Appeals Court Finds Equestrian Assumed Risk of Injury

A New York state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a plaintiff assumed the risk of injury while horseback riding.   The incident occurred when the plaintiff’s left foot became caught in the stirrup when she attempted to mount the horse at Raleigh Hall. As she swung her right leg around the horse, the horse shifted and rose up on its hind legs, causing her to fall.   “The doctrine of primary assumption of the risk provides that ‘by engaging in a sport or rec