Name of Insured: Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Date: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Name and Location of Rodeo:For all 2025 BPIR Rodeos that are part of the Texas Connection Series and the BPIR Legacy Series
IN CONSIDERATION of being permitted to enter any purpose any RESTRICTED AREA (herein defined as including but not limited. to the rodeo arena, competition area, chutes, pens, areas reserved and intended for participants or restricted to the general public, and all walkways, concessions and other areas appurtenant to any area where any activity related to the event shall take place), or being permitted to compete, officiate, observe, work for, or any purpose participant in any way in the event, EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED, for himself/herself their personal representatives, heirs, and next of kin, acknowledges, agrees and represents that he/she has, or will immediately upon entering any of such restricted areas, and will continuously thereafter, inspect such restricted areas and all portions thereof which he enters and with which he comes in contact, and he/she does further warrant that his/her entry upon such restricted area or areas and his/her participation, if any, in the event constitutes an acknowledgment that he/she has inspected such restricted area and that he/she finds and accepts the same as being safe and reasonably suited for the purposes of his/her use, and he/she further agrees and warrants that if, at any time, he/she is in or about restricted areas and he/she feels anything to be unsafe, he/she will immediately advise the officials of such and will leave the restricted areas:
1. HEREBY RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE the participants, sanctioning organization or subdivision thereof, rodeo committee, stock contractor, rodeo association, arena operators or owners, officials, any persons in any restricted area, promoters, sponsors, advertisers, owners and lessees of premises used to conduct the event and each of them, their officers and employees, all of the purposes herein referred to as "releases", from all liability to the undersigned, his/.her personal representatives, assigns, heirs and next if kin for any and all loss or damage, and any claim or demands therefor on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the undersigned, whether caused by the negligence of the releasee or otherwise while the undersigned is in or upon the restricted area, and/or competing, officiating in, observing, working for, or for any purpose participating in the event.
2.HEREBY AGREES TO INDMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS the releasee(s) and each of them from any loss, liability, damage, or cost they may incur due to the presence of the undersigned in or upon the restricted area or in any way competing, officiating, observing, or working for or for any purpose participating in the event, whether caused by the negligence of the releasee or otherwise.
3.HEREBY ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND RISK OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE due to the negligence of releasee or otherwise, while in or upon the restricted area and/or while competing, officiating, observing or working for or for any purpose participating in the event.
EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED expressly acknowledges and agrees that the activities of the event are very dangerous and involved the risk of serious injury and/or and/or property damage. EACH OF THE UNDERSIGNED further expressly agrees that the foregoing release, waiver and indemnity agreement is Intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the Province or State in which the event is conducted and that is any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.
THE INDERSIGNED hereby further agrees to allow the management, without additional compensation, to use any and all photographs and motion pictures taken of me in connection with any and all 2025 Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeos, for use in both commercial and non-commercial advertisements, motion pictures and promotions of any kind.
THE UNDERSIGNED IS IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDMEITY AGREEMENT shall include any and all BILL PICKETT INVITATION RODEO that I participate in during the 2025 calendar year.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND IDEMNITY AGREEMENT, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements or inducements apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made.
AND I, THE MINOR'S PARENT AND/OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF RODEO ACTIVITIES AND THE MINOR'S EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES AND BELIEVE THE MINOR TO BE QUALIFIED, IN GOOD HEALTH, AND IN PROPER PHYSICAL CONDITION TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTIVITY. I HEREBY RELEASE, DISCHARGE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, AND AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLDH ARMLESS EACH OF THE RELEASEES FROM ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, OR DAMAGES ON THE MINOR'S ACCOUNT CAUSED OR ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE "RELEASEES" OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING NEGLIGENT RESCUE OPERATIONS AND FURTHER AGREE THAT IF, DESPITE THIS RELEASE, I, THE MINOR, OR ANYONE ON THE MINOR'S BEHALF MAKES A CLAIM AGAINST ANY OF THE RELEASEES NAMED ABOVE, I WILL INDEMNIFY, SAVE, AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE RELEASEES FROM ANY LITIGATION EXPENSES, ATTORNEY FEES, LOSS LIABILITY, DAMAGE, OR COST ANY MAY INCUR AS THE RESULT OF ANY SUCH CLAIM.