§ 691.1661 Short title
§ 691.1662 Definitions
§ 691.1663 Injury, death, or property damage; liability
§ 691.1664 Liability; exception; waiver
§ 691.1665 Liability not prevented or limited; conditions
§ 691.1666 Notice; posting and maintenance of signs; contract; contents of notice
§ 691.1667 Applicability of act

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 691 > Act 351 of 1994 - Equine Activity Liability Act

  • Engage in an equine activity: means riding, training, driving, breeding, being a passenger upon, or providing or assisting in veterinary treatment of an equine, whether mounted or unmounted. See Michigan Laws 691.1662
  • 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 691.1662
  • Equine activity sponsor: means an individual, group, club, partnership, or corporation, whether or not operating for profit, that sponsors, organizes, or provides the facilities for an equine activity, including, but not limited to, a pony club; 4-H club; hunt club; riding club; school- or college-sponsored class, program, or activity; therapeutic riding program; stable or farm owner; and operator, instructor, or promoter of an equine facility including, but not limited to, a stable, clubhouse, ponyride string, fair, or arena at which the equine activity is held. See Michigan Laws 691.1662
  • Equine professional: means a person engaged in any of the following for compensation:
  •   (i) Instructing a participant in an equine activity. See Michigan Laws 691.1662
  • Inherent risk of an equine activity: means a danger or condition that is an integral part of an equine activity, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
  •   (i) An equine's propensity to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm, or death to a person on or around it. See Michigan Laws 691.1662
  • Participant: 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