Your experienced horse can help teach the next generation. 7XL Ranch accepts suitable horses without paying a lease fee to the Owner for supervised introductory roping membership and noncompetitive 4-H instruction. Ownership stays with the Owner.

We seek calm, dependable horses comfortable with beginner or developing youth riders, grooming, saddling, mounting, group riding and light work suited to age and ability. 4-H disciplines include Western Pleasure, Gymkhana, Roping and Ranch Sorting. Dangerous bucking, rearing, bolting or persistent biting or kicking are not suitable.

7XL Ranch arranges quality feed and hay, fresh water, stall cleaning, routine supplements, daily observation, routine hoof trimming approximately every other month, annual dental floating, quarterly chiropractic care and a suitable workload. Special care needs must be disclosed for review before the horse is accepted.

Attach available veterinary, vaccination, farrier, medication and insurance records.

This Teaching Horse Placement and Use Agreement is between the undersigned legal horse owner ("Owner") and 7XL Ranch ("Ranch"). Owner represents that Owner has authority to place the identified horse ("Horse") and that all co-owners have consented. Ownership remains with Owner. Ranch may place Horse with a separately contracted participant ("Participant") for light, supervised introductory roping or noncompetitive 4-H teaching as authorized above. Owner and Participant do not enter a direct lease through this Agreement. Ranch is the contracting party with each Participant.

The parties intend a second career for a retired or seasoned horse in slow-paced roping or 4-H teaching, not competition. No description of desired horse characteristics is a warranty of present or future soundness, behavior, suitability, performance or ability to perform a particular task. Ranch may decline, suspend or discontinue Horse's use.

Owner authorizes Ranch to assign Horse to a Participant and use Horse for supervised groundwork, grooming, riding, dummy work, scoring in the box, leaving the box and tracking slow cattle, solely as Ranch determines appropriate. Only the noncompetitive 4-H educational activities and local transport affirmatively authorized by Owner above may occur. No jackpots, rodeos, competitive roping, high-speed work, unsupervised use, breeding, sale, sublease or relocation by a Participant.

Ranch controls scheduling, lesson supervision, workload, tack approval, rest and restrictions. Owner retains ownership and final major medical authority. Ranch may immediately stop work if it observes discomfort, behavioral concern, lameness or safety issues. Owner may request review or withdrawal subject to Section 8. No riding or handling by persons not authorized by Ranch.

Ranch will arrange ordinary boarding and daily care: quality hay/feed, fresh water, stall cleaning, routine supplements and maintenance appropriate to the Horse, professional daily observation, routine hoof trimming approximately every other month, annual dental floating, and quarterly chiropractic care. Timing and treatment remain subject to veterinary/farrier judgment, availability and Horse's condition. Ranch will communicate material changes and maintain reasonable care records.

The Participant may be assigned supervised grooming, hoof checks, minor wound care, monitoring, hand walking and rehabilitation tasks; Ranch remains responsible for directing and overseeing those tasks. Participants may not independently administer prescription drugs, perform invasive treatment or make medical decisions. Any individualized diet, medications, corrective shoeing or special care shall be documented in Exhibit A, and accepted care is covered by Ranch as stated in this intake.

Owner will provide accurate known history of lameness, prior injuries, colic, medication, allergies, behavioral concerns, vices, handling issues, vaccination/deworming status and relevant veterinary records before arrival and update Ranch promptly. Owner authorizes Ranch to share relevant health and handling information with staff, the Participant/parent, veterinarian, farrier and insurers as necessary. Ranch may require a veterinary assessment before acceptance or return to work; this is not a guarantee of future fitness.

Owner retains final authority for nonemergency major treatment, surgery, prognosis-based decisions and euthanasia, after consultation with a veterinarian where practical. Ranch will notify Owner promptly of significant injury or illness and may arrange reasonable immediate veterinary assessment or stabilization if delay could jeopardize Horse's welfare or Owner cannot be reached. Staff may administer medications only as lawfully authorized and in accordance with veterinarian directions and Ranch protocols.

Ordinary no-fault accidents, illness and inherent equine risks do not automatically make Ranch or Participant financially liable for major veterinary expenses or Horse's value. Owner is the default financially responsible party for veterinary charges Owner authorizes or that are reasonably necessary in an emergency, unless a separate written cost agreement or applicable law provides otherwise. Participant and Ranch each may voluntarily pay or contribute toward treatment but are not required to fund an elective major treatment merely because they are involved; a voluntary payment does not create a continuing duty. The parties shall identify the payer before nonemergency expensive treatment whenever possible.

If Owner declines to fund a proposed treatment, Ranch or Participant may offer to pay; Owner retains the final treatment decision, subject to emergency welfare obligations and applicable law. No party may compel an unsafe delay in urgent veterinary care. Insurance proceeds, if any, are applied as the policy requires; no double recovery.

Owner retains the final euthanasia decision, with veterinary input whenever reasonably available. The parties will coordinate promptly to protect Horse from unnecessary suffering. If Owner is unreachable and a veterinarian determines immediate humane euthanasia is medically necessary to prevent severe suffering, Ranch may authorize it to the extent permitted by law; Ranch will document efforts to contact Owner and veterinary advice.

After Horse has continuously participated in the program for at least twelve (12) months, Ranch will assume responsibility for arranging and paying the reasonable euthanasia procedure and ordinary carcass removal/disposal when euthanasia is necessary, while Owner retains final decision-making authority except for the urgent emergency described above. This commitment does not transfer ownership or require Ranch to pay for preceding major treatment, mortality value or special memorial arrangements. Before twelve months, Owner pays these costs unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

Horse can be injured through normal stall activity, interaction with other horses, work, transport and unforeseeable events despite observation and reasonable care. No party is presumed at fault because an injury occurs. Ranch will document significant incidents, witnesses, photos when available, instructions, veterinary findings and notifications.

Intentional abuse, knowing violation of safety directions, unauthorized riding, or other documented serious misconduct may result in immediate removal of a Participant. Any financial claim for injury or loss must be supported by facts and applicable law; this Agreement does not automatically assess Horse's stated value against a child or parent for an ordinary accident. Nothing excuses a party from liability that applicable law does not permit it to disclaim.

Once Ranch accepts Horse into the program, Owner may withdraw Horse only if Ranch materially breaches this Agreement and fails to cure after Owner gives written notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure. Owner may request immediate withdrawal for a documented urgent horse welfare or safety breach. Owner and Ranch may also agree in writing to an early return. Owner changing their mind or a Participant leaving the program is not grounds for withdrawal; Ranch has the first opportunity to place Horse with another suitable Participant. Ranch may immediately suspend use for welfare or safety and may discontinue placement if Horse is unsuitable. The parties will coordinate safe care and return. Owner will arrange and pay for pickup and transport unless otherwise agreed in writing. Nothing in this section limits rights that applicable law does not permit the parties to waive.

7XL Ranch agrees to release, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Horse Owner from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, injuries, deaths, lawsuits, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, arising out of or relating to the horse's possession, care, handling, use, training, or participation in the 7XL Ranch program, including claims brought by participants, parents, guardians, guests, or other third parties, to the fullest extent permitted by Arizona law, except to the extent caused by the Horse Owner's own legally actionable conduct.

Ranch will maintain liability insurance for its operations; Ranch does not provide insurance covering Horse's veterinary care, mortality, loss of use or replacement value. Ranch does not require Horse-specific insurance. Owner may insure Horse independently or require Horse-specific insurance as a condition of placement, stated in Exhibit A before Participant acceptance. If Owner requires it, Ranch will offer the prospective Participant the choice to pay the disclosed premium or decline the horse.

Exhibit A must identify policyholder, insured interests, beneficiary, premium payer, deductibles, effective dates and responsibility for renewal. Owner must verify coverage directly with insurer. No insurance is represented as effective merely by signing this Agreement.

Each party acknowledges inherent risks of equine activities and agrees to comply with applicable Arizona law, including A.R.S. § 12-553 to the extent applicable. Neither party releases claims for gross negligence, willful, wanton or intentional acts or omissions, or other claims that cannot lawfully be waived. Ranch makes no promise that injury or death cannot occur.

Notices shall be sent to the emails in Exhibit A; written notice includes email with evidence of delivery. Amendments must be signed by Owner and Ranch. Arizona law governs. If any provision is unenforceable, the remainder remains effective to the extent lawful. This Agreement does not make the Participant a party; Participant obligations must be stated in the separate signed Participant agreement.

Owner understands that horses are unpredictable and that visiting, handling, loading, transporting, boarding and supervised program use involve inherent risks of bites, kicks, spooking, escape, falls, collision, illness, injury, property loss and death despite reasonable care. Owner voluntarily assumes those inherent risks. To the fullest extent permitted by Arizona law, Owner releases 7XL Ranch, its legal operating entity, owners,

managers, employees, agents and volunteers from Owner's claims arising from inherent equine risks and ordinary risks of the Horse's authorized placement, care and use or Owner's presence on the premises, including injury to Owner or loss of or injury to Horse or Owner property. This release does not excuse gross negligence, willful, wanton or intentional misconduct, failure to disclose a hazardous condition where applicable law imposes liability, or any claim that cannot lawfully be waived. The Ranch does not guarantee Horse's health, soundness, performance or safety. This Owner agreement is not a release by a Participant, minor, parent or guest. A separate signed applicable release is required before a person takes control of Horse in circumstances covered by A.R.S. § 12-553.

Owner acknowledges reading and agreeing to all placement, care, veterinary and emergency authority, risk, liability, indemnity, insurance, withdrawal and return terms above. Owner certifies the intake and disclosures are accurate and authorizes only the uses checked above. An individual participant, parent or minor must sign a separate applicable agreement and release before taking control of the horse.