TO: NICOLE, BEN & RICK LANGMAN operating as LANGMAN FARMS & EQUESTRIAN CENTRE their directors, employees, officers, volunteers, business operators, and site property owners (all of them collectively called the HOST). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Equine Activity” includes but is not limited to trail rides or riding instruction provided by the HOST to the Participant.
On my behalf and/or on behalf of any minor children participating in these activities, who are under my care & control while visiting the FARM, I agree to the following:
1. I Understand there are Inherent DANGERS, HAZARDS and RISKS, (collectively called RISKS) associated with Equine Activities and injuries resulting from these “RISKS” are a common occurrence.
2. I Acknowledge that the Inherent “RISKS” of Equine Activities mean those DANGEROUS conditions which are both integral & ancillary of incidental to Equine Activities, including but not limited to:
- The propensity of any equine to behave in ways that might result in injury, harm or death to persons on or around them and to potentially collide with, bite or kick other animals, people, or objects.
- The unpredictability of an equine’s reaction to such things as sounds, sudden movement, tremors, vibrations, unfamiliar objects, persons or other animals and hazards such as subsurface objects.
- The potential for other participant(s) to act in a negligent manner that might contribute to injury to themselves or others, such as failing to act within their ability or to maintain control over an equine.
3. I Further Acknowledge & Accept that there may be unforeseeable risks & I hereby voluntarily assume all of the foregoing risks of the possibility of personal injury, death, property damage or loss with respect to myself or any minor children who are under my care & control while visiting the FARM resulting from my participation in Equine Activities.
4. I Acknowledge that it remains my Sole Responsibility to act in such a manner as to be responsible for my own safety and to Participate Within My Own Limits. I agree to wear soft sole boots with a 1” heel and an ASTM/ SEI Certified riding helmet while participating in Equine Activities.
5. In addition to consideration given for my Participation in Equine Activity, I and my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns (collectively called my “Legal Representatives”) agree:
- To Waive All Claims that I might have against the “HOST”; and
- To Release the “HOST” from Any and All Liability for any loss, damages, injury, or expense that I or my “Legal Representatives” might suffer as a result of my Participation due to any cause whatsoever including any NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE “HOST”; and
- To HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY THE “HOST” from any and all liability for property damage or personal injury to any third party which might result from my Participation in Equine Activities.
Before signing this form, I read it (as indicated by my initials above) and I stated that I understand it. I know that signing this form, waives certain legal rights I or my child or my “Legal Representatives” might have against the “HOST”.