Editing Trail (section)

==== Equestrian ====
{{see also|Bridle path|trail riding}}
[[File:Loantaka Brook Reservation bikeway horse path and stream and reflections.jpg|thumb|left|A combination horse and hiking trail in a suburb of New York City]]

Horse riding and other [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] uses of trails continue to be a popular activity for many trail users.<ref name="BNT">The Bicentennial National Trail, Welcome to One of the World's Great Natural Adventures</ref> Horses can usually negotiate much the same grades as hikers, but not always, although they can more easily clear obstacles in the path such as logs.<ref name="john.chapman.name">{{Cite web|url=http://www.john.chapman.name/bicent.html|title=Bushwalking – Bicentennial National Trail|website=www.john.chapman.name|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-date=3 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803005437/http://www.john.chapman.name/bicent.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Bicentennial National Trail]] (BNT) in Australia is one of the longest marked multi-use trail in the world, stretching {{convert|5330|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from [[Cooktown, Queensland]], through [[New South Wales]] to [[Healesville, Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bicentennialnationaltrail.com.au/discover-the-bnt/#menu_bnt|title=Bicentennial National Trail|access-date=12 January 2021|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114072752/https://www.bicentennialnationaltrail.com.au/discover-the-bnt/#menu_bnt|url-status=live}}</ref> This trail runs the length of the rugged [[Great Dividing Range]] through [[national park]]s, private property and alongside of [[wilderness area]]s. One of the objectives was to develop a trail that linked up the [[brumby]] tracks,<ref name="BNT" /> [[Muster (livestock)|mustering]] and [[stock route]]s along the Great Dividing Range, thus providing an opportunity to legally ride the routes of [[Stockman (Australia)|stockmen]] and [[drover (Australian)|drover]]s who once travelled these areas with [[packhorse|pack horse]]s. This Trail provides access to some of the wildest, most remote country in the world.<ref name="BNT" /> The Bicentennial National Trail is suitable for self-reliant horse riders, fit walkers and mountain bike riders.<ref name="john.chapman.name" />

Within the United States National Trail Classification System,<ref>{{cite journal|title=National Trail Classification System, FSM 2350, and FSH 2309.18|journal=Federal Register|date=3 July 2006|volume=71|number=127|pages=38021–38052|url=http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2006/July/Day-03/i5967.htm|access-date=6 March 2008|archive-date=7 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807143609/http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2006/July/Day-03/i5967.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> equestrian trails include simple day-use bridle paths and others built to accommodate long strings of pack animals on journeys lasting many days.  Trail design parameters for these uses include trail base width and material, trail clear width, trail clear height, access to water suitable for stock (not human) use, and trail routing.