HATHA EQUUS LLC Waiver and Release of LiabilityWARNING - Under Colorado Law, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, pursuant to section 13-21-119, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Please carefully read each paragraph.

GENERAL RELEASE

•I am fully aware and fully understand that all horses are unpredictable and dangerous.

•I realize that placing my children, or myself in the environment of an equestrian facility or equine training/learning environment is a potentially hazardous situation.

•I understand that riding horses or ponies is a dangerous sport. I am aware that bodily injury is an inherent risk of working around or riding horses.

•I understand that death of people from equestrian accidents is possible.

•I realize that professional instruction cannot prevent serious injury or death from activities including, but not limited to working around, lunging, feeding, handling, or riding horses and ponies.

•I understand that lunging or jumping horses or ponies are particularly dangerous activities and that serious injury or death of riders or horses is possible.

•I am aware that serious injury or death of my horse is possible when it is handled, trained, or in a lesson.

•I understand that I am fully responsible for any guests that I may bring to attend or observe a lesson or instruction by Elizabeth D. Riecks or Giorgia Ghizzoni.

•I understand that I am fully responsible for fully informing the guest of all risks related to the handling or riding of horses. 

•I understand that I am fully responsible for informing guests about horse's temperament, training, habits, and for determining that the guest is sufficiently experienced to ride the horse.

HELMET RELEASE

•I acknowledge that helmets may offer added protection from head injuries and that mounting, sitting on, or riding a horse without a helmet dramatically increases my risk of serious head injury in the instance of a horse-related accident.  

•Should I choose not to wear a helmet while mounting, sitting on or riding a horse, I assume all risk of head injury, and hereby release and hold-harmless Elizabeth D. Riecks, HATHA EQUUS LLC, and its volunteers, employees, and associates from any liability for bodily damage to myself as a direct result of not wearing a helmet.

•I acknowledge any child under 18 years of age is required to wear a helmet at all times while mounting, sitting on, or riding a horse.

MEDICAL RELEASE

•Elizabeth D. Riecks, her volunteers, employees, and associates, have my permission to initiate emergency first aid treatment for my children, my animals, and myself in case of an accident. 

•In the case my emergency contact and I are unreachable, Elizabeth D. Riecks, her volunteers, employees, and her associates have my permission to authorize emergency medical treatment by qualified medical personnel for my children or myself, and veterinary treatment by qualified veterinary personnel for my animals.

MEDIA RELEASE

*Hatha Equus will make a concerted effort to get permission from clients to be the main feature of a photo or video they might use in their promotional or educational material.

•However, I understand that photos and videos may be taken for promotional/educational materials for Hatha Equus in which I may inadvertently appear in the background or sidelines of a screen or shot. I will not hold Hatha Equus liable for any accidental captures of me, my children, and/or my horse

•I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to directly notify Hatha Equus if I do not want to show up in any photos or videos.

• I will reserve Hatha Equus the same treatment, and I will make sure that I only publicly share videos or photos I took at their clinics upon asking permission.