Rules
Businesses own rules and practices
Welcome to Splendacrest Stables! Our stable code is compiled for the safety of customers, staff and horses. Take your time to familiarise yourself with the code, don´t hesitate to contact Jay if any questions should arise.
1. Please take notice of our opening hours: 7am - 6pm daily. If you need to contact Jay after hours, please text only to 0438 309458.
2. Calm and composed behaviour is essential around horses. Horses are flight animals that can spook at sudden movements and loud noises.
3. Entering the paddocks is prohibited without permission. Dogs are not encouraged at Splendacrest, but should definitely be on a leash if visiting the stables.
4. Feeding is planned carefully for each horse individually. Please ask before feeding any horse anything such as carrots or apples. Our horses do love treats, and you will normally be able to feed them, but please ask first.
5. Each horse has its own bridle and tack. Please return all tack to the correct places in the tack room. Please hang up halters, helmets and bridles correctly each time. Expensive equipment lying on the floor can get broken or cause danger if tangled in the feet of horses or human.
6. Please follow instructions at all times when leading, grooming and saddling your horse. Your personal safety is very important to us, so please be careful around all our horses. No one is allowed in the stables without correct covered footwear.
7. While handling horses, be aware of your surroundings and try to anticipate and avoid situations that may cause danger to yourself, the horse or others. Ask questions without hesitation, and you will end up learning a lot about handling horses! Listen to advice, and have a good attitude towards learning.
8. There is no smoking or vaping allowed at Splendacrest.
9. Any injuries, accidents or damage to equipment must be reported IMMEDIATELY to Jay or your riding instructor.
10. Please place all drink cans/bottles in the recycling bin, and all other rubbish in the general rubbish bin. Please sweep up after your own horse in the stables, and turn off the tap after you hose off.
11. The bathroom and change room facilities are for your use, therefore please make sure to keep this area neat and tidy.
12. The correct procedure when getting ready for your lesson is: Catch, Lead, Tie Up, Groom, Pick Hooves, Saddleblanket, Gel Pad, Saddle, HELMET, Bridle, Mount. Helmets are compulsory!
13. Minimum age for lessons at Splendacrest is 5 years old. Pony Rides are available for under 5 year olds. There is no maximum age for riding lessons or trail rides.
14. Splendacrest staff regularly take photos and videos of our programs running. Such use for these includes the display, distribution, publication, transmission, or otherwise use of photographs, images, and/or video taken for use in materials that include, but may not be limited to, printed materials such as brochures and newsletters, videos, and digital images such as those on the Splendacrest Stables website and social media.
15. Please arrive on time for your Riding Lesson or Trail Ride, and please advise if you or your child will not be attending. You can do this through this website, or by phoning/texting Jay on 0438 309458.
SPLENDACREST STABLES RIDING LESSONS & TRAIL RIDES
RELEASE, WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
I hereby acknowledge that I have voluntarily agreed (to allow my child) to participate in Riding Lessons or a Trail Ride with Jay Randle and Splendacrest Stables (hereinafter “the Releasees”).
I am aware that activities involving horses can be hazardous and the trail riding course may also be hazardous with both obvious and hidden dangers and the crossing over and travelling alongside public roads with vehicular traffic. I am voluntarily participating in these activities, or allowing my child to participate in these activities with knowledge of the danger involved and hereby agree to accept any or all risks of personal injury, death and/or property damage.
In consideration of the Releasees allowing myself or my child to participate in said Riding Lessons or Trail Ride, I hereby release, discharge and forever quit claim unto the Releasees, or any servant, agent or contractor of the Releasees, in respect of all liability to myself, my legal representative, distributes, guardians, assigns, heirs and next of kin for loss or damage of every kind whether arising out of or in any way connected with negligence or breach of contract or other acts howsoever caused on the part of the Releasees as a result of my own or my child's attendance at or participation in the Riding Lesson or Trail Ride.
In addition, I hereby release, discharge and forever quit claim unto the Releasees in respect of all actions, claims or demands of whatsoever nature I, my legal representative, distributes, guardians, assigns, heirs or next of kin now have or may hereafter have as a result of personal injury, death or property damage as a result of my own or my child's attendance at or participation in the Riding Lesson or Trail Ride.
I hereby promise to indemnify, save and hold harmless Jay Randle and Splendacrest Stables from any loss, liability, damage or cost they, or any servant, agent or contractor of Jay Randle or Splendacrest Stables, may incur as a result of my own or my child's attendance at or participation in the Riding Lesson or Trail Ride, whether caused by their negligence or otherwise.
I hereby assume full responsibility for any risk of injury, death or damage whether arising out of or in any way connected with negligence or breach of contract or other acts, howsoever caused, of the Releasees, as a result of my own or my child's participation in the Riding Lesson or Trail Ride.
Further I agree to wholly indemnify Jay Randle and Splendacrest Stables in respect to any loss or damage which any person who may accompany myself or my child to the Riding Lesson or Trail Ride may suffer being loss or damage of like kind to that mentioned above and whether that person or those persons shall be there at my specific request or direction or otherwise and whether those persons shall have paid any sum of money or given any valuable thing to the Releasees or to any other person in order to attend or participate in the Riding Lesson or Trail Ride.
I have carefully read this release and waiver of liability and indemnity agreement and fully understand its contents. I am aware that it is a contract between myself, Jay Randle and Splendacrest Stables, and agree to it of my own free will. I agree that it shall bind me, my legal representative, distributes, guardians, assigns, heirs and next of kin and that it may be presented in response to any course of action commenced in any court contrary to the terms hereof.
By booking and participating in a Riding Lesson or a Trail Ride with Splendacrest Stables, I hereby agree to be bound by all points in this Waiver of Liability.