EQUINE ACTIVITY LIABILITY RELEASE,
WAIVER OF RIGHT TO SUE  AND ASSUMPTION OF ALL RISK 

I,  the  undersigned  participant,  hereby  agree  to  the  provisions  of  this  Equine  Activity  Liability  Release, Waiver  of  Right  to  Sue  and  Assumption  of  All  Risk  Agreement  (“this  Agreement”)  with  GYPSY‘S GAIT STABLES , LLC  (the “Equine  Professional” and “Owner”),  on  behalf  of  myself  and  each and every minor participant for whom I am signing this Agreement, as follows:

1. I/We  agree  to  follow all  instructions  given  or  rules  established  by  the  Equine  Professional  or  any  of  the Equine  Professional’s  employees  or  other agents  concerning  my/our  use  of  any  horse  or  of  any  equipment or  gear  provided  by  the  Equine  Professional.  It  is  highly  recommended  for  safety  reasons  that  a  riding helmet  be  worn  while  engaged  in  equine  activities. I  hereby  accept  full  responsibility  for  all injuries that might occur as a result of failure to wear a riding helmet.
2. I/We have full and complete notice and understanding of the many risks inherent in equine activities which may  cause,  contribute  to  or  result  in  SERIOUS  INJURY  OR  EVEN  DEATH  or  damage  to  property  (the “Risks”), regardless of previous training and past performance  of the horse including but not limited to the following:
   
   • (a) Horses have a propensity to behave in dangerous ways;
   • (b) It  is  not  expected  that  anyone  will  be  able  to  predict  or  foresee  a  horse’s  reaction  to  excitement, weather conditions, sound, movements, objects, persons, animals, reptiles, birds or insects, nor the effects of any such reactions;
   • (c) Surface and subsurface conditions pose many potential hazards, both obvious and hidden;
   • (d) There is always a risk that tack or harness may slip or break or that the horse or the participant may become entangled in tack, harness or vehicles used in an equine activity; and
   • (e) There  is  a  risk  of  the  participant  falling  from  or  otherwise  becoming  unstable  on  a  horse  or  a vehicle used in an equine activity or for the horse to trip and/or fall down without warning.

3. I/We have full and complete notice and understanding that this Agreement and all equine activities provided by  the  Equine  Professional  are  governed  by  the  South Carolina Equine  Activity  Liability  Act  (Code  of  South Carolina Code 1976 § 47-9-710 – 730),  as  it  may  now  provide  or  be hereafter  amended  (“the  Act”),  which  Act  is  hereby  incorporated  in  this  Agreement  by  reference;  that  all terms defined by the Act shall have the same meaning herein; and that this Agreement shall be so construed as  to  provide  to  the  Equine  Professional  the  fullest  protection  of  a  release,  waiver  of  right  to  sue  and assumption of all risk which is afforded by the Act.

4. I/we  hereby  RELEASE  and  WAIVE  all  rights  which  1/we  may  have  or  may  hereafter  have  against  the Equine  Professional  and/or  the  Owner  for  death,  personal  injury  or  property  damage  which  is  in  any  way associated  with  the  Risks  or  otherwise  covered  under the  Act;  1/we  hereby  WAIVE  any  right  to  sue  or  to bring  any  action  against  the  Equine  Professional  and/or  the  Owner  in  connection  therewith  including  any negligent  act  or  omission  by  either  of  them  or  by  any  employee  or  agent  of  either  of  them;  1/we  hereby agree  to  INDEMNIFY  and  HOLD  HARMLESS  the  Equine  Professional  and/or  the  Owner  from  and against any such suit or action and agree to pay any attorney fees which may arise if any such suit or action is filed; and 1/we hereby  expressly ASSUME ALL  RISKS  AN]) DANGERS  of death, personal injury and property damage which are in any way associated with the Risks or otherwise covered under the Act.

5. I/We hereby authorize and consent to any emergency medical care which may be administered as a result of injury or sickness caused by or incurred in the course of any equine activity.

6. To  the  extent  possible,  this  Agreement  shall  be  construed  in  such  manner  as  will  render  each  provision fully  enforceable;  but  if  any  provision  of  this  Agreement  shall  be  unenforceable,  such  provision  (or  so much  thereof  as  is  unenforceable)  shall  be  deleted  and  the  remainder  of  this  Agreement  shall  continue  in full force and effect.

8. If  this  Agreement  is  executed  for  and  on  behalf  of  a  minor  participant  named  below,  the  undersigned participant  hereby  warrants  and  represents  that  he  or  she  is  in  fact  the  legal  parent  or  guardian  of  such minor, with full rights of custody and control; that this Agreement is given on behalf of and is intended to be  binding  upon  said  minor  participant,  his  heirs,  personal  representatives,  successors  and  assigns.  in  any event,  this  Agreement  shall  be  binding  upon  the  heirs,  personal  representatives,  successors  and  assigns  of the participant.
9. Each  and  every  right and  benefit  of  the  Equine  Professional  and/or  the  Owner hereunder  shall also  accrue to the benefit of each officer, agent, employee, director, shareholder, member, partner, heir-at-law, personal representative, successor and assign of the Equine Professional and the Owner including without limitation every waiver, release, indemnification and agreement to hold harmless.

I HAVE FULLY READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING EQUINE LIABILITY RELEASE, WAIVER OR RIGHT TO SUE AND ASSUMPTION OF ALL RISKS. I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH MY OWN ADVISORS ON ALL QUESTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND I HAVE NOT RELIED UPON THE EQUINE PROFESSIONAL OR THE OWNER FOR ANY ADVICE OR EXPLANATION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE A COPY AND HAVE A FULL AND COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE VIRGINIA EQUINE LIABILITY ACT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, I MAY HE WAIVING AND RELEASING CERTAIN IMPORTANT RIGHTS WHICH I MIGHT HAVE IF I DID NOT SIGN THIS AGREEMENT. I AM SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT FREELY, VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT ANY COERCION.