RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
I hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless and release Horsepower Inc., its officers, members, agents and volunteers from any and all liability for injury, damages or harm that may occur to me, my representatives, heirs, dependents, guests, or to the equine I am using, or to the property owned or used by me. Further, I represent that I understand the hazardous nature of using equines, including pleasure riding, in which injury can occur to equine and rider due to vehicles, natural and man-made obstacles or materials, other equines, dogs, storms, uneven terrain, stress, and other hazards.
I further understand that I am not riding as an employee but as a volunteer and on my own time. I am covered under my personal insurance and not under workers compensation or HORSEPOWER's insurance.
WARNING
Under North Carolina 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 exclusively from the inherent risks of equine activities. - Chapter 99E of the North Carolina General Statutes Definition of inherent risks of equine activities: those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of engaging in an equine activity, including any of the following:
a. The possibility of an equine behaving in ways that may result in injury, harm or death to person(s) on or around them.
b. The unpredictability of an equine's reaction to such things as sounds, sudden movement, unfamiliar objects, person(s), or other animals.