Equine Facility Use Agreement

Attorney-drafted equine legal forms based on decades of equine-law experience.

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Letting a trainer, riding instructor or other equine professional run their business at your barn can bring in revenue and clients, but it also brings questions about arena time, insurance and who is responsible when something goes wrong. Our attorney-drafted equine facility use agreement puts those terms in writing, covering how the facility is shared, what the service provider pays, the insurance they must carry and the liability releases that protect the facility owner.

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Facility Use Agreement

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Who the Equine Facility Use Agreement is for

This form governs the use of an equine facility by on-site trainers, riding instructors and other equine service providers. It covers arena use, liability, insurance and compensation for use of the facility.

Use this form when

A service provider conducts business at your facility but is not renting the property.

Common Users

Boarding barns, show facilities and farms hosting on-site trainers or instructors.

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The Basics

  • Clauses included in every Equine Legal Solutions contract.
  • Information identifying the equine facility.
  • Beginning and ending dates of the agreement, or an option for an open-ended term.
  • The facility can terminate the agreement if the equine service provider breaches it.

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Use of the Facility and Compensation

Sharing the Facility
  • The types of business activities the service provider can perform at the facility.
  • How the facility will be shared, and whether the service provider or other users have priority for arena time.
  • Whether the service provider can host clinics or competitions, and any restrictions that apply.
  • Whether the service provider can bring dogs to the facility.
Conduct and Rules
  • The service provider agrees to conduct business ethically and lawfully and to follow breed and discipline association rules.
  • The service provider agrees to follow facility rules and make sure clients and employees follow them too.
Compensation
  • Compensation paid to the facility, if any, and how it is calculated: a flat fee, a percentage of revenue or another method.
  • Penalties for late payments and bounced checks.

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Liability and Insurance

Insurance and Inspection
  • Insurance provisions, including naming the facility as an additional insured on the service provider’s policy.
  • The service provider confirms they have inspected the facility and consider it safe for their use.
  • The service provider must have all clients and visitors sign the facility’s liability releases.
The Service Provider Assumes the Risk of
  • Loss of or injury to their own horses and their clients’ horses.
  • Damage to their personal property.
  • Injury or death to themselves.
  • Trail riding and other riding outside of arenas.
Indemnification

If the facility is sued because of the service provider’s use of the property, or by the service provider’s clients, the service provider agrees to pay the facility’s legal fees and the cost of any judgment.

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Facility Use Agreement vs Facility Lease

Equine Facility Use Agreement

The service provider runs their business on your property without renting it. You keep control of the facility and set how it’s shared.

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Equine Facility Lease Agreement

The tenant rents all or part of the horse property and keeps horses there. Available as full and partial lease agreements.

See what’s in our facility lease forms

About our Equine Facility Use Agreement Forms

This form is designed to govern the use of equine facilities by on-site trainers, riding instructors and other equine service providers. It covers such topics as arena use, liability, insurance and compensation for use of the facility. This form is distinguishable from ELS’ equine property lease agreement forms because it is designed for situations where the equine service provider is not renting the property but simply conducting business on the property.

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About our forms:

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Document Formats

  • Fillable PDF, allowing you to type in information on your computer, then print out and save the filled-in document.
  • Designated space at the top of each page for your business name (optional).
  • PDFs are accessible with Adobe Acrobat Reader software, a free product. To make sure you can take advantage of all features, especially the fillable, savable features, update your Adobe Acrobat Reader software before downloading our equine forms.

Liability and Insurance

  • Provisions for insurance, including naming facility as an additional insured on equine service provider’s policy.
  • Equine service provider agrees they have inspected the facility and deem it safe for their use.
  • Equine service provider required to have all clients, visitors, etc. fill out liability releases provided by facility.
  • Liability release where equine service provider assumes risk of loss or injury to their horses and their clients’ horses.
  • Liability release where equine service provider assumes risk of damage to their personal property.
  • Liability release where equine service provider assumes risk of injury or death to themselves.
  • Liability release where equine service provider assumes risk of trail riding and other types of riding outside of arenas.
  • Indemnification provision where if facility is sued as a result of equine service provider’s use of property or by equine service provider’s clients, equine service provider agrees to pay facility’s legal fees and the cost of any legal judgment.

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