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Re: [RC] Ride Vets/lawsuit - Born CountryJust my ignorance here, but don't most (if not all states) have an equine liability law? Florida law is: Except as provided in s. 773.03, 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 and, except as provided in s. 773.03, no participant nor any participant's representative shall have any claim against or recover from any equine activity sponsor, 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. So they can bring suit, but it wouldn't go anywhere. Or is there something I'm missing? Esther and Chagalle ----- Original Message ---- From: Beth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:54:31 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Ride Vets/lawsuit Truman answered the first part, so I'll just address the second part:
No. I don't think anyone should be sanctioned just for bringing suit. You can sanction people for their behavior at the ride: Does this person often ride in a dangerous fashion? Are they consistently belligerent? unsportsmanlike? Do they ignore warnings from other riders (like red ribbons in the tail)? Do they disregard the horses welfare? Those are reasons for sanctioning a rider, not for the action of bringing a lawsuit. People can have legitimate differences of opinion on who was at fault. IMO, you can't refuse a rider the right to bring a lawsuit against another rider, a vet, or a staff member. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
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