Boarding and/or Training Agreement
KATIE ROSE PERFORMANCE HORSES LLC
BOARDING AND/OR TRAINING AGREEMENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE
This Boarding and/or Training Agreement and Liability Release (“Agreement”) is made between Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, including its owners, members, employees, agents, assistants, representatives, family members, heirs, assigns, insurers, and affiliated persons (“Facility” or “Katie Rose Performance Horses”), and:
Owner/Client Name: ________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________ Email: ________________________
Together, the Facility and Owner/Client may be referred to as the “Parties.”
1. Purpose of Agreement
Katie Rose Performance Horses operates an equine boarding and training business with a focus on reining horses and reining training. The Facility also provides boarding services for horses whose owners may not be using Katie Rose Performance Horses for training.
This Agreement is intended to cover both of the following circumstances:
Boarding with Katie Rose Training Services — Owner boards the horse at the Facility and also hires Katie Rose Performance Horses for reining training, partial training, riding, handling, lessons, coaching, or other professional services.
Boarding Only / Outside Trainer Use — Owner boards the horse at the Facility but does not hire Katie Rose Performance Horses for training. Owner may ride independently and/or may use a Facility-approved outside trainer, subject to Facility approval, the Facility’s rules, and written authorization.
Owner understands that boarding services and training services are separate services. If Owner selects boarding only, Katie Rose Performance Horses is not responsible for training the horse, supervising the horse’s training program, or the acts, omissions, instruction, or services of any outside trainer.
2. Facility Location
Services under this Agreement will be provided at the equine facility located at:
Facility Address: 9621 Ramsdell Dr. NE, Rockford, MI 49341
Facility Phone: 231-250-6797
Facility Email: straykatie@hotmail.com
or any other location approved by Katie Rose Performance Horses for clinics, shows, hauling, training, veterinary care, farrier care, turnout, or other equine-related purposes.
3. Horse Information
Horse Name: ______________________________ Age: _______________
Breed: __________________________ Color/Markings: _______________
Sex: ☐ Mare ☐ Gelding ☐ Stallion
Known vices, habits, behavioral concerns, medical conditions, or special handling needs:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Insurance company and policy number, if applicable:
____________________________________________________________________
Owner represents that Owner is the legal owner, lessee, authorized agent, or otherwise has lawful authority to place the horse at the Facility and enter into this Agreement.
4. Service Selection and Fees
Owner selects the following service option(s). Fees are due monthly in advance unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Boarding and Training Options
☐ Full Indoor Board + Full Training — $1,500 per month
Training generally includes at least 5 training sessions per week, subject to the horse’s soundness, health, weather, show schedule, holidays, footing, Facility schedule, and Katie Rose Performance Horses’ professional judgment.
☐ Full Indoor Board + Partial Training — $1,300 per month
Training generally includes 3 training sessions per week, subject to the same conditions listed above.
☐ Indoor Full Board Only — $1,125 per month
Boarding only. No training services are included unless separately agreed in writing.
☐ Outdoor Full Board Only — $675 per month
Boarding only. No training services are included unless separately agreed in writing.
☐ Other / Custom Arrangement: ______________________________________
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Important Package Note
The boarding and training packages listed above are offered only through Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC. Training sessions, lessons, coaching, riding, or other training services provided by approved outside trainers are not included in these packages, are not billed through these package prices unless separately agreed in writing, and must be arranged and paid for separately between Owner and the approved outside trainer.
Board-only clients who use an approved outside trainer remain responsible for paying the applicable board-only rate to Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC, plus any separate fees charged by the outside trainer.
Additional Fees and Services
Additional services may include, but are not limited to, medication administration, blanketing, special feeding, supplements, hauling, clipping, show preparation, lessons, extra training rides, veterinary handling, farrier holding, wound care, layup care, excessive stall damage, or other requested services.
Additional services and charges may be listed on a separate fee schedule, invoice, or written addendum. Owner agrees to pay all additional charges incurred for Owner’s horse.
Additional Care Fee Schedule
The following additional care items may be charged separately unless included in a written package or addendum. Amounts may be completed by the Facility, listed on an invoice, or updated by written fee schedule:
Horse Show Fees
Daily show fee: $60/day
Stall cleaning: $10/day
Hauling: $0.85/mile, plus fuel surcharge when applicable
Fuel surcharge: additional $0.05/mile for every S0.50/gallon over $4.00/gallon
*Horse show clients must take a minimum of 2 lessons between shows. Additional lessons may be required based on evaluation.
The following services are available upon request and are not included in monthly board or training fees.
Services are subject to staff availability and may require advance scheduling.
Veterinary/farrier hold after regular business hours (1 week advance notice): $20
Hand walking, 15-minute session: $20
Off-hours medication administration, oral or topical: $10
Bandage change, materials not included: $20
After-hours or emergency services/vet care: $50/hour
*Off-hours medication administration applies to treatments needed outside regular morning, evening, or night check feed rounds.
Stall, Turnout & Blanket Services Walk-out stall: Additional S75/month
Rehab stall extra cleaning, 2x daily cleaning: $2.50/day
Extra bedding: owner must provide bagged shavings
Outdoor boarder blanket/fly sheet changes: $5/occurrence or $60/month managed
Indoor boarder blanket/fly sheet changes: included in board
Grooming & Bathing
Scheduled grooming, up to 30 minutes: $25
Scheduled bathing, weather permitting: $45
Grooming and bathing must be scheduled in advance
5. Payment Terms
All monthly board and/or training fees are due on the 1st day of each month. A $50 late fee may be assessed for payments received after the 5th day of the month.
A returned check fee of $35 may be assessed for any returned payment. Interest may be charged on unpaid balances at a rate of 1.5% per month, or the maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is less.
Accepted payment methods may include cash, check, QuickBooks payment, electronic payment, or other methods approved by Katie Rose Performance Horses.
Fees are subject to change upon 30 days’ written notice to Owner.
Owner agrees that veterinary, farrier, dental, emergency care, supplements, medications, specialty feed, hauling, show expenses, and other outside services are not included in board or training fees unless specifically stated in writing.
6. Deposit / First Payment
Upon signing this Agreement, Owner pays $____________, which will be applied as follows:
☐ First month board/training
☐ Deposit
☐ Current Lone Tree Stables boarders transitioning to this Agreement for July 2026: No advance July prepayment is required at signing. Current boarders may sign this Agreement and will be invoiced for July board and any applicable services according to the normal invoicing process and payment timing previously used for those boarders, unless otherwise agreed in writing.
7. Boarding Services
Boarding services may include stall or pasture board, hay, water, turnout, routine feeding, use of approved Facility areas, and ordinary care consistent with Facility policies and the selected boarding option.
Owner understands that each horse’s care may vary based on the horse’s health, soundness, behavior, weather, pasture conditions, Facility schedule, veterinary recommendations, herd-management needs, and safety considerations.
The Facility may make reasonable management decisions regarding stall assignment, turnout group, turnout schedule, feeding location, blanketing procedures, handling, separation of horses, and general horse care to protect the safety of horses, people, and property.
The Facility agrees to provide feed, water, and routine daily care in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with generally accepted equine management practices. Horses shall be fed, watered, and checked daily. Turnout is an important part of the Facility’s care program, and the Facility will make reasonable efforts to maintain a consistent turnout routine for horses according to the boarding program selected by Owner. Turnout schedules, duration, and availability may be modified, delayed, suspended, or canceled when the Facility determines that turnout would not be safe or appropriate due to weather conditions, footing conditions, mud, ice, snow, extreme temperatures, storms, facility maintenance, veterinary recommendations, injury, illness, horse behavior, herd-management concerns, or other horse-welfare or safety-related circumstances. The Facility will make reasonable efforts to return to normal turnout routines as soon as conditions safely permit. Owner acknowledges that turnout is weather-, footing-, behavior-, horse-welfare-, and safety-dependent and is not guaranteed on any specific schedule, duration, or frequency.
7(A). Standard of Care and Custody
The Facility shall exercise reasonable care, custody, and control of Owner’s horse consistent with the standard of care ordinarily exercised by professional equine boarding and training facilities in the State of Michigan. The Facility does not act as an insurer or guarantor of the horse’s health, safety, condition, soundness, behavior, value, or well-being.
Owner acknowledges that despite the exercise of reasonable care, horses may become ill, injured, escape, become lame, suffer loss of condition, engage in self-injurious behavior, injure other horses, be injured by other horses, or die due to the inherent risks associated with horse ownership, boarding, training, transportation, turnout, pasture living, stall confinement, weather conditions, acts of third parties, acts of God, or other circumstances beyond the Facility’s reasonable control.
Except in cases of gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, the Facility shall not be liable for injury, sickness, death, theft, disappearance, escape, loss of use, diminished value, or other damages involving Owner’s horse. Owner acknowledges that the Facility’s obligations are limited to providing reasonable care and management and do not create a fiduciary duty, insurer relationship, or guarantee of any particular outcome regarding the horse’s health, condition, training, or safety.
The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement shall be interpreted consistent with applicable Michigan law, including the Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act and any applicable Michigan statutes governing liens, boarding facilities, and equine professionals.
8. Training Services by Katie Rose Performance Horses
This section applies only if Owner selects a training option or separately hires Katie Rose Performance Horses for training, riding, handling, lessons, coaching, show preparation, or similar services.
Owner understands that horse training involves inherent risks and that no trainer can guarantee any particular result, performance level, behavioral change, show result, soundness outcome, or timeline. Training may place physical and mental demands on a horse. Even when reasonable care is used, horses may become injured, ill, sore, lame, stressed, or otherwise affected by training, riding, hauling, turnout, handling, weather, footing, or ordinary equine activity.
Katie Rose Performance Horses will use professional judgment in determining the horse’s training schedule, training methods, rest periods, suitability for work, and whether veterinary, farrier, dental, chiropractic, bodywork, or other services may be needed.
9. Boarding Only / Outside Trainer Use
This section applies to Owners who board at the Facility but do not use Katie Rose Performance Horses for training, including Owners who work with approved outside trainers in another discipline.
Owner understands and agrees:
Boarding-only fees do not include training, lessons, riding, conditioning, show preparation, or professional training services by Katie Rose Performance Horses.
Any outside trainer must be approved in writing by the Facility before providing services on Facility property and must comply with all insurance, release, scheduling, discipline-use, and safety requirements imposed by the Facility.
The Facility may require outside trainers to provide proof of liability insurance, sign a facility-use agreement, sign a release of liability, comply with barn rules, and meet any other Facility requirements.
Outside trainers are independent from Katie Rose Performance Horses. They are not employees, agents, partners, representatives, or subcontractors of Katie Rose Performance Horses unless expressly stated in writing.
Katie Rose Performance Horses is not responsible for the acts, omissions, advice, instruction, training methods, scheduling, billing, supervision, safety practices, or results of any outside trainer.
Owner is responsible for paying any outside trainer directly unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Owner is responsible for ensuring that Owner, Owner’s horse, and any outside trainer comply with Facility rules, safety requirements, arena schedules, discipline-specific restrictions, and insurance requirements.
The Facility may limit, suspend, or revoke an outside trainer’s access at any time for safety, scheduling, insurance, conduct, business, or Facility-management reasons.
Owner agrees that if Owner uses an outside trainer, Owner releases and indemnifies Katie Rose Performance Horses from claims, losses, injuries, damages, or disputes arising from or related to the outside trainer’s services, except to the extent caused by Katie Rose Performance Horses’ gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
10. Facility Rules and Barn Policies
Owner agrees to follow all current Facility rules, barn policies, safety rules, posted signs, arena rules, turnout rules, feeding rules, parking rules, guest rules, outside-trainer rules, and reasonable instructions from Katie Rose Performance Horses.
The Facility may update rules and policies at any time. Updated rules may be provided by written notice, email, text message, posted notice, or other reasonable method.
Owner is responsible for the conduct and safety of Owner’s family members, guests, invitees, agents, students, minors, outside trainers, riders, handlers, and representatives while on Facility property.
11. Health Requirements
Before the horse enters the Facility, and upon request thereafter, Owner must provide:
Current negative Coggins test within the last 12 months;
Current vaccinations required by the Facility, which may include Eastern/Western Encephalomyelitis, Tetanus, West Nile, Rabies, Influenza, and Rhinopneumonitis/EHV;
Deworming, health certificate, or other health documentation if required by the Facility, veterinarian, show grounds, or applicable law.
Owner represents that, to the best of Owner’s knowledge, the horse is free from contagious, infectious, or transmittable disease. Owner must immediately notify the Facility of any illness, fever, nasal discharge, cough, diarrhea, skin condition, exposure to contagious disease, quarantine concern, or other health issue.
The Facility may require isolation, veterinary clearance, removal from the property, or other safety measures if a horse presents a health risk.
12. Veterinary, Farrier, Dental, and Emergency Care
Owner is responsible for all veterinary, farrier, dental, emergency, hauling, medication, and related expenses for Owner’s horse.
Owner authorizes the Facility to arrange routine or emergency veterinary, farrier, dental, medication, or related care if the Facility reasonably determines such care is needed or appropriate for the horse’s health, safety, or welfare. The Facility will attempt to contact Owner using the information provided, but Owner understands that emergency circumstances may require immediate action before Owner can be reached.
Owner selects the following emergency-care instruction:
☐ Contact Owner first. If Owner cannot be reached within a reasonable time, proceed with emergency care.
☐ Proceed immediately with emergency care without prior contact if Facility believes prompt care is needed.
☐ If Owner cannot be reached, contact this person: __________________________ Phone: __________________
Preferred Veterinarian: ______________________________ Phone: __________________
Preferred Farrier: ___________________________________ Phone: __________________
Owner agrees that the Facility acts as Owner’s agent only for purposes of obtaining care and not for payment. Owner is solely responsible for all charges.
13. Risk of Equine Activity and Release of Liability
Owner understands that horses are unpredictable animals and that equine activities involve inherent risks, including but not limited to bites, kicks, falls, collisions, spooking, bucking, rearing, bolting, slipping, tripping, illness, lameness, injury, death, property damage, and risks caused by weather, footing, equipment, other horses, riders, handlers, spectators, vehicles, dogs, or farm conditions.
In consideration of boarding, training, riding, handling, facility access, and/or other services, Owner releases, waives, discharges, holds harmless, and agrees not to sue Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC and its owners, members, employees, agents, assistants, family members, representatives, insurers, heirs, assigns, affiliated persons, and others acting on its behalf from claims, liabilities, damages, injuries, death, losses, expenses, attorneys’ fees, or causes of action arising out of or related to Owner’s horse, Owner’s presence at the Facility, Owner’s use of the Facility, equine activity, boarding, training, handling, riding, turnout, hauling, veterinary/farrier care, or the acts of Owner, Owner’s horse, Owner’s guests, or approved outside trainers, except to the extent caused by gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
Owner also releases the Facility from liability for loss of, damage to, or theft of tack, equipment, trailers, vehicles, supplies, personal property, or other belongings kept at or brought to the Facility, except to the extent caused by gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
WARNING: Under the Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act, 1994 P.A. 351, 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.
Owner understands that this Agreement includes a release of liability beyond the protections provided by the Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14. Indemnification
Owner agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC and its owners, members, employees, agents, assistants, family members, representatives, insurers, heirs, assigns, affiliated persons, and others acting on its behalf from and against any claims, damages, injuries, losses, liabilities, costs, attorneys’ fees, or expenses arising out of or related to:
Owner’s horse;
Owner’s acts or omissions;
Acts or omissions of Owner’s family members, guests, invitees, minors, riders, handlers, outside trainers, or representatives;
Damage caused by Owner’s horse, including damage to stalls, fencing, gates, arenas, equipment, footing, waterers, buckets, doors, walls, or other property;
Use of an approved outside trainer;
Failure to pay fees or charges owed under this Agreement;
Any breach of this Agreement or Facility rules.
15. Damage Caused by Horse or Owner
Owner agrees to pay for excessive or unusual damage caused by Owner, Owner’s horse, Owner’s guests, or Owner’s outside trainer, including but not limited to broken boards, damaged fencing, damaged stalls, chewed wood, damaged gates, broken buckets, damaged waterers, damaged arena equipment, or other property damage.
16. Termination
Either party may terminate this Agreement with (30) days’ written notice unless a different notice period is required by law or agreed in writing.
The Facility may terminate this Agreement immediately, or require immediate removal of the horse, if the Facility determines that Owner, Owner’s horse, Owner’s guest, or Owner’s outside trainer creates a safety risk, fails to follow Facility rules, fails to pay amounts due, provides false information, presents a health risk, or otherwise makes continued boarding impractical or unsafe.
Upon termination, Owner must pay all amounts due before removing the horse, unless otherwise required by law. The release, indemnification, payment, lien, dispute-resolution, and other provisions intended to survive termination shall survive termination of this Agreement.
17. Lien for Unpaid Fees and Charges
Owner understands and agrees that the Facility may have lien rights under Michigan law for unpaid board, training, care, veterinary/farrier charges advanced by the Facility, and other amounts due. Owner agrees that the horse may not be released until all amounts owed are paid in full, to the extent permitted by law.
If amounts remain unpaid, the Facility may pursue all remedies available under Michigan law, including lien enforcement, collection, attorneys’ fees, costs, and other lawful remedies.
18. Insurance
Owner is encouraged to carry mortality, major medical, liability, and any other insurance Owner considers appropriate for Owner’s horse and equine activities. The Facility does not provide insurance coverage for Owner’s horse, Owner’s tack, Owner’s equipment, Owner’s vehicle/trailer, Owner’s guests, or Owner’s outside trainer.
19. Notices
Notices may be provided by hand delivery, mail, email, text message, invoice message, or other written method using the contact information provided by Owner. Owner agrees to promptly update the Facility regarding any change in contact information, emergency contacts, horse health information, billing information, or ownership status.
20. Governing Law and Venue
This Agreement shall be governed by Michigan law. Any dispute arising from or related to this Agreement shall be brought in a court of appropriate jurisdiction in the county where the Facility is located, unless otherwise required by law.
21. Miscellaneous
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding its subject matter and replaces prior oral or written understandings regarding the same subject.
Any amendment must be in writing and signed by both Parties, except that fees and Facility rules may be changed as provided in this Agreement.
If any portion of this Agreement is found unenforceable, the remaining portions shall remain valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Owner represents that all information provided is true and accurate.
This Agreement is binding upon the Parties and their heirs, successors, assigns, representatives, and permitted agents.
22. Signatures
By signing below, Owner acknowledges that Owner has read and understood this Agreement, including the liability release, indemnification, Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act warning, outside-trainer provisions, payment terms, and barn rules, and agrees to be bound by its terms.
OWNER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ITS PROVISIONS, INCLUDING THE LIABILITY RELEASE, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, INDEMNIFICATION, LIEN RIGHTS, OUTSIDE TRAINER POLICY, CARE/CUSTODY/TURNOUT PROVISIONS, AND GOVERNING LAW/VENUE PROVISIONS.
Initial Acknowledgments
Liability Release / Assumption of Risk: Owner Initials ________
Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act Notice: Owner Initials ________
Care, Custody, Feeding, and Turnout Provisions: Owner Initials ________
Lien Rights for Unpaid Fees and Charges: Owner Initials ________
Outside Trainer Policy: Owner Initials ________
Electronic Signature Consent: The Parties agree that signatures transmitted electronically, including scanned signatures, digital signatures, typed signature confirmations, and signatures completed through an electronic signature platform, shall be treated as original signatures and shall be binding to the fullest extent permitted by law.
OWNER / CLIENT
Printed Name: ______________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: __________________________ Date: __________
ADDITIONAL OWNER / PARENT / LEGAL GUARDIAN, IF APPLICABLE
Printed Name: ______________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: __________________________ Date: __________
Barn Policies & Facility Rules
KATIE ROSE PERFORMANCE HORSES LLC
Printed Name: ______________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: __________________________ Date: __________
Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC
BARN POLICIES & FACILITY RULES
9621 Ramsdell Dr. NE, Rockford, MI 49341 | 231-250-6797 | straykatie@hotmail.com
These Barn Policies & Facility Rules are intended to keep horses, riders, staff, guests, and property safe. They apply to all boarders, clients, riders, guests, visitors, approved outside trainers, family members, and anyone else entering or using the Facility. These rules supplement, and do not replace, the Boarding and/or Training Agreement or any required liability release.
General Conduct and Safety
No smoking inside the barn, directly outside the barn, or in any area where smoking creates a fire or safety risk.
All persons entering the property, riding, handling horses, or participating in equine activities must sign the Facility’s required release, waiver, assumption of risk, and indemnification forms before participation.
Guests may not enter a stall, handle a horse, ride, or use Facility areas without permission from the Barn Manager or Facility representative.
The speed limit on the property is 10 MPH.
Safety and courtesy are expected at all times. Disrespectful, unsafe, threatening, harassing, or disruptive conduct toward staff, boarders, clients, guests, horses, or visitors is not permitted.
Please notify the Barn Manager immediately of anything broken, unsafe, not working properly, or potentially hazardous.
All incidents, accidents, injuries, horse-related concerns, or near-misses must be reported to the Barn Manager promptly, whether or not medical care appears necessary.
Parking, Dogs, and Property Use
Boarders and guests must park only in approved parking areas. No parking in grass areas or in front of living/residential areas unless permission is granted.
Trailers may be parked or turned only in approved areas. Do not park or turn trailers in grassy areas without permission.
Dogs are not allowed unless prior permission is granted. Approved dogs must remain under supervision and control at all times.
Dog owners are responsible for any damage, injury, mess, or disruption caused by their dogs. Dog waste must be picked up immediately.
Horse Handling, Feeding, and Barn Care
Do not feed horses anything unless you are the horse’s owner or have permission from the owner and the Barn Manager.
Do not give horses extra hay, grain, supplements, medication, or other items without notification to the Barn Manager or Facility staff.
Never enter a horse’s stall without permission from the horse’s owner or the Barn Manager.
If a horse appears loose, injured, ill, cast, distressed, or difficult to handle, notify staff immediately. Do not attempt to assist the horse unless authorized by staff or unless immediate emergency action is necessary to prevent serious harm.
Make sure all gates, stall doors, exterior doors, and latches are completely closed and secured after use.
Cleanliness, Tack, Equipment, and Storage
Please pick all manure from barn areas, wash rack areas, tack-up areas, and other used areas immediately after use.
Sweep tack, grooming, and wash rack areas after use.
Return all stable supplies, tack, grooming tools, and equipment to their proper place after use.
Nothing should be left on the floor in aisles, wash racks, tack-up areas, or other shared spaces. Halters and lead ropes must be hung neatly and safely.
Boarders must keep tack and belongings in designated boarder storage areas unless otherwise approved.
All tack, equipment, and supplies stored at the Facility should be clearly labeled.
The Facility is not responsible for theft, loss, disappearance, or damage to tack, equipment, supplies, vehicles, trailers, or personal belongings stored at or brought to the Facility.
Do not use or borrow any item belonging to another person without permission. If you break, damage, lose, or use another person’s item, you are responsible for repairing or replacing it.
Children, Guests, and Communication
Children 12 and under must be supervised by an adult at all times and may not disrupt horses, riders, lessons, training, staff, or other clients.
Owners are responsible for the conduct, safety, and rule compliance of their family members, guests, invitees, and visitors.
Please check Facility communication channels regularly, including posted notices, dry erase boards, email, text messages, or other communication methods used by the Facility.
Questions, concerns, or problems should be brought directly to the Barn Manager in a respectful and professional manner. Gossiping, escalating concerns through other clients, or creating unnecessary conflict is not acceptable.
The Facility will make reasonable efforts to address concerns, but immediate solutions may not always be possible depending on the nature of the issue.
Lessons, Riding, and Arena Conduct
When lessons, training rides, clinics, or organized activities are in progress, instructors and Facility staff are in charge of safety in the riding area.
Boarders and clients are expected to model safe horse handling and riding practices.
Instructors or Facility staff may ask any rider to stop, change, or correct a handling or riding practice that appears unsafe or disruptive.
Concerns about a safety instruction should be discussed respectfully with the instructor or Barn Manager, not argued in front of riders, students, guests, or clients.
Lesson fees are due at the time of service unless prior arrangements have been made with the Barn Manager or Facility.
Riders using the Facility must comply with all arena rules, posted signs, safe spacing expectations, and instructions from Facility staff.
Riding Alone Policy
For safety, riders are encouraged not to ride alone.
If a rider chooses to ride alone, the rider should inform staff, a family member, or a friend when they arrive and when they leave, including intended riding time when practical.
Riders who ride alone should keep a cell phone on their person and use extra caution.
The Facility may restrict riding alone if safety concerns exist.
Rule Changes and Enforcement
The Barn Manager and Facility may amend, supplement, replace, restate, or update these Barn Policies & Facility Rules from time to time.
Failure to follow Facility rules or cooperate with Facility staff may result in warnings, loss of privileges, removal from the property, termination of boarding or lessons, or other action deemed appropriate by the Facility.
Enjoy your time at the barn — these rules are intended to keep the barn safe, respectful, and enjoyable for everyone.
Acknowledgment and Signature
By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to follow this document. I understand that failure to follow Facility rules may result in loss of riding privileges, removal from the property, termination of boarding or lesson privileges, or other action deemed appropriate by the Facility.
Printed Name: ________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: ______________________ Date: __________
Parent/Legal Guardian Signature, if participant is under 18:
Printed Name: ________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: ______________________ Date: __________
Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC
Riding / Facility Use Release and Waiver of Liability
RIDING / FACILITY USE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY
9621 Ramsdell Dr. NE, Rockford, MI 49341 | 231-250-6797 | straykatie@hotmail.com
This Riding / Facility Use Release applies to all riders, handlers, boarders, guests, visitors, minors, lesson participants, outside trainers, and other persons entering the property, handling horses, riding, observing, or participating in equine activities at Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC.
Participant Information
Participant Name: ________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________ Email: ________________________
Emergency Contact: __________________________ Phone: _____________
If participant is under 18, Parent/Legal Guardian Name: _______________________________
Assumption of Risk
I understand that horses are large, powerful, and unpredictable animals and that equine activities involve inherent risks, including but not limited to bites, kicks, falls, collisions, spooking, bucking, rearing, bolting, slipping, tripping, equipment failure, weather, footing, other horses, riders, handlers, spectators, vehicles, dogs, and farm conditions.
I voluntarily assume all risks associated with entering the Facility, being near horses, riding, handling horses, observing equine activities, using arenas or barn areas, participating in lessons, clinics, training, boarding-related activities, or any other equine activity.
Release and Waiver of Liability
In consideration of being allowed to enter the Facility, ride, handle horses, observe, participate in equine activities, or use Facility areas, I release, waive, discharge, hold harmless, and agree not to sue Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC and its owners, members, employees, agents, assistants, representatives, family members, heirs, assigns, insurers, affiliated persons, property owners, and others acting on its behalf from claims, liabilities, damages, injuries, death, losses, expenses, attorneys’ fees, or causes of action arising out of or related to my presence at the Facility, equine activity, riding, handling, lessons, training, boarding activities, observing, use of Facility areas, or acts of horses, riders, handlers, guests, or third parties, except to the extent caused by gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act Warning
WARNING: Under the Michigan Equine Activity Liability Act, 1994 P.A. 351, 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.
Indemnification
I agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Katie Rose Performance Horses LLC and the released parties from and against any claims, damages, injuries, losses, liabilities, costs, attorneys’ fees, or expenses arising out of or related to my acts or omissions, my participation in equine activities, my guests or minors, my horse if applicable, my failure to follow Facility rules, or my breach of this Release.
Safety Rules and Facility Policies
I agree to comply with all Facility rules, posted signs, safety instructions, barn policies, arena rules, and instructions from Facility staff or instructors. I understand that the Facility may deny access, remove me from the property, restrict riding, or terminate privileges if I fail to follow rules or create a safety concern.
Minors
If signing for a minor, I represent that I am the parent or legal guardian of the minor participant, have authority to sign this Release on the minor’s behalf, consent to the minor’s participation, and agree to be bound by this Release individually and on behalf of the minor to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Medical Authorization
In the event of an emergency, I authorize Facility staff to seek emergency medical assistance if reasonably necessary. I understand that I am responsible for all medical costs and that Facility staff are not obligated to provide medical care.
Entire Agreement / Governing Law
This Release shall be governed by Michigan law. If any part of this Release is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Acknowledgment and Signature
By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to follow this document. I understand that failure to follow Facility rules may result in loss of riding privileges, removal from the property, termination of boarding or lesson privileges, or other action deemed appropriate by the Facility.
Printed Name: ________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: ______________________ Date: __________
Parent/Legal Guardian Signature, if participant is under 18:
Printed Name: ________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________ Date: __________
Electronic Signature /s/: ______________________ Date: __________