Liability WI Statute 895.481

Civil Liability Exemption - Equine 895.481 (1) (3) Notice

A person who is engaged for compensation in the rental of equines or equine equipment or tack or in the instruction of a person in the riding or driving of an equine or in being a passenger upon an equine is not liable for the injury or death of a person involved in equine activities resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, as defined in section 895.481 (1) (e) of the Wisconsin Statutes.

Important Stable rules

please read these rules carefully

  • STABLE HOURS

    Barn opens at 9:00 am and closes at 10:00 pm Central Standard Time Monday through Saturday. Sunday hours are 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Central Standard Time.

    If you need to be here before or after barn hours, please let us know BEFORE you arrive.

  • GATES

    You’ll pick up by the following language we are super serious about this rule. If you open a gate, SHUT and LOCK the gate or door behind you. Don’t make us tell you again. Leave a gate or door open or unlocked – consider your time here at the Stable REVOKED.

  • JUST SO WE ARE PERFECTLY CLEAR - HORSES CAN INJURE OR KILL YOU.

    A horse is a horse of course. So ALWAYS remember horses are unpredictable herd animals.

    They act first on flight regardless of how much training you’ve invested in them. That means if a horse is startled, or just irritated, they may act to save themselves first – not you.

    Being on this property has meant you are fully aware of the potential hazards of being around horses. And you understand this is not a spectator’s sport. You understand these magnificent creatures have the speed and strength to CRITICALLY INJURE or KILL you. So please be vigilant of your surroundings at the Stable. WE ARE EXTREMELY SERIOUS ABOUT BEING CLEAR ON THIS – THERE ARE SIGNS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE BARN TO REMIND YOU.

    If the Stable finds you goofing around or being reckless in the presence of horses, consider your privileges to the Stable on serious thin ice.

  • IF IT AIN’T YOUR HORSE – DON’T TOUCH IT. DON’T FEED IT.

    It’s hard not to offer a horse a scratch between the ears or offer up a treat – even when it’s not your horse. Keep in mind, despite the sincerity of your kind actions, that horse’s owner just might not want you touching or feeding their horse.

    Now taking this a step further, if the Stable finds any evidence you or your guests have seriously harassed another horse, whether verbally or physically (so we’re talking more than offering that horse an apple or tussling its mane), you will be asked to leave IMMEDIATELY.

    Cruelty to any animals under the Stable’s care, equine or otherwise, will REVOKE your time here. PERIOD.