Equine Activity Liability Waiver — Montana
EQUINE ACTIVITY LIABILITY WAIVER — MONTANA
Before you use this: Complete the known inherent risks for the actual equine activity. Montana's 2025 equine rule and its general recreation rule prescribe different bold warnings; both appear below.
1. Equine activity and parties
| Item | Completed information |
|---|---|
| Adult participant and contact | [________________________________] |
| Equine sponsor or professional's legal name and address | [________________________________] |
| Other specifically identified released persons | [________________________________] |
| Activity, place, horse or other equine, and dates | [________________________________] |
| Tack and equipment supplied by each party | [________________________________] |
The Activity consists only of [describe riding, instruction, handling, or other actual equine activity: ________________________________]. A materially different activity, animal, or location requires a new signed description.
2. Known inherent risks and safety arrangements
The Provider identifies these known inherent risks of this equine activity: [describe the animal's behavior, terrain, weather, interaction with other animals or riders, and other actual inherent risks: ________________________________]. They may cause [describe possible injuries or property losses: ________________________________].
The Provider's safety instructions, tack-inspection procedure, and participant-ability assessment are [document and date: ________________________________]. The Participant has read the completed risk description, chooses to take part, and may stop participation and notify the Provider. Acknowledging a risk does not establish that a later event was inherent or that the Provider satisfied any duty of care.
3. Required Montana warnings and limited release
Equine warning under § 27-1-727(4)(a)(ii): By signing this document, you may be waiving your legal right to a jury trial to hold the provider legally responsible for any injuries or damages resulting from risks inherent in equine activities or for any injuries or damages you may suffer due to the provider's ordinary negligence that are the result of the provider's failure to exercise reasonable care.
Recreation warning under § 27-1-753(3)(c)(ii): By signing this document you may be waiving your legal right to a jury trial to hold the provider legally responsible for any injuries or damages resulting from risks inherent in the sport or recreational opportunity or for any injuries or damages you may suffer due to the provider's ordinary negligence that are the result of the provider's failure to exercise reasonable care.
In exchange for participation in the described Activity, the Participant releases the Provider and the identified released persons from the Participant's own claims for injury or property damage caused by their ordinary negligence during that Activity, and from the listed inherent risks, only to the extent Montana law permits the release.
This release does not cover a failure to inspect or maintain supplied tack, a failure to assess the Participant's ability to manage the supplied equine, a known or reasonably knowable dangerous latent condition, a products liability claim, intentional injury, willful or wanton disregard for safety, an activity outside Section 1, a claim belonging to another person, or a right that cannot be released under Montana law. It does not require the Participant to defend or indemnify anyone against another person's claim. The Participant understands that a signed waiver may still be challenged on legal grounds.
4. Contact and signatures
Emergency contact name and telephone: [________________________________]
Participant signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Participant printed name: [________________________________]
Provider representative acknowledging receipt: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Disclaimer: This template is informational and is not legal advice. Have a Montana lawyer review it before use.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 21, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 21, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Montana
- Category
- Contracts & Agreements
Legal authority
- Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-727(4) (equine waiver contents and warning; 2025 Ch. 720)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-753(3) (sport and recreation waiver contents and warning)
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 21, 2026.
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-727(4)(a) (checked October 21, 2026): "Any waiver or release for equine activities must: (i) state known inherent risks of equine activities; and (ii) contain the following statement in bold typeface:"
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-727(4)(a)(ii) (checked October 21, 2026): "By signing this document, you may be waiving your legal right to a jury trial to hold the provider legally responsible for any injuries or damages resulting from risks inherent in equine activities or for any injuries or damages you may suffer due to the provider's ordinary negligence that are the result of the provider's failure to exercise reasonable care."
Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-753(3)(c)(ii) (checked October 21, 2026): "By signing this document you may be waiving your legal right to a jury trial to hold the provider legally responsible for any injuries or damages resulting from risks inherent in the sport or recreational opportunity or for any injuries or damages you may suffer due to the provider's ordinary negligence that are the result of the provider's failure to exercise reasonable care."
2025 Mont. Laws ch. 720 (HB 768) (checked October 21, 2026): "Any waiver or release for equine activities that is in compliance with this section is not prohibited by or subject to the provisions of 28-2-702."
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