WyColocowboy said "Colorado law shields outfitters and horseback riding companies from liability due to accepted risks of the activity. Riding horses is inherently dangerous, especially in mountain terrain. I've been in a horse wreck and paid for it with broken ribs. It was my own damn, stupid fault. This was my own horse - very trained horse - that got spooked because I got stupid for just a minute."
I was one of the original posters on this thread but since I am from Georgia and so is the person that started it so he needs to be aware of this. Georgia has a similar law as to the one Colorado has. So does Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida that I know. Probably the other southern states do also.
Virtually all 50 states have the "equine liability laws" in effect. As long as the operator of the equine business has the appropriate signage in place and the participant signs a waiver the operator is in the clear.
