Kovnat v. Xanterra Parks and Resorts

BRISCOE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Corrine Kovnat was injured while horseback riding in Yellowstone National Park. Kovnat filed this diversity action alleging negligence, as well as negligent training and supervision, on the part of defendant Xanterra Parks & Resorts (Xanterra), the provider of the horseback riding services. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Xanterra, concluding that, in light of certain provisions of Wyoming’s Recreational Safety Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-121, et seq., Xanterra owed no duty of care to protect Kovnat from the injuries that she sustained.…