As used in this chapter:
(1) "Engages in an equine activity" means a person who rides, trains,
drives or is a passenger upon an equine, whether mounted or unmounted, and
does not mean a spectator at an equine activity or a person who participates
in the equine activity but does not ride, train, drive or ride as a passenger
upon an equine.
(2) "Equine" means a horse, pony, mule, donkey or hinny.
(3) "Equine activity" means:
(a) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances or parades that
involve any or all breeds of equines and any of the equine disciplines
including, but not limited to, dressage, hunter and jumper horse shows,
grand prix jumping, three (3) day events, combined training, rodeos,
driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, endurance trail riding
and western games, and hunting;
(b) Equine training and/or teaching activities;
(c) Boarding equines;
(d) Riding, inspecting or evaluating an equine belonging to another
whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other
thing of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective
purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect or evaluate the equine; and
(e) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of any type however
informal or impromptu that are sponsored by an equine activity sponsor.
(4) "Equine activity sponsor" means an individual, group or club,
partnership or corporation, whether or not the sponsor is operating for profit
or nonprofit, which sponsors, organizes or provides the facilities for an
equine activity including, but not limited to, pony clubs, 4-H clubs, hunt
clubs, riding clubs, school and college sponsored classes and programs,
therapeutic riding programs, and operators, instructors and promoters of
equine facilities including, but not limited to, stables, clubhouses, ponyride
strings, fairs and arenas at which the activity is held.
(5) "Equine professional" means a person engaged for compensation in:
(a) Instructing a participant or renting to a participant an equine for
the purpose of riding, driving or being a passenger upon the equine; or
(b) Renting equipment or tack to a participant.
(6) "Participant" means any person, whether amateur or professional, who
directly engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to
participate in the equine activity. |
