We don't have many rules but here they go:
ALWAYS schedule an appt if you want to visit - I work and my husband works and we have a small child - sometimes are just not that convient and I don't want to have to tell you I can't show you a horse if I am busy.
Dogs - we have 6 dogs so if you want to bring your dog ASK - I perfer no outside dogs be brought in just because we have dogs and sometimes dogs (like people) just don't get along but I also understand dogs are part of the family so if you would like to bring your dog make sure I know. I don't want your dog or any of mine to get hurt. Do not bother to ask if your dog doesn't like other dogs, cats, goats, kids, people, or doesn't stay on a leash or right with you. The animals here live here so in almost all cases I will take their "side" in an disagreement.
We do not allow flip flops in with any of the horses -- now that doesn't apply to me -- they are my horses and my toes so I am willing to risk my toes because I have no one but myself to blame if I get stepped on -- but guests can stay outside the pens and pet through the fence if they aren't wearing proper shoes..
Kids are not allowed to run/scream around the horses (this includes my own son) and IF in the pen with the horses must stay next to an adult at all times.
Kids are not allowed to sit on/ride the horses unless specific permission was asked/granted (doesn't happen very often as I learned early on child throws tantrum - parents agree child should ride more or sit on more horses and if I don't agree it isn't always nice)... I have a cousin who brings her daughter over and her daughter thinks she must sit on EVERY horse here and I don't agree as some of my horses don't appreciate it and frankly they live here not my cousin
I agree with the no smoking - no one in my family smokes (my mom did for years but quit several years back) so I actually perfer no smoking on the property but that doesn't always happen as we do have a couple friends that smoke - but they all make sure to stay away from barns/pastures and up on our rocks and they almost all take their butts home with them when they go (nothing against smokers but I have a dislike of fires - my dad's house burnt down when I was in HS and I hope to never have that happen again).
NEVER go in a pen/mess with a horse that you do not have permission to be in with.
Gate rules pretty much same as everyone else - if its open leave it open - if its closed leave it closed.
And I agree with my husband does no business with the horses - he gets names/ages/prices all mixed up and has been known to call a filly a colt or vice versa when talking (not that he doesn't know the difference but forgets and doesn't think to look if he thinks he is right).
Guess I had more rules than I thought.