Idea for riding schools and livery barns

[GSD Woman]

I searched and couldn't find this already being discussed so here goes:

After reading the article on the riding school having to pay out six figures for a child's injury on her own pony I thought I would share what the law is in my own state. There is a law, with signs posted at schools and livery barns, some variation of that activities involving horses are inherently dangerous and that all are taken at ones own risk.

 

[SEL]

Can you link to the article? Missed that.

 

[shortstuff99]

We have those signs at most riding stables too, unfortunately doesn't absolve a riding establishment of being found negligent etc.

 

[shortstuff99]

Can you link to the article? Missed that.

Six-figure payout acts as ‘timely reminder’ for riding schools - Horse & Hound

A recent case in Ireland, where a girl was awarded a six-figure payout after dislocating her elbow in a claim against an equestrian centre, has sparked wider discussion over the climate in which equestrianism operates. The girl, who was 10 years old at the time, had been riding her own...

www.horseandhound.co.uk

 

[Red-1]

I used to go teaching in America. I made sure that I had insurance and, to my surprise, my BHS Instructor's one did. I wouldn't have taught without but the place I was teaching also had those signs and said that I would absolutely not be liable for any accident. This was Arizona.

In England, you can have what signs you like, and have people sign what you like, but you can still be liable if you make a mistake or misjudgement. I was not allowed to teach on my own horses or any that I had recommended to the rider.

 

[Red-1]

Cross posted with the article. She was riding a 3yo pony in a group lesson. Even if the lesson was to standard, this was against normal practice as there is a 4yo limit on riding school horses. I presume they knew the pony was 3, not older, and thought that, as it was privately owned, the 4yo rule would not stand.

A six figure pay-out does seem high for a dislocated elbow.

I wonder what actually happened to cause the accident, if the exercise they were doing was inadvisable or if there were other inflammatory circumstances.

 

[PSD]

Cross posted with the article. She was riding a 3yo pony in a group lesson. Even if the lesson was to standard, this was against normal practice as there is a 4yo limit on riding school horses. I presume they knew the pony was 3, not older, and thought that, as it was privately owned, the 4yo rule would not stand.

A six figure pay-out does seem high for a dislocated elbow.

I wonder what actually happened to cause the accident, if the exercise they were doing was inadvisable or if there were other inflammatory circumstances.

I thought that. Seems a hefty sum for an accident causing a dislocated elbow, surely there must be more to it.

I find it bizarre that the riding school allowed a 3 year old (presumably newly backed) onto a group lesson ridden by a 10 year old.

 

[Art Nouveau]

I'm really intrigued by this case as I dislocated my elbow falling off a pony at a similar age. I was instructed to put more pressure on a pony known to buck if it thought it could get away with not complying by bucking.

I suppose that could be argued to be negligent by the instructor, but then I can't get my head round a six figure payout unless there were other injuries/impacts too. My elbow was operated on at the hospital and I've had no issues since.