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Texas Facility Release Agreement - Show Or Clinic - Horse Equine Forms

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Animals - Horses

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TX-15-06

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What is this form?

The Facility Release Agreement - Show or Clinic is a legal document that allows equestrian facilities to set terms for usage during horse shows or clinics. This agreement is essential for outlining responsibilities, including indemnification and warnings related to the inherent risks of equine activities. Unlike other general facility agreements, this form specifically addresses the unique needs associated with equestrian events, ensuring both the facility owner and the user are protected legally.

Form components explained

Identifying details of the facility owner and user.
Description of the event, including dates and facility usage.
Indemnification clause protecting the facility owner from claims.
Assumption of risk and warning about inherent dangers of equine activities.
Legal release of liability for injuries or damages that may occur.

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Situations where this form applies

This Facility Release Agreement is necessary when you plan to host a horse show or clinic at a commercial stable. If you are an equestrian facility owner or an organizer of equine events, this form helps clarify responsibilities and mitigate risks associated with equestrian activities. Use it whenever participants will engage in activities involving horses and when the facility will have public access.

Intended users of this form

Facility owners looking to rent out space for equestrian shows or clinics.
Event organizers who require a clear agreement regarding facility usage.
Participants in horse shows or clinics wanting to understand their rights and responsibilities.

Steps to complete this form

Identify the parties involved by filling in the names of the Facility Owner and User.
Specify the dates of the event and the designated areas of the facility to be used.
Detail any additional services, such as concession areas, and clarify liability related to these services.
Include the agreed payment amount for facility usage and any applicable taxes.
Have all parties sign the agreement to finalize it legally.

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Common mistakes

Failing to clearly define the dates and areas of use for the facility.
Not obtaining signed releases from all clients utilizing the facility.
Neglecting to detail the responsibilities regarding any concessions or additional services.

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Legal use & context

The form provides legal protection to both the facility owner and the event user.
It outlines the responsibilities and liabilities related to the event, minimizing potential disputes.
Understanding this agreement helps ensure that equestrian events comply with state laws regarding liability and risk management.

What to keep in mind

The Facility Release Agreement is essential for equine events to clarify responsibilities and risks.
It protects both the facility owner and the event organizer from potential liabilities.
Understanding and completing this form correctly is vital for a safe and successful event.

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Facility Release Agreement - Show Or Clinic - Horse Equine Forms

Texas Equine Activity Statutes

§ 87.001

Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) "Engages in an equine activity" means riding, handling, training, driving, assisting in the medical treatment of, being a passenger on, or assisting a participant or sponsor with an equine animal. The term includes management of a show involving equine animals. The term does not include being a spectator at an equine activity unless the spectator is in an unauthorized area and in immediate proximity to the equine activity.

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

(3) "Equine activity" means:

(A) an equine animal show, fair, competition, performance, or parade that involves any breed of equine animal and any equine discipline, including dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grand prix jumping, three-day events, combined training, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, English and Western performance riding, endurance trail riding and Western games, and hunting;

(B) equine training or teaching activities;

(D) riding, inspecting, or evaluating an equine animal belonging to another, without regard to whether the owner receives monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equine animal or permits a prospective purchaser of the equine animal to ride, inspect, or evaluate the equine animal;

(E) informal equine activity, including a ride, trip, or hunt that is sponsored by an equine activity sponsor;

(F) placing or replacing horseshoes on an equine animal; or

(G) without regard to whether the participants are compensated, rodeos and single event competitions, including team roping, calf roping, and single steer roping.

(4) "Equine activity sponsor" means:

(A) a person or group who sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an equine activity, including equine facilities for a pony club, 4-H club, hunt club, riding club, therapeutic riding program, or high school or college class, program, or activity, without regard to whether the person operates for profit; or

(B) an operator of, instructor at, or promoter for equine facilities, including a stable, clubhouse, pony ride string, fair, or arena at which an equine activity is held.

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

(A) to instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equine animal for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger on the equine animal; or

(B) to rent equipment or tack to a participant.

(6) "Participant" means a person who engages in an equine activity, without regard to whether the person is an amateur or professional or whether the person pays for the activity or participates in the activity for free.

§ 87.002

Applicability of Chapter

This chapter does not apply to an activity regulated by the Texas Racing Commission.

§ 87.003

Limitation on Liability

Except as provided by Section 87.004, any person, including an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional, is not liable for property damage or damages arising from the personal injury or death of a participant if the property damage, injury, or death results from the dangers or conditions that are an inherent risk of equine activity, including:

(1) the propensity of an equine animal to behave in ways that may result in personal injury or death to a person on or around it;

(2) the unpredictability of an equine animal's reaction to sound, a sudden movement, or an unfamiliar object, person, or other animal;

(3) certain land conditions and hazards, including surface and subsurface conditions;

(4) a collision with another animal or an object; or

(5) the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or another, including failing to maintain control over the equine animal or not acting within the participant's ability.

§ 87.004

Exceptions to Limitation on Liability

A person, including an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional, is liable for property damage or damages arising from the personal injury or death caused by a participant in an equine activity if:

(1) the injury or death was caused by faulty equipment or tack used in the equine activity, the person provided the equipment or tack, and the person knew or should have known that the equipment or tack was faulty;

(2) the person provided the equine animal and the person did not make a reasonable and prudent effort 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 equine animal, taking into account the participant's representations of ability;

(3) the injury or death was caused by a dangerous latent condition of land for which warning signs, written notices, or verbal warnings were not conspicuously posted or provided to the participant, and the land was owned, leased, or otherwise under the control of the person at the time of the injury or death and the person knew of the dangerous latent condition;

(4) the person committed an act or omission with wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury; or

(5) the person intentionally caused the injury or death.

§ 87.005

Warning Notice

(a) An equine professional shall post and maintain a sign that contains the warning contained in Subsection (c) if the professional manages or controls a stable, corral, or arena where the professional conducts an equine activity. The professional must post the sign in a clearly visible location on or near the stable, corral, or arena.

(b) An equine professional shall include the warning contained in Subsection (c) in every written contract that the professional enters into with a participant for professional services, instruction, or the rental of equipment or tack or an equine animal. The warning must be included without regard to whether the contract involves equine activities on or off the location or site of the business of the equine professional. The warning must be clearly readable.

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.

Facility Release Agreement - Show Or Clinic - Horse Equine Forms

Texas Equine Activity Statutes

§ 87.001

Definitions

In this chapter:

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

(3) "Equine activity" means:

(B) equine training or teaching activities;

(E) informal equine activity, including a ride, trip, or hunt that is sponsored by an equine activity sponsor;

(F) placing or replacing horseshoes on an equine animal; or

(G) without regard to whether the participants are compensated, rodeos and single event competitions, including team roping, calf roping, and single steer roping.

(4) "Equine activity sponsor" means:

(B) an operator of, instructor at, or promoter for equine facilities, including a stable, clubhouse, pony ride string, fair, or arena at which an equine activity is held.

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

(A) to instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equine animal for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger on the equine animal; or

(B) to rent equipment or tack to a participant.

§ 87.002

Applicability of Chapter

This chapter does not apply to an activity regulated by the Texas Racing Commission.

§ 87.003

Limitation on Liability

(1) the propensity of an equine animal to behave in ways that may result in personal injury or death to a person on or around it;

(2) the unpredictability of an equine animal's reaction to sound, a sudden movement, or an unfamiliar object, person, or other animal;

(3) certain land conditions and hazards, including surface and subsurface conditions;

(4) a collision with another animal or an object; or

§ 87.004

Exceptions to Limitation on Liability

(4) the person committed an act or omission with wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury; or

(5) the person intentionally caused the injury or death.

§ 87.005

Warning Notice

WARNING

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