> >>>> I DREAD when my girls are in school and their little friends start coming over, > >>>> wanting to ride the ponies. . . .Or they want to have birthday parties with pony > >>>> rides.... It's so ridiculous here with the lawsuits. > > > On the other hand, there ARE the "inherent risk" laws that protect owners - the owners
Hello..I'm mostly a lurker, but had to respond. We are also in FL a zero liability (supposedly) state with signs, etc. This can be thwarted with a good attorney and proof of "gross negligence" on the part of the claimant. A farm was successfully sued here due to a sinkhole appearing in an arena that caused a fall (rider was a minor). No way anyone could have seen that coming..we had it happen in our arena that is regularly tilled/dragged and leveled. There were pine trees here 15 years ago and we still have an occasional tap root hole appear...just the size of a hoof. We also had a fellow barn owner sued when a boarder fell in the tack room and hurt her knee. The lady is nuts and when I found out about it I refused to let her board at my barn years ago. Guess what? She threatened to sue me for not letting her board! Don't be lulled into a false sense of security because you pepper your property with signs..they are not foolproof. Nor are signed releases. A shame it isn't like it used to be. Becky in FL
