bridle path

American  

noun

1. a wide path for riding horses.

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bridle path British  

/ ˈbraɪdəlˌwɛɪ /

noun

1. Also called (NZ): bridle track.  a path suitable for riding or leading horses

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Etymology

Origin of bridle path

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Gossip columnist Hedda Hopper later reported that Byron was flying in a helicopter when he got caught in a downdraft, forcing him to land on a bridle path where Ms. Mimieux was horseback riding.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022

The nearest bus stop is half a mile away, down an unlit bridle path.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2018

Perhaps no more so than when high school runners encounter horseback riders straying from the park’s bridle path and blocking the racecourse in the back hills.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2012

I remember the bridle path where you could ride horses.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2012

“Oh aye? And what brings you so far up the bridle path then?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell