Adams v. Hare

Barnes, Judge.

Valerie Adams sued Tracey Hare as a result of injuries she received when a horse formerly owned by Hare kicked her. Adams appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Hare based on her immunity under the Injuries From Equine Activities Act (“Equine Activities Act”), OCGA § 4-12-1 et seq., enacted in 1991. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On appeal from a grant of summary judgment, this Court conducts a de novo review of the record, construing the evidence and all inferences therefrom in favor of the nonmoving party. Maddox v. Southern Engineering Co., 231 Ga.…