Before booking or riding in our facilities, you must read and accept the Terms & Conditions of use and Liability Disclaimer below.

 

Usage Conditions

• For casual hire to individuals, only two horses are allowed at one time in the arena and safe practice to be maintained at all time.

• Correct Personal Protective Equipment must be worn at all times i.e. closed in shoes, a helmet that is in good condition, and meets the standards for Pony Club use.

• Whilst we understand accidents happen, any damage caused by you, your horses, or people on site for your clinic will be invoiced for.

• Please leave the arena as you found it.

•  Every rider must clear their horse faeces from the arena, yards, car park area. There is equipment provided outside the arena near the hay shed at the arena entrance. Please empty it in the dung pile in the neighbouring paddock

• All people accept that they enter the property at their own risk. We do our best to maintain our property. Hazards are listed on the barn wall noticeboard as you enter. If you spot a new hazard, please let us know.

• Courteous behaviour towards other users is expected at all times.

• North Shore RDA reserves the right to ask riders to leave if unsafe or dangerous practices are observed.

 

​Cancellation Policy

• For cancellations made more than 24 hours before your booking, no cancellation fee will apply.

• For cancellations made inside 24 hours from the time of riding, then full cost of arena booking hire shall apply.

 

​Liability Disclaimer

• The “Hirer” agrees with North Shore RDA to use the horse arena facilities (“Facilities”) of the North Shore RDA on the terms and conditions set out below:  

• The Hirer acknowledges that horseback riding and equestrian sports can be extremely dangerous. Horses, irrespective of their previous behaviour or characteristics, may act or react unpredictably based upon instinct, fright, or lack of proper control by the rider. 

• The Hirer understands that the following describes some, but not all, of the risk, dangers or conditions inherent in horseback riding and equestrian sports:  

  • The propensity of a horse to behave in ways that may result in injury, harm, or death to persons on or around them;

  • The unpredictability of a horse’s reaction to sounds, sudden movement, and unfamiliar objects, person, other animals, or other things;

  • Certain hazards such as surface and subsurface conditions;

  • Collisions with other horses or objects including the ground, fences, gates, trees, or other obstacles;

  • A falling horse landing on its rider;

  • Being stepped on, kicked trampled or bitten by a horse;

  • Becoming entangled in the stirrups, reins or other gear;

  • The potential of a fellow rider to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to an injury to the Hirer or bystanders watching or helping on the ground.​

 

The Hirer:

• Acknowledges the possibility that an accident may occur while using the Facilities that results in injury and they specifically assume full responsibility for such a possibility.  

• Agrees the Hirer and all participating in the hire of the facilities are competent to ride horses in the Facilities, and assume full and total responsibility for the horse they are riding.  

• Agrees they shall not hold North Shore RDA responsible for any injury suffered by the Hirer as a result of the use of the Facilities.  

• Agrees they shall not hold North Shore RDA responsible for any loss, damage, costs of compensation (either direct or indirect) which may be suffered by the Hirer in relation to use of the Facilities.  

• Agrees to indemnify North Shore RDA against any cost, expense, loss or other liability, which North Shore RDA suffers or incurs in relation to use of the Facilities by the Hirer.  

• Agrees to inform North Shore RDA of any injury that occurs to a Hirer during hire of the Facilities immediately upon becoming aware of the injury.  

• Agrees to inform North Shore RDA of any damage to the Facilities immediately upon becoming aware of such damage.  

 The Hirer accepts and agrees ​these conditions by clicking to proceed

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