Puppy
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Its so sad, why do people never consider the fact its a risk sport and that all animals are unpredictable
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Erm, well the courts do
Honestly,
everyone is talking like there's been some progression in the law, whereby there is strict liability attached to riding schools now
That's totally inaccurate - there is strict liability with horses in other respects - i.e if your horse gets loose, or when you take them out in public. However, there is none of that with teaching; liability in such a scenario is NOT strict - all the courts ask is that the school/instuctor take responable steps to prevent foreseeable harm. I see that as a good thing
That these days we do have standards to try and prevent any more accidents in an already dangerous sport. It is however recognised that it is not possible to prevent ALL accidents, due to the nature of horses.
Like Emma says, I would hate it if there was no standard expected when teaching a dangerous sport like riding.
Its so sad, why do people never consider the fact its a risk sport and that all animals are unpredictable
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Erm, well the courts do

Honestly,



Like Emma says, I would hate it if there was no standard expected when teaching a dangerous sport like riding.
