Traffic has slowed across the Harbour Bridge this morning as a man staging a protest rode his horse across the structure’s express lane.

Beef farmer Glenn Morris, from Inverell, mounted his horse and trotted across the iconic bridge, bringing a lane of cars to a crawl behind him, to raise awareness for the future of farming in light of the NSW government’s review of vegetation clearing legislation.

“We need vegetation on farms to protect healthy soils and rivers, and yet the state Government plans to allow important native vegetation to be cleared more easily,” Mr Morris said in a statement.

A draft legislation released by the state government outlines their plans to make it simpler for land owners to clear vegetation from their properties.

Mr Morris said he is worried about the adverse effects the legislation will have on the growing issues of climate change.

“The state Government needs to establish a culture of respect for healthy soils and rivers which in turn is an investment in the healthy of our country,” he said.