Michigan Laws 691.1666 – Notice; posting and maintenance of signs; contract; contents of notice
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(1) An equine professional shall post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice set forth in subsection (3). The signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location in close proximity to the equine activity. The warning notice shall appear on the sign in conspicuous letters no less than 1 inch in height.
(2) A written contract entered into by an equine professional for providing professional services, instruction, or rental of equipment, tack, or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves an equine activity on or off the location or site of the equine professional’s business, shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice set forth in subsection (3).
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 691.1666
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Equine: means horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny. See Michigan Laws 691.1662
- Equine activity: means any of the following:
(i) An equine show, fair, competition, performance, or parade including, but not limited to, dressage, a hunter and jumper horse show, grand prix jumping, a 3-day event, combined training, a rodeo, riding, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, English and western performance riding, endurance trail riding, gymkhana games, and hunting. See Michigan Laws 691.1662Equine professional: means a person engaged in any of the following for compensation:
(i) Instructing a participant in an equine activity. See Michigan Laws 691.1662Participant: means an individual, whether amateur or professional, engaged in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate. See Michigan Laws 691.1662
(3) A sign or contract described in this section shall contain substantially the following warning notice:
WARNING
Under the Michigan equine activity liability act, an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in an equine activity resulting from an inherent risk of the equine activity.