Lesson, Horse Rental or Lease, and Arena Use Release - Horse Equine Forms
Wyoming Equine Activity Statutes
1-1-121
Recreation Safety Act; Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Recreation Safety
Act".
1-1-122 Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Inherent risk" with regard to any sport or recreational
opportunity means those dangers or conditions which are characteristic
of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity;
(ii) "Provider" means any person or governmental entity which
for profit or otherwise, offers or conducts a sport or recreational opportunity.
This act does not apply to a cause of action based upon the design or manufacture
of sport or recreational equipment or products or safety equipment used
incidental to or required by the sport or recreational opportunity;
(iii) "Sport or recreational opportunity" means commonly understood
sporting activities including baseball, softball, football, soccer, basketball,
swimming, hockey, dude ranching, nordic or alpine skiing, mountain climbing,
river floating, hunting, fishing, backcountry trips, horseback riding and
any other equine activity, snowmobiling and similar recreational opportunities;
(A) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances
or parades that involve any or all breeds of equines;
(E) Riding, inspecting or evaluating an equine belonging to
another, whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration
or other thing of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective
purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect or evaluate the equine;
(v) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 78, § 2.
1-1-123
Assumption of Risk.
(a) Any person who takes part in any sport or recreational
opportunity assumes the inherent risks in that sport or recreational opportunity,
whether those risks are known or unknown, and is legally responsible for
any and all damage, injury or death to himself or other persons or property
that results from the inherent risks in that sport or recreational opportunity.
(b) A provider of any sport or recreational opportunity is
not required to eliminate, alter or control the inherent risks within the
particular sport or recreational opportunity.
(c) Actions based upon negligence of the provider wherein
the damage, injury or death is not the result of an inherent risk of the
sport or recreational opportunity shall be preserved pursuant to W.S. 1-1-109.