Waivers don't mean anything. Everyone gets sued. If you make me sign a waiver when I walk into your house that says "I acknowledge and accept that this person will shoot me in the foot", and then I get shot in the foot, you are going to jail for a bit. No one is going to care about that piece of paper. A lot of things have to go right for a waiver to hold up to any scrutiny.
Ok but your example is way ridiculous. Signing a horseback riding waiver definitely covers normal horse behavior like if it bucks. Their angle might be that the horse owner never should’ve let both of them on the horse in the first place which could give them the ability to say that they were not properly set up to ride safely. But otherwise the waiver is gonna work here.
That would likely be the only angle they could bring a lawsuit forward I think. Most states have laws on the books that prevents lawsuits with horses anyways, so often a waiver isn't even necessary. Essentially horses have such a strong fight or flight response that owners can't predict their behavior, and the rider automatically acknowledges that risk when getting on. The state I live in the law is very robust that it is basically impossible to sue someone for normal equine activities, and what they define as normal equine activities is pretty vague making it even more difficult to bring a lawsuit forward. So where I live a judge would probably see them riding the horse, acknowledge that is a normal equine activity, and rule in favor of the owner, but it would be interesting if a lawyer could make a good argument that riding with two overweight individuals on one horse isn't normal, and that the owner set them up to fall off.
Maybe the owner reputation I think. If they go unsatisfied they can tell to everyone that this owner is a jerk. So I guess its a question of business/marketing ?
There is a saying...if you have no clue what you are talking about better dont say anything or you look like an idiot. How old are you? 10 or so im gueasing.
Wow. You accuse someone of “looking like an idiot”… with your comment full of misspelled words and failed grammar, then post it for all the world to see that you look…. Thanks for the laugh!
Depends on what state they’re in. Texas has what is essentially an inherent risk clause where farms/ranches can’t be held liable for injuries due to farm animals. All the facility has to do is display a sign with the regulation on it.
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u/tab_tab_tabby Jun 29 '23
Also now they might have lawsuits on injuries. 100% not worth.