WARNING: Riding, training, petting, feeding, watching or merely being in the vicinity of horses and other farm animals - and being on farm property - presents unavoidable risks and dangers. These risks and dangers, include, without limitation (it being impossible to list every potential risk and danger you may encounter during equine-related events, but this Agreement applies to all of them, whether stated or unstated): Bites, kicks or other unexpected or aggressive behavior of the animals such as being thrown, bucked off or butted Cuts, scratches or other injuries caused by the animals, stalls, gates or fences Accidents such as falling off horses, horses falling/stepping on participants or being dragged by a foot/arm caught in stirrups Allergic reactions to animals, insects, hay or other allergens and/or bites or scratches caused by reptiles, insects or animals Falling, slipping or tripping in holes, wet areas, or on materials or equipment Colliding with or being hit by vehicles, farm equipment (mobile or stationary) or farm animals Being injured by another (human) participant and/or their pets or vehicles
FURTHER AND ADDITIONALLY, UNDER GEORGIA LAW, AN EQUINE ACTIVITY SPONSOR OR EQUINE PROFESSIONAL IS NOT LIABLE FOR AN INJURY TO OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT IN EQUINE ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM THE INHERENT RISKS OF EQUINE ACTIVITIES, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE 4 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED.
YOU AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT WILL APPLY EACH AND EVERY TIME THAT YOU AND/OR YOUR MINOR CHILD(REN) PARTICIPATE IN ANY EQUINE RELATED ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES, ARE PRESENT ON THE PREMISES, ARE ON YOU WAY INTO OR OUT OF THE PREMISES, OR AT THE PREMISES WHILE INVOLVED INOR OBSERVING EQUINE RELATED ACTIVITIES. NO ADDITIONAL FORM WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED EACH TIME YOU AND/OR YOUR MINOR CHILD(REN) PARTICIPATE. YOU AGREE NOT TO BRING ANYONE ONTO THE PREMISES, OR ALLOW ANYONE TO ENTER UPON THE PREMISES TO PARTICIPATE OR OBSERVE EQUINE RELATED ACTIVITIES, WHO HAS NOT SIGNED AN AGREEMENT. FURTHER, YOU AGREE TO FULLY DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY THE EQUINE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) IF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS NOT SIGNED AN AGREEMENT MAKES A CLAIM AGAINST AN EQUINE PARTY.
In consideration of you and/or your Minor Child(ren) identified herein (together with any invitees or guests accompanying you) being permitted to participate in, monitor, observe, or engage in any way in any equine-related activity or events conducted at. upon or appurtenant to the premises located at Sunny Brook Stables (including all or some of the riding areas, stables, paddocks, roadways, pathways. buildings (collectively, the "Activities" I/We (including as parent(s) or guardian(s) of the Minor Child(ren) named herein, for himself/herself, the Minor Child(ren), your guests and invitees and his/her personal representatives, heirs and next of kin of the foregoing (collectively, the "Releasing Parties"): (1) hereby releases, waives, discharges and covenants not to sue or bring any action against HERO, LLC and/or any of the members, officers, employees, agents, volunteers, contractors, trainers, insurers, sponsors, advertisers or operators and the successors. assignees, legal representatives, executors and administrators of any of the foregoing (collectively. the "Equine Parties"), from any and all damages, claims, causes of action, obligations, liabilities, or demands on account of bodily injury, personal injury. death or property damage or loss however caused (whether arising from lack of control or supervision. providing or failing to provide ambulance service, medical care, nursing care, paramedic care, basic life support care, emergency trauma care, advance life support care. first aid emergency communication emergency transportation, or the design. maintenance or repair or lack thereof to the Premises or of any other act or omission caused the Equine Parties or otherwise) while the Releasing Parties are upon the Premises or while the Releasing Parties is/are participating in. monitoring. observing or in any way engaging in the Activities: (2) hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and save and hold harmless the Equine Parties and each of them from any and all loss, liability, claims, damage, actions, cost or expense (including but not limited to. attomeys' fees and disbursements, ) they may incur due to the Releasing Parties participating in. monitoring, observing or in any way engaging in the Activities; (3) hereby assumes full responsibility for any and all risks of bodily injury, death or property damage to the Releasing Parties while participating in. monitoring, observing and/or in any way engaging in the Activities and hereby assumes full responsibility for the Releasing Parties' safety; (4) hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Activities are dangerous, ultra-hazardous and involve the risk of serious injury and/or death and/or property damage (for instance the propensity of equines to behave in ways which may result in injury, harm or even death to humans or other animals around or near them; the unpredictability of equine reaction to such things as sounds, sudden movements, smells (e.g. shy suddenly. rear. stop short or run with its rider and unfamiliar objects, persons or other animals; hazards related to surface and subsurface conditions; collisions with other equines or objects; the extremely strong, powerful. heavy and unpredicted nature of horses; and, the potential of a participant to act in a negligent or unskilled manner which may contribute to injury to the participant or others, including, without limitation, failing or inability to maintain control over