§ 25-21,253.Equine activities; signs and contracts; requirements.

Immunity under the Equine Activity Liability Act comes with a public-notice obligation, and section 25-21,253 spells it out in detail. Every equine professional must post and maintain signs bearing a set warning: that under Nebraska law an equine professional is not liable for a participant’s injury or death from the inherent risks of equine activities, citing sections 25-21,249 through 25-21,253. The section does not leave the format to guesswork — the word “WARNING” must appear in black letters at least three inches tall, with the rest of the text in letters at least one inch tall.

Placement matters as much as wording. The sign has to go in a clearly visible spot on or near any stable, corral, or arena the equine professional owns, leases, rents, manages, or controls, positioned so participants can readily see it.

The same warning has to appear in writing, too. Any written contract an equine professional enters into for professional services, instruction, or rental of equipment, tack, or an equine to a participant must contain the same warning notice in clearly readable print — whether the activities covered by that contract happen at the professional’s own location or somewhere else entirely.