"The state of Oregon has amazing trailhead and trails accommodations for persons with disabilities that I think are among the best in the nation for equestrian trail users with physical disabilities.

Here is a link to my 300-page guidebook that was developed in partnership with the USDA Forest Service Technology & Development Program in Missoula, Montana, and the US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration in Washington,DC.  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/fs_publications/07232816/index.cfm  (*this publication had 35 reviewers and national agencies such as BLM, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, etc., use this in their trails standards references.)  Even though this publication was originally written in 2007, it has been republished since then and is now used all around the world.

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Chapter 11 in my book "Designing for Riders With Disabilities" on pages 212-218 has some excellent information for riders with disabilities, and Chapter 10 has some great references and resources, architectural drawings, and designs for "Accessible Gates" on pages 194 and 195 that are being used successfully around the world.  Here is a link to the review of this publication from American Trails:  https://www.americantrails.org/resources/equestrian-design-guidebook-for-trails-trailheads-and-campgrounds

Trails accessibility is a topic near and dear to my heart and I've worked closely with Peter Axelson with Beneficial Designs and Mike Passo, the Executive Director of American Trails, on accessibility education and information for equestrian trail users for many years (they are both wheelchair trail users)  I have a developmentally disabled daughter, and I conduct webinars about the success of the PATH International program worldwide for persons with disabilities, and my horse, named Partner, is a therapy horse at a PATH International Center, "Horses Help" in Phoenix right now, working with veterans with both physical and emotional disabilities such as PTSD, TBI, and as well as veterans missing limbs who are regaining their body balance utilizing my horse and several others at Horses Help, just a few of the outstanding pf the 8,000 trained therapy horses in this this program's worldwide 800 centers.  Path International is headquartered in Denver, Colorado....here is the link to this amazing organization and their veterans assistance program:  https://pathintl.org/programs/veterans/