Equine Services Agreement

1. Parties and Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Client” means, collectively and individually as applicable, the Participant, the Horse Owner, and, where the Participant is a Minor, the Parent/Guardian, together with any person executing this Agreement on behalf of a Participant, Horse Owner, or Horse.

“Equine Activity” or “Equine Activities” means riding, training, schooling, exercising, flatwork, jumping, groundwork, lunging, horse handling, loading and unloading, evaluation, show coaching, competition preparation and warm-up, and all related activities described in Section 2, construed consistently with the term “engages in an equine activity” under the Florida Equine Activities Liability Act, Sections 773.01–773.05, Florida Statutes (the “Florida Equine Act”).

“Horse” means any equine that is the subject of the Services, whether owned, leased, or otherwise lawfully controlled by the Client.

“Horse Owner” means the legal owner of the Horse or the lessee or other person holding lawful authority to authorize the Services.

“Inherent Risks of Equine Activities” means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of Equine Activities, as described in Section 3 and as contemplated by the Florida Equine Act, which cannot be eliminated regardless of the care exercised.

“Minor” means any Participant under eighteen (18) years of age.

“Participant” means the individual receiving or engaging in the Services, whether an adult or a Minor.

“Released Parties” means Sannine Equestrian LLC, Sophia Allem, and their respective owners, members, officers, employees, independent contractors, assistants, agents, representatives, insurers, heirs, successors, and assigns.

“Services” means the equestrian services described in Section 2.

“Third-Party Facility” means any barn, arena, showground, property, or premises not owned, leased, operated, maintained, or controlled by Sannine Equestrian at which Services are provided.

2. Scope of Services

Sannine Equestrian is a mobile hunter/jumper riding-instruction and horse-training business that travels to Third-Party Facilities throughout Central Florida. Sannine Equestrian does not own, operate, or maintain a boarding or training facility. Subject to this Agreement, the Instructor may provide some or all of the following Services, in the Instructor's sole discretion: private and semi-private riding lessons; horse training; schooling rides; exercise rides; flatwork and groundwork instruction; lunging; jumping instruction; horse evaluations; horse handling; loading and unloading assistance; and show and competition coaching, preparation, and warm-up-ring assistance. The Services are provided primarily in connection with Horses owned or leased by the Client and located at Third-Party Facilities. Any transportation of a Horse by the Instructor is not included in the Services and is governed exclusively by a separate written transportation agreement, if any.

3. Acknowledgment of the Inherent Risks of Equine Activities

The Client understands and acknowledges that Equine Activities are inherently dangerous and involve risks that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care, skill, instruction, supervision, or experience of the Instructor, and that participation may result in serious bodily injury, permanent disability, emotional distress, property damage, or death to the Participant or to others. The Client acknowledges that these Inherent Risks include, without limitation:

• the propensity of a horse to behave in ways that may result in injury or death to persons on or around it, including bucking, bolting, rearing, striking, kicking, biting, stumbling, slipping, falling, running, or spinning;
• the unpredictability of a horse's reaction to sound, sudden movement, unfamiliar objects, persons, or animals;
• risks associated with jumping, refusals, run-outs, and related hunter/jumper activities;
• risks associated with schooling rides, exercise rides, groundwork, lunging, horse handling, and the loading and unloading of horses;
• risks associated with show coaching, competition preparation, and crowded or unfamiliar warm-up rings;
• collisions with other horses, riders, persons, vehicles, or fixed or non-fixed objects;
• the acts or omissions of other riders, boarders, trainers, instructors, grooms, spectators, dogs, other animals, or third parties over whom the Instructor has no control;
• hazards of surface and subsurface footing conditions, uneven ground, and hidden or latent hazards;
• the failure of tack or equipment;
• weather conditions, acts of God, insects, snakes, wildlife, and other natural conditions;
• the ordinary negligence of a Participant or of another person; and
• the inability of the Instructor to predict or control every circumstance involving a horse.

4. Express Assumption of Risk

The Client, for the Client and for any Participant, voluntarily and knowingly assumes all Inherent Risks of Equine Activities and all other risks of participating in or being present for the Services, whether or not specifically enumerated in this Agreement, and whether known or unknown. The Client accepts full and personal responsibility for all such risks and for any injury, loss, damage, or death arising out of or in any way connected with the Services or the Participant's presence at any Third-Party Facility. The Client acknowledges that participation is entirely voluntary and that the Participant is not required to participate. The Client further assumes all risk on behalf of, and is responsible for the conduct of, any guest, family member, spectator, or other person the Client brings to or permits to be present at the Services or at any Third-Party Facility, and acknowledges that any such person attends and is present at his or her own risk.

The Client further acknowledges that the requested Services may include restarting or riding young or green horses, schooling or correcting behavioral issues, desensitization, or other advanced training techniques that inherently carry greater risk than ordinary riding lessons, and the Client knowingly assumes those heightened risks.

5. Release of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, the Client, on behalf of the Client, the Participant, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, assigns, and next of kin, hereby releases, waives, and forever discharges the Released Parties from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses of any kind, whether known or unknown, arising out of or relating to the Services or the Participant's participation in Equine Activities, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM ARISING FROM OR ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY RELEASED PARTY, to the fullest extent such a release is permitted under Florida law. This release does not extend to, and the Client does not waive, any liability that cannot lawfully be released, or any liability arising from the gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional act of a Released Party. It is the express intent of the parties that this release be given the broadest interpretation permitted by law, and that any portion found unenforceable be reformed as provided in Section 36.

6. Covenant Not to Sue

The Client agrees not to make, bring, or prosecute any claim against, or to sue, any Released Party for any loss, injury, damage, or death arising out of or relating to the matters released in this Agreement. If the Client, the Participant, or anyone acting on their behalf brings such a claim in breach of this covenant, the Client shall be responsible for the Released Parties' resulting damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees as provided in Section 35, to the fullest extent permitted by law. This covenant does not apply to any claim that Florida law prohibits from being waived.

7. Hold Harmless

To the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, the Client agrees to hold harmless each Released Party from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, cost, or expense that any Released Party may incur arising out of or relating to the Services, the Horse, or the acts or omissions of the Client or the Participant.

8. Indemnification

To the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, the Client agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, causes of action, damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees (including at trial and on appeal) arising out of or relating to: (a) the Client's or the Participant's breach of this Agreement; (b) the conduct, condition, or behavior of the Horse; (c) the acts or omissions of the Client or the Participant; (d) any personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the Horse or the Client; or (e) claims brought by any person accompanying the Client or Participant, to the extent caused by the Client, the Participant, or the Horse. This indemnification obligation does not extend to claims arising solely from the gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional act of a Released Party.

9. Mobile Trainer / Third-Party Facility Disclaimer

The Client acknowledges that the Instructor provides Services at Third-Party Facilities and does not own, lease, operate, maintain, inspect, supervise, or control any Third-Party Facility or its conditions. The Instructor is not responsible for, and the Client assumes all risks associated with, the condition of any Third-Party Facility, including footing, arenas, rings, jumps, standards, rails, fencing, gates, stalls, paddocks, cross-ties, wash racks, parking areas, lighting, structures, and any latent or patent premises defect, as well as the acts or omissions of any facility owner, operator, employee, boarder, trainer, or other person present at the Third-Party Facility. The Client is responsible for confirming that the Client has the right and authorization to use the Third-Party Facility for the Services.

10. Independent Contractor Status

Sophia Allem and Sannine Equestrian LLC provide the Services as independent contractors. The Instructor is not an employee, agent, partner, or representative of any Third-Party Facility, barn, showground, boarding operation, or Horse Owner, and no such relationship is created by this Agreement. The Instructor is solely responsible for the manner and means of performing the Services. The Client shall not represent or hold out the Instructor as an employee or agent of any Third-Party Facility or other person.

11. Horse Owner Representations and Warranties

The Client, and each Horse Owner signing below, represents and warrants that: (a) the Horse Owner owns the Horse or otherwise holds lawful authority (including under any applicable lease) to authorize the Services and to enter into this Agreement with respect to the Horse; (b) all known dangerous propensities, vices, and behavioral issues, and all known bucking, rearing, bolting, biting, or kicking history, prior injuries, lameness, soreness, illnesses, medical or physical conditions, medications, and limitations of the Horse, have been fully and accurately disclosed to the Instructor before the Services; (c) the Horse is, to the best of the Horse Owner's knowledge, reasonably suitable and fit for the requested Services; (d) all tack and equipment supplied by the Client for use with the Horse is in safe and serviceable working condition and properly fitted; (e) the Horse is currently vaccinated and under the care of a licensed veterinarian and farrier consistent with reasonable equine-husbandry practices; and (f) the Client will promptly notify the Instructor of any material change in the condition, health, or behavior of the Horse. The Client acknowledges that the Instructor is relying on these representations in agreeing to provide the Services.

12. Biosecurity and Communicable Disease

The Client represents that, to the best of the Client's knowledge, the Horse is free of any known contagious or communicable disease and has not recently been exposed to any such disease. The Client agrees to notify the Instructor immediately if the Horse is or may have been exposed to, or shows signs of, any contagious equine disease, including strangles, equine herpesvirus (EHV), equine influenza, or similar conditions. The Client acknowledges that the Instructor may decline, suspend, or discontinue Services to protect the health of other horses and persons.

13. Horse Health, Soundness, and Veterinary Responsibility Disclaimer

The Client understands that horses are athletes and that, notwithstanding reasonable care, a Horse may experience fatigue, soreness, stiffness, lameness, muscle or joint strain, behavioral changes, loss of condition or performance, illness, injury, aggravation of a pre-existing condition, or the manifestation of a previously undiscovered or latent medical condition, during or following training, riding, or handling. The Instructor does not warrant or guarantee the health, soundness, temperament, or performance of any Horse, is not acting as a veterinarian, and does not diagnose, treat, or assume responsibility for any medical or health condition of any Horse. The Horse Owner remains solely responsible, at the Horse Owner's expense, for all veterinary care, farrier care, vaccinations, nutrition, conditioning, medications, and the overall health and welfare of the Horse. The Instructor does not insure, and is not responsible for insuring, the Horse; the Client is strongly encouraged to maintain appropriate equine mortality and major-medical insurance on the Horse.

14. Dangerous Horse Disclosure Requirement

The Client has an affirmative and continuing obligation to disclose to the Instructor, before the Services begin, any known or suspected dangerous behavior, vice, aggression, or unpredictability of the Horse, and any medical, physical, or behavioral condition that could affect the safety of the Services. The Client acknowledges that the Instructor's willingness to provide the Services, and the Instructor's assessment of how to provide them safely, depend on the completeness and accuracy of these disclosures. The Client acknowledges that a failure to disclose such information may result in serious injury or death, and agrees that the Released Parties shall not be liable for, and that the Client assumes and shall indemnify the Released Parties against, any injury, loss, damage, or death caused in whole or in part by the Client's failure to make a complete and accurate disclosure.

15. Rider Representations and Responsibilities

The Client, for the Client and any Participant, represents that the information provided to the Instructor regarding the Participant's age, health, physical condition, riding experience, and skill level is true and accurate, and acknowledges that the Instructor is relying on that information to determine whether and how the Participant may safely engage in the Services. The Participant represents that he or she is physically and medically able to participate in the Services and, if the Participant has any health concern, has consulted a physician before participating. If the Participant is or may be pregnant, the Participant must disclose this to the Instructor and acknowledges that any participation is undertaken at the Participant's own risk. The Participant agrees to: (a) disclose to the Instructor any medical condition, injury, disability, or physical or mental limitation that could affect participation, and any medication that could impair the Participant; (b) follow all instructions and safety directions given by the Instructor; (c) conduct himself or herself in a safe, controlled, and responsible manner; (d) wear appropriate footwear and protective equipment as provided in Section 17; (e) not participate while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or medication; and (f) immediately report to the Instructor any unsafe condition, equipment concern, injury, or discomfort. The Participant acknowledges responsibility for riding and handling horses within the limits of his or her own ability.

16. Instructor's Right to Refuse or Terminate Services

The Instructor reserves the right, in the Instructor's sole discretion and at any time, to refuse, suspend, modify, or discontinue any lesson, ride, or Service, or to decline to work with any Horse or Participant, whenever the Instructor determines that continuation would present an unreasonable risk to the safety of any person or horse, that continuing would not be in the best interest or welfare of the Horse, that a Horse is unsuitable or unsound for the requested Service, that a Participant is unable to safely perform the requested activity, or that any term of this Agreement has not been met. No refund or credit shall be owed for a Service refused, suspended, or terminated for safety or welfare reasons, except as separately agreed in writing.

17. Helmet and Protective Equipment Acknowledgment

The Client acknowledges that the Instructor strongly recommends, and may require as a condition of the Services, that every mounted Participant wear a properly fitted and securely fastened equestrian helmet meeting applicable ASTM/SEI safety standards at all times while mounted, and that the Instructor recommends appropriate heeled boots and other protective equipment (such as a safety vest) appropriate to the activity. The Client is solely responsible for providing, inspecting, maintaining, and ensuring the proper fit and use of the Participant's helmet and protective equipment. The Client acknowledges that the failure to wear a helmet or other protective equipment materially increases the risk of serious injury or death, and expressly assumes that risk. The Instructor does not warrant that any helmet or protective equipment will prevent injury.

18. Tack and Equipment Disclaimer

The Services are generally performed using tack, equipment, and gear owned or supplied by the Client. The Client is solely responsible for providing tack and equipment that is appropriate, properly fitted, and in safe and serviceable condition, and for inspecting and maintaining it. The Instructor does not own, warrant, guarantee, or assume responsibility for the condition, fit, selection, or suitability of any Client-supplied tack or equipment, and shall not be liable for any injury, loss, or damage caused in whole or in part by the failure, unsuitability, or improper fit of such tack or equipment. If the Instructor observes tack or equipment that appears unsafe, the Instructor may decline to proceed; however, the Instructor has no duty to inspect and assumes no responsibility by observing, adjusting, or using Client-supplied tack or equipment.

19. Compliance with Barn, Showground, and Governing-Body Rules

When Services are provided at a Third-Party Facility, showground, or competition, the Client and Participant agree to observe and comply with all applicable rules and requirements of that facility or event, including barn rules, showground rules, and the rules of any applicable governing body, such as the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the USA Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA). The Instructor is not responsible or liable for the Client's or Participant's failure to comply with any such rules.

20. Show and Competition Coaching Disclaimer

In connection with show or competition coaching, the Client acknowledges that the Instructor does not control, and is not responsible for, show or event management, entry or scheduling decisions, ring or course conditions, footing, course design, judging or scoring decisions, placings or results, or the conduct of other exhibitors, officials, or spectators. Coaching reflects the Instructor's professional opinion only and does not guarantee any competitive result.

21. No Guarantee of Results

The Instructor makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee of any kind regarding the results of the Services, including any guarantee as to training progress, skill development, competitive success, placings, points, or winnings, horse behavior or temperament, soundness, or the future performance, value, or suitability of any Horse or Participant. Equine training and instruction outcomes depend on many factors outside the Instructor's control.

22. Emergency Medical Authorization (Participant)

In the event of an injury, accident, or medical emergency involving the Participant, and if the Client, the Participant, or an emergency contact cannot be reached in time to make arrangements, the Client authorizes the Instructor to summon such emergency medical assistance as the Instructor deems reasonably necessary, including first aid, emergency transport, and hospital or physician care, and consents to the Participant's receipt of such care. The Client (or, for a Minor, the Parent/Guardian) is solely responsible for all resulting medical costs and expenses. The Instructor assumes no responsibility or liability for summoning, or declining to summon, such assistance, or for the acts or omissions of any medical provider.

23. Emergency Veterinary Authorization (Horse)

In the event of an injury, illness, or emergency involving the Horse, and if the Horse Owner or an authorized contact cannot be reached in time, the Client authorizes the Instructor to contact the Horse's veterinarian or, if unavailable, another available veterinarian, and to arrange such emergency veterinary care as the Instructor reasonably deems necessary for the welfare of the Horse. The Horse Owner is solely responsible for all resulting veterinary and related costs. The Instructor assumes no responsibility or liability for summoning, or declining to summon, such care, or for the acts or omissions of any veterinarian or provider. The Instructor shall have no obligation to advance or pay any veterinary expenses.

24. Property Damage Disclaimer

The Instructor shall not be liable for any damage to, or loss of, the Horse, any trailer or vehicle, tack, equipment, or other property of the Client, the Participant, or any Third-Party Facility, arising out of or relating to the Services, except to the extent caused by the gross negligence, willful or wanton misconduct, or intentional act of a Released Party. This disclaimer expressly includes, without limitation, accidental scratches, cosmetic injury or blemishes, and damage to or ordinary wear of blankets, boots, wraps, halters, bridles, saddles, and other tack and equipment resulting from routine handling, training, or riding. The Client assumes all such risk of property damage or loss to the fullest extent permitted by law.

25. Loss or Theft of Personal Property

The Instructor is not responsible for, and the Client assumes all risk of, the loss, theft, damage, or disappearance of any personal property belonging to the Client or the Participant, whether at a Third-Party Facility, a show or competition, or otherwise in connection with the Services. The Instructor is not responsible for any vehicle, trailer, or its contents parked or left at any Third-Party Facility, show, or competition.

26. Limitation of Liability; Consequential and Economic Damages

To the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, the Released Parties shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or economic damages of any kind arising out of or relating to the Services, including lost show or entry fees, lost prize money or winnings, loss of points or standings, diminished or lost horse value, loss of breeding or bloodstock value, lost sale or lease opportunities, lost future income or earnings, or loss of use, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation does not apply to liability that Florida law prohibits from being limited.

27. Force Majeure

The Instructor shall have no liability for any failure to perform, or for the cancellation, postponement, or interruption of Services, caused by events beyond the Instructor's reasonable control, including weather, storms, hurricanes, flooding, fire, unsafe footing or premises conditions, facility closures, disease or biosecurity events, illness or injury, labor disruptions, utility or transportation failures, acts of God, or governmental orders. Fees for Services not rendered due to such events shall be handled in accordance with Sannine Equestrian's cancellation policy then in effect.

28. Photography, Recording, and Social Media

Unless the Client opts out by checking the box below (and, for a Minor, unless the Parent/Guardian opts out), the Client grants Sannine Equestrian permission to photograph and record the Participant and the Horse during the Services and to use such images and recordings for educational, promotional, marketing, and social-media purposes, without compensation, royalty, or further approval. The Client may revoke this permission prospectively by written notice to the Instructor. The Client and Participant shall not photograph, film, or record any lesson, training session, or instruction by the Instructor for any commercial purpose, and shall not publish, distribute, or sell any such recording, without the Instructor's prior written consent; personal, non-commercial recording of the Participant's own lessons is permitted unless the Instructor directs otherwise.

29. Payment Acknowledgment

The Client agrees to pay for the Services pursuant to Sannine Equestrian's current pricing and policies, as communicated to the Client and amended from time to time. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, fees are due at or before the time of Service.

30. Cancellation Acknowledgment

The Client acknowledges that Sannine Equestrian maintains a cancellation and no-show policy, which may be amended from time to time, and agrees to be bound by the policy in effect at the time of the scheduled Service.

31. Parent/Guardian Consent for Minors

If the Participant is a Minor, the parent or legal guardian signing below (the “Parent/Guardian”) represents that he or she is the parent or legal guardian of the Minor with full authority to execute this Agreement on the Minor's behalf, and agrees to all of its terms, individually and on behalf of the Minor, including the assumption of risk, release, covenant not to sue, hold harmless, and indemnification provisions, to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, including Section 744.301, Florida Statutes. The Parent/Guardian acknowledges having read and understood the following statutory notice before signing:

32. Florida Equine Activity Liability Act Notice

The following statutory warning is provided pursuant to Sections 773.01–773.05, Florida Statutes:

33. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.

34. Venue

The parties agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services shall be the state courts located in Seminole County, Florida, and each party consents to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

35. Attorney's Fees

In any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including any action to enforce the release or the covenant not to sue, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney's fees and costs, including at trial and on appeal, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

36. Severability and Reformation

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be modified and reformed to the minimum extent necessary to render it valid and enforceable and to reflect the parties' intent to allocate risk to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. The invalidity of any provision as applied to one party or circumstance shall not affect its validity as applied to any other party or circumstance.

37. Waiver of Jury Trial

To the fullest extent permitted by law, each party knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services.

38. Notice

Any notice required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered personally, by email, or by mail to the last address provided by the receiving party. Notice to Sannine Equestrian shall be sent to the contact information the Instructor provides to the Client.

39. Survival

The assumption of risk, release, covenant not to sue, hold harmless, indemnification, limitation-of-liability, and disclaimer provisions of this Agreement, and any other provision that by its nature should survive, shall survive the completion, expiration, or termination of the Services and shall continue in effect and bind the Client, the Participant, and their heirs, successors, and assigns.

40. Electronic Signature

The parties agree that this Agreement may be executed and delivered electronically, and that electronic signatures, records, and copies (including those made through an electronic signature platform) shall have the same force and effect as original handwritten signatures and paper records, consistent with the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act and the Electronic Signature Act, Chapter 668, Florida Statutes. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original and all of which together constitute one and the same agreement.

41. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings. Sannine Equestrian's pricing, cancellation, and similar operational policies referenced in this Agreement are incorporated by reference and may be amended from time to time. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement is effective unless in writing and signed by the Instructor. No oral statement or representation may modify this Agreement.

42. Acknowledgment

By signing below, the Client acknowledges that he or she has carefully read this Agreement in its entirety, understands its contents, has had the opportunity to ask questions and to seek independent legal counsel, is signing freely and voluntarily and not in reliance on any statement not contained in this Agreement, and intends to be legally bound by it.