About the Horse Agistment Agreement Template

The Horse Agistment Agreement Template is a template agreement between a landowner and a horse owner who wishes to agist their horses on the landowner’s property for a fee (the agistment fee).

This template:

·       Is between the Landowner and the Agistor (the person who owns the horses that they want to house on the property of the Landowner).

·       Requires you to complete the items in red text in this template including party details, property and agistment area details, details of the horses to be agisted, the fee being paid;

·       Contains default provisions including a lien over the horses where the Agistor fails to pay the fees;

·       Clarifies who pays what and care standards for the horses plus who is liable if something goes wrong; and

·       is a general template drafted for Australian laws and does not incorporate any specific arrangements.

What does the horse agistment agreement template Australia include?

The Horse Agistment Agreement Template is suitable for use in all states and territories in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Australian Capital Territory). It contains clauses about:

• The start date

• the number of horses

• how to vary the agreement

• the obligations of the landowner allowing access

• the obligations of the agistor as to insurance, animal care, repair, and payment

• protections against injury of horses and individuals depending on who caused the injury or damage

• allows the landowner a lien on the horses to recover agistment fees when they are not paid

• provides for termination with notice and confirms what happens when the agreement ends; and

• more!

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