Florida Statute 773.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 773
EQUINE ACTIVITIES

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F.S. 773.02

773.02 General provisions.—Except as provided in s. 773.03, an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation or partnership, shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities and, except as provided in s. 773.03, no participant nor any participant’s representative shall have any claim against or recover from any equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or any other person for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of equine activities.

History.—s. 89, ch. 93-169; s. 93, ch. 99-3.

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Cases Citing Statute 773.02

Total Results: 6

Dilallo v. Riding Safely, Inc.

687 So. 2d 353, 1997 WL 54799

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 1997 | Docket: 1718517

Cited 6 times | Published

chapter 773 cannot be applied retroactively. Section 773.02, Florida Statutes (1993), provides in pertinent

McGraw v. R and R Investments, Ltd.

877 So. 2d 886, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 10715, 2004 WL 1606713

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 2004 | Docket: 1684427

Cited 4 times | Published

the immunity afforded to equine sponsors by section 773.02, Florida Statutes (2000). McGraw asserts that

Raveson v. Walt Disney World Co.

793 So. 2d 1171, 2001 WL 1048544

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 2001 | Docket: 1266341

Cited 4 times | Published

animal or not acting within his or her ability. Section 773.02 further provides the following general provision:

Germer v. Churchill Downs Management, Etc.

201 So. 3d 721, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13398

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 7, 2016 | Docket: 4419703

Published

*723 ty5’ and, therefore, pursuant to section 773.02 of the Florida Statutes, was statutorily precluded

Germer v. Churchill Downs Management, Etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 2016 | Docket: 4110323

Published

2 activity” and, therefore, pursuant to section 773.02 of the Florida Statutes, was statutorily precluded

McNichol v. South Florida Trotting Center, Inc.

44 So. 3d 253, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15047, 2010 WL 3893864

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 2010 | Docket: 2400674

Published

defendant based on both the statutory immunity of section 773.02, Florida Statutes (2004) and the plaintiffs