Is giving dismount instructions a standard industry practice in commercial horse-riding tours?

Emergency dismounts have to be learned, and can't be learned properly in an hour. Even then, the emergency dismount is often as dangerous as being thrown, unless your horse is racing for a cliff or something.

Suggesting to a rank beginner that they might be able to do an emergency dismount is asking for trouble. They'll throw themselves off at the first move sideways... or on the side of a cliff... or under another horse... or for no reason at all and then they'll get hurt.

Better to stay on the horse no matter what.

In the dude business... your best bet is to NOT instruct anybody how to do much of anything. The more you talk the more they mis- interpret what you say and the more you say the more we have to talk about in the court house.

This is why we saddle the horse... lead the horse to the mounting area and tell you to stay in line until we return to dismount.

Waivers don't mean crap in a courthouse if you have a good lawyer.

Standard practice is to have you all sign waivers so you can't sue. Also, there are no emergency dismount procedures from a galloping horse. The point is to stay on the horse so you don't impact the ground at full gallop.

Giving emergency dismount instructions to beginners on trail rides would be very dangerous. I'm sorry your mother got hurt, but it isn't the farm's fault.

Sorry your family member got hurt. Glad it wasn't her neck that got broken.

Horses as stated in your release can be dangerous and cause injury.

Stay on the horse is the standard. coming off at unscheduled places and high speeds, has potential for big problems.

No, not at all.

It is not.