Operators of recreational activities involving young children may be found negligent for failing to implement simple, inexpensive safety precautions (such as leading a beginner child's horse) even where the operator's system conforms to industry practice and has operated without incident for many years. Common knowledge of the risks of horse riding and the limited capacity of young children is sufficient to establish foreseeability without expert evidence. A parent's acceptance of risk or a disclaimer sign cannot affect the duty of care owed directly to a young child.
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