This notice is to inform you and your invitees about the inherent risks of injury while engaged in horse related activities with Wild Winds Ranch, LLC., including the fact that horses can behave in unpredictable and dangerous ways that may result in death or injury to persons or property on or around them, such as kicking, pawing, rearing, falling, biting, bucking, and reacting to things like sound, sudden movement, unfamiliar objects, persons or other animals and natural hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions that can cause tripping, falling, and lameness. Horses are unpredictable and caution should be used in approaching, touching, handling, riding, and engaging in horse related activities at Wild Winds Ranch.
In consideration of being allowed to board, train, transport, stable, or otherwise obtain services from, participate or affiliate with Wild Winds Ranch, LLC in horse related activities, on or off the premises, the undersigned on his/her behalf and on behalf of any minor children, agrees to hold harmless, release and discharge Wild Winds Ranch, LLC its employees, instructors, agents, officers, representatives, assigns, affiliated organizations, contractors, insurers, Kathryn Yahnke, Jason Yahnke, Angie Olson, individually, and others acting on their/its behalf, ("Released Parties"), of and from any and all claims, demands, causes of action and legal liability, whether the same be known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, due to the Released Parties negligent acts or omissions; and I do further agree that except in the event of the Released Parties gross negligence and willful and wanton misconduct, the undersigned on his/her behalf, and on behalf of any minor children, shall not bring and claims, demands, legal actions and causes of action, against the Released Parties, for any economic and non-economic losses due to bodily injury, death, property damage, sustained by the undersigned or my minor child, and/or legal ward in relation to the premises and operation of Wild Winds Ranch, LLC., whether on or off the premises of Wild Winds Ranch, LLC. Notice: A person who is engaged for compensation in the rental of equines or equine equipment or tack or in the instruction of a person in the riding or driving of equine or in being a passenger upon an equine is not liable for the injury of death of a person involved in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, as defined in section 895.481 (1e) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
I have read and understand the above release of liability.