at you from there car to to scream at you ! they can be sued a large amount because it is " endangering " your life because your horse may of gotten scared and did who knows what and you could of potentally gotten hurt . . . but i dont get . . . did she like touch ur horse with her car or just get up its butt ?