AfD parliamentary group wants to allow horse riding on all forest paths

The AfD parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament wants to reform the Forest Act and allow horse riding on all paths. The parliamentary group presented a draft bill to this effect on Thursday. "Saxony is one of four federal states in which riding in the forest is restricted. In the Free State, riding trails have to be specially designated at great bureaucratic expense," explained MP René Hein. This practice burdens the administration and is rightly criticized by horse lovers as harassment. "For this reason, we are in favour of a liberalization of the bridle path regulation. The following paragraph should simply be enshrined in the Forest Act: "Riding in the forest is permitted on roads and suitable paths."