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It depends on where the accident occurred, if the animal was on a public roadway then the owner is responsible for any damage that was done to the vehicle and any injuries to the passengers. If it was on private property, it would more than likely be the fault of the driver of the vehicle or in some situations both parties could be held responsible.
Another answer: Depends on the state. Texas is a "Free Range" state and only the US highways are considered "closed range". So the owner is not liable unless it can be proved that he was knowingly negligent for livestock accidents. For example, it if could be proved that the fence was down, had been down a long time, the owner knew it was and had been down, knew that his horses were getting out, and did nothing to remedy the situation. Only then could he be held responsible. Don't know about other states, but here in Texas, as I said, it is a Free Range state.
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∙ 12y agoI'm not entirely sure, since I don't live in Arkansas, but I feel as though it would be the owner/stable owner if their fence was left open or was knocked down which allowed the horse to escape.
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∙ 12y agoWell it depends if there is a rider on the horse. If yes, then the motorist would be liable unless the rider wasn't paying attention or had a mental illness. The motorist would also be liable if they were drunk/high or if the headlights or any sort of lights weren't on (in the dark) However, the rider would be liable if they weren't paying attention, were drunk, high, or lost control of the horse. It all just depends on exactly what happened.
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∙ 14y agoThe driver, horses ALWAYS have right of way on a road.
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∙ 13y agoProbably the owner of the car. The car owner was traveling with it, and it got in the accident. now, if the owner was in the car, probably the owner of the horse would be responsible.
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∙ 12y agoIf there is a person on the horse, the person on the horse but if there isn't then the horse or if the car was parked right behind the horse then the person who drives the car.
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