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Equine Activity Laws |
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Cruelty
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Often, these laws require equine providers to post signs in prominent places and/or to include certain language in contracts in order to take advantage of the laws' protections. It is, therefore, important to know whether your state has an Equine Activity Law and, if so, what steps it requires you to take in order to take advantage of its protections. If your state has enacted an Equine Activity Law, you may view its full text by going
to Statutes for Horsemen. |
Statutes
for Horsemen |
U.S. District Court, Louisiana (1994) Instructor liability for
not checking tack
Wyoming Supreme Court (1995) Rent-a-horse provider may be liable
for mounting accident
Tennessee Court of Appeals (1995) Camp not liable under equine
activity act
Louisiana Court of Appeals (1996) Equine activity act applied to
show participant
Georgia Court of Appeals (1996) Georgia equine activity act
interpreted
Colorado Court of Appeals (1997) Release form and equine activity
Act don't stop lawsuit
Colorado Supreme Court (1998) Supreme Court reverses Court of Appeals
to enforce release
Wyoming Supreme Court (1998) Equine activity law doesn't
apply to horse sale
Arizona Court of Appeals (1998) Equine activity law doesn't
stop lawsuit for injury to child
U.S. District Court -- Wyoming (1998) Slipping saddle an
inherent risk of riding
Louisiana Court of Appeals (1998) Equine activity statute
constitutional
Illinois Appellate Court (1999) Recreational riding not an
equine activity
South Dakota Supreme Court (1999) AT&T not entitled to
benefit of statute for trench accident
South Dakota Supreme Court (1999) Equine activity statute
constitutional
Michigan Court of Appeals (1999) Equine activity statute precludes
recovery for horse bite injury
Illinois Appellate Court (1999) Show sponsor not liable
for injury from stallion kick in warm-up area
Massachusetts Superior Court (1999) Instructor has continuing duty
to match rider with horse during lesson
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2000) Equine professional has duty to
determne rider's level of skill
Michigan Court of Appeals (2000) Act doesn't apply to injury to
exercise jockey at racetrack, but release wins
U.S. Court of Appeals (2000) Slipping saddle is an inherent risk
of horseback riding
Georgia Court of Appeals (2000) Statute protects horse
seller from injury to trainer
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2000) Statute not limited to protection
of equine professionals
Tennessee Court of Appeals (2001) Carriage service not protected by
statute
Georgia Court of Appeals (2001) Posting and notice not required of
"other persons"
Ohio Court of Appeals (2001) Ordinary bystander comes within act as
spectator
Colorado Court of Appeals (2001) Member of calf roping
club entitled to protection of statute
U.S. District Court - Wyoming (2001) Wyoming law not preempted by
federal law in national forest
Ohio Court of Appeals (2002) Owner of dogs chasing horse cannot claim
protection of statute
Colorado Court of Appeals (2002) Wrangler negligence is
not protected by Equine Activity Statute
Iowa Court of Appeals (2002) Injury from runaway parade
horse protected by Equine Activity Statute
Massachusetts Superior Court (2002) Statute
doesn't stop lawsuit in racehorse trial ride injury case
Texas Court of Appeals (2002) Equine activity statute
not restricted to facilities open to the public
U.S. Court of Appeals (2002) Court remands case to decide whether
inherent risk or wrangler negligence caused accident
U.S. District Court (1999) Parking truck at exit
from cross-country ski trail not an inherent risk
Illinois Appellate Court (2003) Equine Activity Act
protects only sponsors and professionals
Texas Court of Appeals (2003) Trailride provider
negligence not covered by statute
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2003) Providing equine as
exception to statute does not include selling horse
Arizona Court of Appeals (2003) Trailride release
upheld; statute is not unconstitutional
Iowa Supreme Court (2003) Fair spectator hit by runaway
horse not barred from lawsuit by statute
Minnesota Court of Appeals (2004) Equine activity
statute in Iowa applied because that was the place of the accident
Florida Court of Appeals (2004) Failure to post sign
required by statute deprives the professional of the statute's benefits
Georgia Court of Appeals (2004) Neither statute nor
assumption of risk protects equine provider who overstated horse's gentleness
U.S. Court of Appeals (2004) Skiing accident not from
inherent risk under Wyoming Recreational Safety Act
Louisiana Court of Appeals (2004) Merely boarding a horse
does not subject the owner to equine activity statute immunity
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2005) Statute protects colt breaking instructor and landowner
New York Supreme Court (2005) Fall from horse caused by horse becoming frightened, not negligence
California Court of Appeals (2005) Collision with shadow fence an inherent risk without more evidence on equine behavior
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2005) Presence of "volatile" Arabian ridden by novice an inherent risk in colt breaking class
Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2005) Cantering in third lesson is negligent management of lesson situation