Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement

By entering in a contractual relationship with Holistic Horse Training and/or Paradise Farm (collectively “the Farm”) and Pascale Makortoff-Kull and/or Michael Makortoff as owners and instructors (“the Instructor”) you give up your right to sue. A contractual relationship is established by:

  • Paying for online lessons or
  • At arrival at the Farm or
  • When beginning to prepare for a lesson at any other place

Activities on the Farm and its environment, working with horses or riding and any interaction with horses, farm animals, pets or wildlife are potentially dangerous and there is a risk of severe or fatal injury.

Obvious and foreseeable risks, dangers, and hazards:

  • Accidents while hiking, biking or riding
  • Falling off a horse
  • Accidents during predictable and/or unpredictable actions and/or reactions of any animal (pets, horses, farm animals, wildlife) at any time
  • Accidents while swimming, boating or playing in the lakes or creeks
  • Accidents during any activity or stay at the Farm and its environment

For students of Holistic Horse Training lessons:

  • Accidents with the student’s horse or any horse the student works with (including horses owned by the Farm) (“his Horse”) can happen before, while and after taking part in a lesson and/or following the Instructor’s suggestions and have the risk of being severe or fatal.
  • The student rides or works with his Horse at his/her own risk and releases also the premise’s owner of his/her liability during the use of the premise (including by negligence).
  • There is no guarantee for success in solving the issues/problems of the student and his Horse, nor for success in achieving certain goals.
  • The student is responsible for any damage on his Horse.

This Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement also exempts the Farm and the Instructors from liability caused by negligence.

This Release of Liability, Waiver of Claims, Assumption of Risk and Indemnity Agreement is accepted without signatures at the moment of

  • Paying for online lessons or
  • At arrival at the Farm or
  • When beginning to prepare for a lesson at any other place