Equine Waiver

TEXAS §87.001 (1995)

I acknowledge the following:

WARNING:
UNDER TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 87, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE), AN EQUINE PROFESSIONAL IS NOT LIABLE FOR AN INJURY TO OR THE DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT IN EQUINE ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM THE INHERENT RISKS OF EQUINE ACTIVITIES.

“Inherent risks of an equine activity” also means a danger or condition that is an integral part of an equine activity, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

  1. Propensity of an equine to behave in ways that may result in injury, death, or loss to persons on or around the equine;
  2. The unpredictability of an equine’s reaction to sounds, sudden movement, unfamiliar objects, person, or other animals;
  3. Hazards, including, but not limited to, surface or subsurface conditions;
  4. A collision with another equine, another animal, a person, or an object;
  5. The potential of an equine activity participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury, death, or loss to the person of the participant or to other persons, including but not limited to failing to maintain control over an equine or failing to act within the ability of the participant.