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Friendly reminder for all horse owners and riders heading to the beach in Jersey.

Before you set off, please take a moment to:

✅ Check the current rules – horses are welcome, but during the summer months (1 May–30 September) there’s a restriction between 10:30am and 6pm.  Outside those hours (and all day in winter) you’re free to enjoy the beach.

✅ Check the tide tables – how much beach you’ll actually have depends on the state of the tide.

✅ Check the length of the slipway at the beach you’re heading to – some are longer or steeper than others, and the amount of usable sand changes a lot with the tide.

✅ Take a moment after you finish your ride to ensure you clean up after yourselves in the car park, on the approaches to the beach, and the slipway, to keep it clean for pedestrians heading down to the beach. 

And above all, be respectful to everyone else enjoying the beach. When you’re out there with your horse, you’re representing every single horse owner on the Island. A smile, a friendly word, giving people space, and cleaning up after yourselves goes a long way.

Let’s keep our beaches a place where horses and people can happily share the sand. Stay safe, ride kindly, and enjoy!

•  1 October to 30 April: Horses may be exercised on the beach at any time.

•  1 May to 30 September: Horses cannot be exercised/ridden on the beach between 10:30 am and 6:00 pm. They are permitted outside those hours (before 10:30 am and after 6:00 pm).

The Regulations specifically prohibit, during the restricted summer period and hours, riding any horse or pony on any beach (defined as a sea beach, including a slipway). There is a limited exception for a horse or pony being ridden in a “permitted equine event” that has the written permission of the relevant Minister (with the consent of the parish Connétable(s)).

These rules apply island-wide to Jersey’s beaches.  Enforcement and day-to-day management involve the parishes.  The same Regulations also cover related rules for dogs (on leads during the same restricted hours in summer).