§ 4-21-1 Definitions. – For the purpose of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have thefollowing meanings:
(1) "Engages in an equine activity" means riding, training,assisting in veterinary treatment of, driving, or being a passenger upon anequine, whether mounted or unmounted, visiting or touring or utilizing anequine facility as part of an organized event or activity, or any personassisting a participant or show management. The term "engages in an equineactivity" does not include being a spectator at an equine activity, except incases 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 thatinvolve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines,including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grandprix 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 anagent an equine belonging to another, whether or not the owner has receivedsome monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equineor is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect, orevaluate the equine;
(v) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of anytype, however informal or impromptu, that are sponsored by an equine activitysponsor;
(vi) Placing or replacing horseshoes or hoof trimming on anequine; 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 forprofit or not for profit, which sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilitiesfor an equine activity, including but not limited to, pony clubs, 4-H clubs,hunt clubs, riding clubs, school and college-sponsored classes, programs andactivities, therapeutic riding programs, stable and farm owners and operators,instructors, and promoters or equine facilities, including but not limited tofarms, stables, clubhouses, pony ride strings, fairs, and arenas at which theactivity is held.
(5) "Equine professional" means a person engaged forcompensation to:
(i) Instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equinefor 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 equinefacility; or
(iv) Train an equine.
(6) "Inherent risks of equine activities" means those dangersor conditions which are an integral part of equine activities, including butnot limited to:
(i) The propensity of equines to behave in ways that mayresult in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them;
(ii) The unpredictability of an equine's reaction to thingsas 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 negligentmanner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, as failingto maintain control over the equine or not acting within his or her ability.
(7) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur orprofessional, who engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paidto participate in the equine activity.
§ 4-21-1 Definitions. – For the purpose of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have thefollowing meanings:
(1) "Engages in an equine activity" means riding, training,assisting in veterinary treatment of, driving, or being a passenger upon anequine, whether mounted or unmounted, visiting or touring or utilizing anequine facility as part of an organized event or activity, or any personassisting a participant or show management. The term "engages in an equineactivity" does not include being a spectator at an equine activity, except incases 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 thatinvolve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines,including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grandprix 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 anagent an equine belonging to another, whether or not the owner has receivedsome monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equineor is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect, orevaluate the equine;
(v) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of anytype, however informal or impromptu, that are sponsored by an equine activitysponsor;
(vi) Placing or replacing horseshoes or hoof trimming on anequine; 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 forprofit or not for profit, which sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilitiesfor an equine activity, including but not limited to, pony clubs, 4-H clubs,hunt clubs, riding clubs, school and college-sponsored classes, programs andactivities, therapeutic riding programs, stable and farm owners and operators,instructors, and promoters or equine facilities, including but not limited tofarms, stables, clubhouses, pony ride strings, fairs, and arenas at which theactivity is held.
(5) "Equine professional" means a person engaged forcompensation to:
(i) Instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equinefor 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 equinefacility; or
(iv) Train an equine.
(6) "Inherent risks of equine activities" means those dangersor conditions which are an integral part of equine activities, including butnot limited to:
(i) The propensity of equines to behave in ways that mayresult in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them;
(ii) The unpredictability of an equine's reaction to thingsas 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 negligentmanner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, as failingto maintain control over the equine or not acting within his or her ability.
(7) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur orprofessional, who engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paidto participate in the equine activity.
§ 4-21-1 Definitions. – For the purpose of this chapter, the following words or phrases shall have thefollowing meanings:
(1) "Engages in an equine activity" means riding, training,assisting in veterinary treatment of, driving, or being a passenger upon anequine, whether mounted or unmounted, visiting or touring or utilizing anequine facility as part of an organized event or activity, or any personassisting a participant or show management. The term "engages in an equineactivity" does not include being a spectator at an equine activity, except incases 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 thatinvolve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines,including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows, grandprix 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 anagent an equine belonging to another, whether or not the owner has receivedsome monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equineor is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect, orevaluate the equine;
(v) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of anytype, however informal or impromptu, that are sponsored by an equine activitysponsor;
(vi) Placing or replacing horseshoes or hoof trimming on anequine; 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 forprofit or not for profit, which sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilitiesfor an equine activity, including but not limited to, pony clubs, 4-H clubs,hunt clubs, riding clubs, school and college-sponsored classes, programs andactivities, therapeutic riding programs, stable and farm owners and operators,instructors, and promoters or equine facilities, including but not limited tofarms, stables, clubhouses, pony ride strings, fairs, and arenas at which theactivity is held.
(5) "Equine professional" means a person engaged forcompensation to:
(i) Instruct a participant or rent to a participant an equinefor 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 equinefacility; or
(iv) Train an equine.
(6) "Inherent risks of equine activities" means those dangersor conditions which are an integral part of equine activities, including butnot limited to:
(i) The propensity of equines to behave in ways that mayresult in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them;
(ii) The unpredictability of an equine's reaction to thingsas 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 negligentmanner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, as failingto maintain control over the equine or not acting within his or her ability.
(7) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur orprofessional, who engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paidto participate in the equine activity.
