Important information
Everyone who boards or rides horses at Phoenix Rising Equine LLC (“Stable”) is, in addition to the terms and conditions of their respective boarding agreements, subject to the following Stable Rules as may be amended from time to time at the Stable’s sole discretion:
1. The Stable is a community. Please treat other members of the community with respect,
courtesy and consideration. Safe, considerate and courteous behavior of all boarders, family
members and guests are required at all times! Your safety is our primary goal.
2. RELEASE AND WAIVER REQUIRED: All boarders, guests and instructors must execute and
deliver a Hold Harmless Liability Waiver and Release before participating in any equestrian
activities.
3. HELMETS REQUIRED: ALL PERSONS, UNDER THE AGE OF 18, RIDING AT THE
STABLE, MUST WEAR AN ASTM APPROVED HELMET AT ALL TIMES WHILE RIDING OR
MOUNTED. ALL RIDERS REGARDLESS OF AGE MUST WEAR A HELMET WHILE
JUMPING.
4. SHOES ENCOURAGED: ALL PERSONS RIDING AT THE STABLES MUST WEAR
STURDY SHOES OR BOOTS WITH HEELS.
5. GATES: All gates must be closed at all times except when attended. All visitors must close
any gate on the property that they open (and may not open locked gates). Gates shall only be
opened after making a reasonable determination that it is safe to do so. Leave gates as you
found them. If you are last to leave the ranch, close the front gates.
6. GROUNDS: Owner’s and their guests are welcome in the arenas, barns, tack rooms,
pastures, rings and parking areas. The houses and shop are for owners only. The feed room
is only open to boarders and owners.
7. DOORS: All doors must remain closed while not attended including tack room doors, barn
doors, hay storage stall doors and feed room doors. Owners and guests must close
unattended doors whether they opened them or not. Stall doors may remain open when not
occupied by a horse.
8. PARKING: Parking is permitted in the designated areas provided. Do not park in front of barn
entrances. Do not park on the lawn (unless there is an event/show going on). Any
parking/driving related damage in non-designated areas will be repaired at Owner’s expense.
9. NO SMOKING. SMOKING is NOT permitted anywhere on the Stable’s property
10.NO ALCOHOL. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES may not be consumed on the Stable’s property,
except as specifically approved by Stable Management.
11. CHILDREN: No one shall leave a minor under the age of 16 unattended on the Stable’s
property. Minors under the age of 16 (hereinafter referred as “Children”) must be under the
direct supervision of a responsible adult at all times.
A. No Children may play in/on the hay bales.
B. Children, like all riders, must wear AN ASTM APPROVED HELMET at all times while on
horseback.
C. Minors between the ages of 16 and 18 must have an emergency contact phone number
listed in the office to ride in the absence of a parent or guardian.
12. NO DOGS: No dogs are not allowed at the Stable, except the dog of a boarder that has
been given permission by Stable management to bring that specific dog to the Stable. All
such dogs must be under the immediate care and supervision of their owners at all times.
Any/all such permissions may be revoked by Stable management at any time in its sole
discretion without advance notice.
13. GUESTS: It is the responsibility of each boarder sponsoring a Guest to make sure that the
Guest(s) are aware of, and follow, these Stable Rules. Anyone not in compliance may be
asked to leave the property without notice. No Guest may handle or ride a horse unless that
Guest shall have first signed and delivered a Hold Harmless Liability Waiver and Release to
Stable management and Stable management has approved and countersigned the Hold
Harmless Liability Waiver and Release. Before any person may ride a horse which he or she
does not own, a written permission slip from the horse’s owner must be delivered to Stable
management, and that rider must have a Hold Harmless Liability Waiver and Release
approved and countersigned by Stable management.
14. HANDLING HORSES:
A. Respect animals ALWAYS!
B. Do not handle anyone’s horse(s), or enter any stall, without express permission by the
horse owner and Stable Management to do so.
C. Do not remove a horse from a stall or paddock without staff permission.
D. Always use a halter and lead line when moving horses.
E. Keep a safe distance between horses (horse length).
F. If a horse gets loose, yell “Horse Loose” and move to a safe position against a wall, in
the tack room, feed room, or other safe location. Use good common sense.
15. LEASES: No horse may be leased out by a boarder without the express approval of Stable
Management. This is to ensure that the Stable knows the person that is coming onto the
property. The Lessee’s name and contact information, shall appear on the Boarded Horse
Information Form for that horse. It is the Owner’s responsibility to provide the Lessee with a
copy of the Stable’s Rules and to have the Lessee deliver a Hold Harmless Liability Waiver
and Release to Stable management. Ultimately, the safety and welfare of the horse remains
with the Owner, and not the Lessee.
16. GROUNDS: It is the duty of every boarder to help keep the Stable property free of litter,
clean and organized. This duty requires all boarders to clean up after themselves, especially
while in the barn.
A. Keep the aisles clean and tidy for your safety and the safety of others.
B. Everything belonging to the Owner or otherwise moved by the Owner must be kept
out of the aisle except when it is being used.
C. Clean up after using the horse ties, hitching posts and wash racks.
D. Limit wash to 5 minutes, shut off water and coil hose when finished.
E. Sweep up after picking hooves, grooming or clipping in the aisle.
F. Pick up your horse’s manure from the aisles, arenas, parking lot, and around the
barn.
G. Deposit only manure (and shavings) in the muck buckets provided by the Stable.
H. All other garbage goes in the respective garbage and recycling cans located in
various areas on the property.
I. Turn off lights in the arenas, tack room, bathroom and aisles, when you have finished
using them.
17. TACK AND BLANKETS:
A. Do not use anyone’s tack, grooming supplies or any equipment that is not your own
without explicit permission to do so.
B. All halters, leads, boots, sheets and blankets, etc should be clearly identified and
must be maintained by the Owners in the designated locations specified by Stable
management.
C. ALL TURNOUT BLANKETS must be WATERPROOF and must have name tags.
D. Blanketing instructions for each horse must be clearly stated in the horse’s Boarded
Horse Information Form, and should be posted as instructed by Stable management.
E. Hang sheets or blankets on the fence while you ride.
F. Stable does not provide laundry service. Owner is responsible for keeping blankets
and pads in clean, dry and sanitary condition.
18. FEED:
A. Do NOT feed hay to your horse. All hay feeds are provided by Stable staff.
B. Do not feed treats to any horse other than your own, without first obtaining permission
from the horse’s owner.
C. Horses to be fed between 7:00 and 8:00 am and between 5:00 and 6:00 pm
(approximately) each day.
19. CONDUCT:
A. No person may act as an instructor at the Stable who is not either insured by the
Stable or has submitted written proof of independent insurance to Stable management
and has permission of Stable management to instruct at the Stable.
B. Do not keep your horse on the rail while mounting, checking tack or untacking your
horse. This should be free for working riders.
C. Do not handle anyone’s horse(s) without express permission to do so.
D. Running, shouting, rock throwing, and rowdy boisterous behavior are not permitted at
any time.
20. The Stable is not responsible for lost or stolen articles.