Most often, the bill of sale marks the completion of the sales transaction, with the buyer getting the horse anticipated and the seller receiving consideration. The thought of litigation is not the foremost of considerations. But the potential for a buyer feeling duped and the seller feeling vulnerable to suit exists and basic measures could […]
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Leone Equestrian Law Launches EquestrianCounsel.com
Leone Equestrian Law, founded this fall as a legal services and consultation firm for equestrian professionals, is proud to unveil their website: EquestrianCounsel.com. Providing legal counsel and representation to equestrians ranging from riders and trainers to owners and show managers in the FEI disciplines, Leone Equestrian Law was created by Armand Leone, an experienced member […]
Read more...USEF Videotape Review Rule 141.3 Needs Revision
The use of videotape review has become common place in high level sports and is used to resolve decisions on the field of play that affect the outcomes of games. Equestrian sport has also started to use videotape review to verify scoring decisions. Both the Arabian Rules and the Jumper Rules contain videotape review procedures […]
Read more...The Horseman’s Lien
Boarders come and boarders go, but sometimes they leave with unpaid bills. What is a trainer or barn owner to do when a boarder leaves with a large unpaid bill? Unfortunately, most barn owners and trainers do not have security deposits to cover departing boarders’ unpaid bills. Previously harmonious relationships breakdown and the boarder threatens […]
Read more...Concussion Recovery- Short Rest Works
Recommending strict rest for adolescents following concussions leads to slower symptom recovery and no better outcome. A recent article in Pediatrics from the Medical College of Wisconsin looked carefully at treatment for children who sustained concussions and were discharged from the ED in order to determine whether a recent trend of strict rest with no […]
Read more...The 5 Figure Sale Danger Zone
Looking back over “horse deals gone bad” in both my personal riding career and professional career representing horse owners and trainers, the most difficult disputes to resolve are those when the price of the horse and the cost of litigation are the same. This no man’s land involves horses that are sold for five figures […]
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