Apr 01, 2026

Why Kan. community wants residents to keep horses off sidewalks

Posted Apr 01, 2026 9:05 AM
City of Basehor, Kansas
City of Basehor, Kansas

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY —The city of Basehor is reminding residents not to ride their horses on the sidewalk in the community.

According to the social media statement, a few horseback riders rode their horses through town on the City’s sidewalks and made quite the mess.

"We love animals – we just don’t love when the animal’s poop is left everywhere.Not only does riding horses on the City’s sidewalks create a mess, it is against City code."

"Our Parks and Rec staff had to spend their afternoon cleaning a lot of poop off the sidewalks. Please, do not ride horses on the sidewalks. And always clean up your animal’s poop. Thank you!"