Liability Waiver Form
Clearly document risk acknowledgement and informed consent for horse riding activities.
Horse riding and other equestrian activities involve inherent risks, regardless of a rider's experience or the temperament of the horse. Whether you're a horse owner, coach, instructor, agistment provider or event organiser, ensuring participants understand and acknowledge these risks is an important part of responsible horse management.
A Horse Riding Liability Waiver provides a practical way to document a participant's acknowledgement of the inherent risks associated with horse activities, together with their acceptance of responsibility and other important information relevant to the activity.
The StableDocs Horse Riding Liability Waiver has been specifically developed for Australia and New Zealand to help horse owners and equine businesses clearly document participant acknowledgements in a practical, professional and easy-to-use format.
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What Does the Liability Waiver Form Cover?
The waiver has been designed around the situations that commonly arise when people participate in horse riding and equestrian activities, including:
- Participant details and emergency contact information
- Acknowledgement of the inherent risks associated with horse riding and equestrian activities
- Confirmation that participation is voluntary
- Acceptance of personal responsibility while participating
- Relevant health or medical information disclosed by the participant
- Consent to follow property rules, instructions and safety requirements
- Acknowledgement of appropriate behaviour around horses and facilities
- Liability acknowledgement and participant declarations
- Participant signature and date of acknowledgement
- Essential documentation to help demonstrate informed consent before horse-related activities commence
Why Use a Liability Waiver?
Horse riding and equestrian activities involve inherent risks, regardless of a participant's experience or the temperament of the horse. While every effort can be made to provide a safe environment, it is important that participants understand and acknowledge the risks associated with horse-related activities before taking part.
A Horse Riding Liability Waiver helps:
- Document a participant's acknowledgement of the inherent risks associated with horse riding and equestrian activities
- Record that participation is voluntary and based on informed consent
- Encourage participants to accept responsibility for their own actions while participating
- Document important participant and emergency contact information
- Reinforce property rules, safety requirements and expected conduct
- Support clear communication between horse owners, equine businesses and participants
- Provide a written record of participant acknowledgements before activities commence
- Promote responsible participation and a safety-focused approach to horse-related activities
While a waiver cannot eliminate the risks associated with horse riding or replace appropriate safety practices, documenting informed consent and participant acknowledgements helps establish clear expectations before horse-related activities begin.
What is a Liability Waiver Form
A Horse Riding Liability Waiver is used to document a participant's acknowledgement that horse riding and equestrian activities involve inherent risks, and that they understand and voluntarily accept those risks before taking part.
These situations can arise whenever a person is riding or handling a horse on behalf of a horse owner, attending lessons or clinics, participating in recreational riding activities, or taking part in other equestrian events. Having a signed waiver helps ensure participants have been informed of the inherent risks associated with horse activities and have acknowledged their responsibilities before participating.
Every riding activity is different. Some horse owners may use a waiver when allowing a friend or family member to ride their horse, while coaches, instructors, agistment providers and equine businesses may require participants to complete a waiver before lessons, clinics, events or other organised activities.
A written Horse Riding Liability Waiver provides a practical way to document informed consent, participant acknowledgements and important information before horse-related activities commence.