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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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