Muckleratz Endurance Ride, Ride & Tie, and Equathon 2025
LIABILITY, RELEASE AND AUTHORIZATION FORM
This release must be signed and returned with your ride entry. No cross-outs or additions are permitted.
As a participant in a ride sponsored by the American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC), I agree to abide by the rules of AERC, www.aerc.org. In consideration for permission to enter and participate in the Muckleratz Endurance Ride, I do hereby for myself, my heirs and assigns, release and hold harmless ride management, ride personnel, AERC, The Ride & Tie Association, PA DCNR, and Camp Muckleratz from all claims, demands, actions and causes of action of any kind, for injury or death sustained by me, my crew and my horse, and damage to my property, incurred during this ride.
“Ride” includes from the time I and my horse arrive at base camp until the time that we leave the premises, as well as the actual event. “Horse” means the animal(s) I am riding.
I understand that horseback riding is an inherently dangerous activity and am aware that 1) the ride involves being in areas for extended periods of time far from communications, transportation, medical and veterinary assistance; 2) that these areas may have natural and man-made hazards, which ride management cannot anticipate, modify or eliminate; 3) that both my own horse and those of other contestants can be excitable, difficult to control and unpredictable, and can panic, bite, rear, kick, strike, stumble or fall; 4) that as a result of participating in the ride, I or my horse may be injured, die or my property damaged.
I agree to take full responsibility for myself and my horse and for any other party or animal that accompanies me; I recognize that the ride is a strenuous activity and I represent that I and my horse are in adequate physical and mental condition to participate. I recognize that my participation is voluntary.
Junior Riders under the age of 16 as of 12/1/2024 may participate in AERC competition only with the written consent of a parent or guardian which shall imply acceptance of all AERC rules and prior consent to any emergency medical treatment or aid. Junior Riders must be accompanied by an Adult Sponsor through the completion of the ride. The parent signature below hereby gives permission to the management of this ride to allow the junior to participate in this event and hereby gives permission to the Sponsor indicated on this form to represent the parent(s) on behalf of the junior during this event.
I consent to a random drug test to be performed on my horse. I understand that if the horse I am riding is pulled for metabolic reasons and requires treatment on-site or an additional recheck by the ride vet, this horse may not leave base camp until released by an authorized ride vet. Furthermore, I agree and authorize necessary and urgent treatment by a ride vet for a horse that I own, in the event this horse is ridden by another entrant and I am unable to provide explicit permission before or during the injury or illness event. I also agree I am responsible for all expenses incurred in such an injury or illness event.
I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE LIABILITY RELEASE, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.