Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-20-103

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Equine: means a horse, pony, mule, donkey, or hinny. See Tennessee Code 44-20-102
  • 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-day events, combined training, rodeos, driving, pulling, cutting, polo, steeplechasing, English and western performance riding, endurance trail riding and western games, and hunting. See Tennessee Code 44-20-102
  • Equine professional: means a person engaged for compensation:
    (A) In instructing a participant or renting to a participant an equine for the purpose of riding, driving, or being a passenger upon the equine. See Tennessee Code 44-20-102
  • Inherent risks of equine activities: means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of equine activities, including, but not limited to:
    (A) The propensity of an equine to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them. See Tennessee Code 44-20-102
  • Participant: means any person, whether amateur or professional, who engages in an equine activity, whether or not a fee is paid to participate in the equine activity. See Tennessee Code 44-20-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Except as provided in § 44-20-104, an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation or partnership, shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities. Except as provided in § 44-20-104, no participant or participant’s representative shall make any claim against, maintain an action against, or recover from an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of equine activities.