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Rhode Island Pre-Purchase Recommendations - Horse Equine Forms

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RI-13-06

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The Pre-Purchase Recommendations form is a valuable tool for individuals considering the purchase of a horse. Unlike simple agreements or contracts, this form provides essential recommendations from equestrian professionals to help potential buyers make informed decisions. It outlines critical steps for evaluating a horse to ensure a satisfactory and safe purchase experience.

Key components of this form

Vetting recommendations: Importance of a pre-purchase examination by a veterinarian.
Limitations awareness: Understanding the potential differences in horse performance with new riders.
Encouragement to ask questions: Emphasizing the importance of clarifying uncertainties during the buying process.
Realistic expectations: Acknowledging the "as is" condition of horses and the variable nature of their behavior.
Inherent risk acknowledgment: Understanding risks associated with equine activities.

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This form should be used prior to purchasing a horse, especially for first-time buyers or those looking to ensure the best choices in their equine investments. It's pertinent during the inspection phase when assessing the suitability and health of the horse, aiding buyers in understanding critical factors that could affect their purchase decision.

Who this form is for

First-time horse buyers seeking guidance on the purchasing process.
Experienced horse owners looking to buy another horse.
Individuals interested in ensuring the health and suitability of a horse before finalizing a purchase.
Equestrian professionals advising clients on horse purchases.

How to prepare this document

Identify the seller and complete the header section with their information.
Include details regarding the proposed horse purchase, such as breed, age, and training level.
Follow the recommendations listed, noting any specific circumstances or questions to address.
Ensure the form is reviewed by a legal professional or equine expert if needed.
Keep a copy for your records and share it with the seller for transparency.

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Avoid these common issues

Not conducting a pre-purchase veterinary exam.
Failing to ask important questions about the horse's history and behavior.
Rushing the evaluation process without thoroughly assessing the fit.
Ignoring the inherent risks associated with horse ownership and activity.

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This form helps facilitate clear communication between the buyer and seller regarding expectations and responsibilities.
It serves as a record of due diligence in horse purchasing, which can be pivotal in case of disputes.

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Pre-Purchase Recommendations - Horse Equine Forms

Rhode Island Equine Activity Statutes

§ 4-21-1

Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Engages in an equine activity" means riding, training, assisting in veterinary treatment of, driving, or being a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, visiting or touring or utilizing an equine facility as part of an organized event or activity, or any person assisting a participant or show management. The term "engages in an equine activity" does not include being a spectator at an equine activity, except in cases where the spectator knowingly places himself in a restricted area.

(2) "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, or donkey.

(3) "Equine activity" means:

(i) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, or performances that involve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines, including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, three-day events, combined training, rodeos, riding, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, English and western performance riding, endurance trail riding, gymkhana games, and hunting;

(ii) Equine training or teaching activities, or both;

(iii) Boarding equines, including their normal daily care;

(iv) Riding, inspecting, or evaluating by a purchaser or an agent an equine belonging to another, whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect, or evaluate the equine;

(v) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of any type, however informal or impromptu, that are sponsored by an equine activity sponsor;

(vi) Placing or replacing horseshoes or hoof trimming on an equine; and

(vii) Providing or assisting in veterinary treatment.

(4) "Equine activity sponsor" means an individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit or not for profit, which sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an equine activity, including but not limited to, pony clubs, 4-H clubs, hunt clubs, riding clubs, school and college-sponsored classes, programs and activities, therapeutic riding programs, stable and farm owners and operators, instructors, and promoters or equine facilities, including but not limited to farms, stables, clubhouses, pony ride strings, fairs, and arenas at which the activity is held.

(5) "Equine professional" means a person engaged for compensation to:

(i) Instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equine for the purpose of riding, driving or being a passenger upon the equine;

(ii) Rent equipment or tack to a participant;

(iii) Provide daily care of horses boarded at an equine facility; or

(iv) Train an equine.

(6) "Inherent risks of equine activities" means those dangers or conditions which are an integral part of equine activities, including but not limited to:

(i) The propensity of equines to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them;

(ii) The unpredictability of an equine's reaction to things as sounds, sudden movement, and unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals;

(iii) Collisions with other equines or objects; or

(iv) The potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, as failing to maintain control over the equine or not acting within his or her ability.

(7) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the equine activity.

§ 4-21-2

General provisions.

Except as provided in § 4-21-3, an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation or partnership, shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities unless the equine activity sponsor, professional or other person are demonstrated to have failed to exercise due care under the circumstances towards the participant and, except as provided in § 4-21-3, no participant nor any participant's representative shall make any claim against, maintain an action against, or recover from an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of equine activities unless this equine activity sponsor, professional or other person shall be demonstrated to have failed to exercise due care under the circumstances towards the participant.

§ 4-21-3

Exceptions.

(a) This chapter does not apply to horse racing meetings to which chapter 3 of title 41 is applicable.

(b) Nothing in § 4-21-2 prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person if the equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or person:

(1) Provided the equipment or tack, and knew or should have known that the equipment or tack was faulty, and the equipment or tack was faulty to the extent that it did cause the injury; or

(B) Provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of the participant to engage safely in the equine activity, and determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular equine based on the participant's representations of his or her ability;

(2) Owns, leases, rents, has authorized use of, or is otherwise in lawful possession and control of the land, or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous condition which was known or should have been known to the equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or person;

(3) Commits an act of omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and that act of omission caused the injury; or

(4) Intentionally injures the participant.

§ 4-21-4

Posting and notification.

(a) Every equine professional shall post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b). These signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location in the proximity of the equine activity. The warning notice specified in subsection (b) shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an equine professional for the providing of professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment or tack or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves equine activities on or off the location or site of the equine professional's business, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (b).

(b) The signs and contracts described in subsection (a) shall contain the following warning notice:

WARNING

Under Rhode Island Law, an equine professional, unless he or she can be shown to have failed to be in the exercise of due care, is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to this chapter.

Pre-Purchase Recommendations - Horse Equine Forms

Rhode Island Equine Activity Statutes

§ 4-21-1

Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have the following meanings:

(2) "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, or donkey.

(3) "Equine activity" means:

(ii) Equine training or teaching activities, or both;

(iii) Boarding equines, including their normal daily care;

(v) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of any type, however informal or impromptu, that are sponsored by an equine activity sponsor;

(vi) Placing or replacing horseshoes or hoof trimming on an equine; and

(vii) Providing or assisting in veterinary treatment.

(5) "Equine professional" means a person engaged for compensation to:

(i) Instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equine for the purpose of riding, driving or being a passenger upon the equine;

(ii) Rent equipment or tack to a participant;

(iii) Provide daily care of horses boarded at an equine facility; or

(iv) Train an equine.

(6) "Inherent risks of equine activities" means those dangers or conditions which are an integral part of equine activities, including but not limited to:

(i) The propensity of equines to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them;

(ii) The unpredictability of an equine's reaction to things as sounds, sudden movement, and unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals;

(iii) Collisions with other equines or objects; or

(7) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the equine activity.

§ 4-21-2

General provisions.

§ 4-21-3

Exceptions.

(a) This chapter does not apply to horse racing meetings to which chapter 3 of title 41 is applicable.

(b) Nothing in § 4-21-2 prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person if the equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or person:

(1) Provided the equipment or tack, and knew or should have known that the equipment or tack was faulty, and the equipment or tack was faulty to the extent that it did cause the injury; or

(3) Commits an act of omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and that act of omission caused the injury; or

(4) Intentionally injures the participant.

§ 4-21-4

Posting and notification.

(b) The signs and contracts described in subsection (a) shall contain the following warning notice:

WARNING

Rhode Island Pre-Purchase Recommendations - Horse Equine Forms

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