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Horse Fraud Trial: Winning the Selleck Case  *
Trial lawyer George Knopfler faced a number of unique challenges beyond simply proving the facts of his case when he represented actor Tom Selleck and his family in a lawsuit alleging fraud in the sale of a show horse. He had to educate a jury with little experience in the horse business about the ins and outs of the show horse world; he had to make ... Read full story
 10/19/2009
Horse Rescues React to Unauthorized Fundraising   *
Two equine rescue operators are revamping their fundraising policies after learning about unauthorized fundraising activities taking place on their behalf. The situation came to light June 3, when Tawnee Preisner, vice president of NorCal Equine Rescue in Oroville, Calif., saw a vendor displaying a NorCal sign selling decorative items outside a Yuba ... Read full story
 6/13/2009
Obama Suspends Recent H-2A Agricultural Worker Rule Changes  *
According to an update from the American Horse Council (AHC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has suspended the recent changes to the H-2A program made by the Bush Administration in December 2008. On Dec. 18 DOL adopted a final rule outlining new procedures for the administration of the H-2A temporary agricultural alien worker program. Many horse ... Read full story
 5/31/2009
Employment and Immigration  *
Keep necessary documentation and use personnel best management practices when hiring immigrant laborers. Veteran Arabian horse trainer Jill Girardi Thomas is no stranger to the challenges connected with finding and retaining good barn operations staff. "It's an industry where the work is hard, the entry level pay is low--between $8 and $12 an hour--and ... Read full story
 2/1/2009
New York Farm Operator Sentenced   *
Geraldine Trupia, the operator of a New York breeding farm from which authorities seized a herd of horses in August, appeared in Troupsburg Town Court for sentencing this week. Now she's speaking out on the circumstances of her case. Trupia was charged in September with five misdemeanor animal cruelty counts after Finger Lakes Society for the Prevention ... Read full story
 11/15/2008
Curlin Majority Owner Bids to Buy Out Remaining Share  *
Jess Jackson is involved in a private bid to buy out the 20% minority interest he doesn't control in reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, but actions in a Kentucky court Nov. 13 on the surface probably won't help speed a decision on the champion colt's future. A court-appointed receiver representing the parent company of the minority interest recently ... Read full story
 11/14/2008
Kansas Trainer Vows Court Fight Over Relocated Horses   *
Kansas horse trainer Tammy Blase vowed to challenge landlord Scott Becker and his family in court on grounds that he violated their lease agreement by ordering the Nov. 4 removal of 59 horses from Mount Bethel Farm in Meriden, Kan., without first notifying her in writing. Blase reported the horses stolen after a client disclosed that the horses were ... Read full story
 11/10/2008
Horses Grab Headlines in Kansas Financial Dispute   *
A group of 59 horses became the subject of a Jackson County, Kan., police investigation this week after they were reported stolen, then recovered, and then revealed to be collateral in a financial dispute between a Meriden, Kan., farm owner and the woman who leases his property for horse boarding. Tammy Blase of Topeka leases Mount Bethel Farm from ... Read full story
 11/7/2008
Effort to Match Seized New York Horses, Owners Continues   *
Eight weeks after seizing 85 allegedly malnourished Thoroughbred horses from a Troupsburg, N.Y., breeding farm, authorities with the Finger Lakes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) are still trying to match the horses with their rightful owners. SPCA Investigators seized the horses from Norcrest/Middle Creek Farm, operated by ... Read full story
 10/30/2008
Who's Your Vet   *
Horse owners have noticed a shift in who their medical caregivers are, and that trend will continue in the coming decade For anyone with a horse, it might come as no surprise that in recent years you’ve been seeing a definite change in the complexion of the equine veterinary work force: more women. This trend has been steadily increasing over the ... Read full story
 9/5/2008
Hobby or Business? Defining your Equine Venture  *
According to the Internal Revenue Service, if your main objective is to make a profit, then you are considered a legitimate business. Many people involved within the horse industry often do not view their small horse operation as a business. They are surprised to learn that you do not have to own a large facility or have several years of experience ... Read full story
 8/31/2008
Stallion Reported Stolen is Focus of Ownership Dispute  *
Capone 1, the Holsteiner show jumping stallion reported as stolen in Washington State, is the focal point of a civil lawsuit concerning his ownership, according to attorneys representing both sides of the dispute. According to terms of a lawsuit posted on its Web site, exitpointstallions.com, syndicate Exitpoint Stallions Limiteé claims to be the ... Read full story
 7/14/2008
Excerpt from The Complete Equine Legal & Business Handbook: Trusts  *
Various kinds of trusts can be valuable estate planning tools, although trusts probably are not the cure-all for probate problems they sometimes are advertised to be. Revocable Trusts Revocable trusts also are known as "living" trusts. Such trusts take effect during the lifetime of the maker of the trust. They can be modified or completely revoked ... Read full story
 6/19/2008
Excerpt from The Complete Equine Legal & Business Handbook: Records  *
The paperwork requirements for starting a business vary from almost none (a sole proprietorship) to extensive (a corporation). And once the business is up and running, the owner or owners must maintain a variety of records. Record keeping can be a lot of work even for a simple business, and it may be tempting to let the task slide in favor of more ... Read full story
 6/2/2008
Rescue Highlights Danger of 'Free Horse' Offers   *
Dennis Rutherford of Elma, Wash., had the best of intentions when he offered his pair of retired Thoroughbred racehorses free to good homes on a popular giveaway Web site. Now he's warning other horse owners it's dangerous to offer something for nothing. "People should never offer a horse free of charge," said Rutherford, a soldier whose horses needed ... Read full story
 5/23/2008
Animal Rights Groups Target Eight Belles' Injury   *
In the wake of the death of the filly Eight Belles as she galloped out after the May 3 Kentucky Derby, animal rights organizations are publicly calling for changes--some of them drastic--for the horseracing industry. The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, commonly referred to as PETA, has asked the racing industry to "stop racing ... Read full story
 5/6/2008
Equine Law Conference: Review of Pending Horse Bills   *
American Horse Council president James J. Hickey Jr. briefed attorneys May 1 on legislative actions in Congress during the 23rd National Conference on Equine Law, but he also handicapped the immediate passage chances of a couple of them as remote. Hickey, whose group is a prominent lobbying arm for the horse industry in Washington, D.C., told an ... Read full story
 5/2/2008
'Equine Equity Act' Makes Key Progress  *
The Equine Equity Act, which reduces the capital gains holding period for horses and shortens the depreciation schedule for racehorses, is part of the 2007 Farm Bill and could be approved by the United States Senate in a few days. The Senate voted Dec. 12 to include the provision in the Farm Bill, which covers a host of things including farm subsidies, ... Read full story
 12/13/2007
Excerpt from The Complete Equine Legal & Business Handbook: Liability   *
The Complete Equine Legal & Business Handbook This comprehensive handbook covers areas of possible conflict for all horse owners and equine businesses, no matter the size, breed, or discipline. Topics covered include: Legal status of animals as property Insurance and liability Types of business ownership Dispute resolution Estate ... Read full story
 11/12/2007
Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium: Communication Strategies for Improving Vet-Client-Farrier Relations  *
When a horse has a foot problem that involves both the farrier and the veterinarian, the owner, and possibly a trainer and/or an insurance agent, communications can get more than complicated. They can snarl into a convoluted tangle of terminology and "he said, she said" that leaves everyone unhappy, including the horse. At the Bluegrass Laminitis ... Read full story
 5/1/2007
Where Are All the Vets?  *
The caller is in the midst of a terrible dilemma. It is 8:30 on a rainy, November night. The weatherman is calling for the roads to freeze up. This poor woman's horse is colicking, and her "regular" veterinarian won't even return her phone calls. How does a horse owner avoid ending up in a situation like this? And why won't veterinarians go out to ... Read full story
 10/1/2006
Calif. Owner to Sue Trainer Over Drug Positive  *
In a lawsuit that is believed to be unprecedented, the owner of a horse disqualified for a drug positive is suing his trainer for the redistributed purse money. Los Angeles-based attorney Alan Klein, whose Ellenay Racing owned Dyna Da Wyna when she won a maiden race at Santa Anita Park January 26, 2003, was ordered by the California Horse Racing Board ... Read full story
 8/18/2006
Alltech Announces $10 Million Title Sponsorship for 2010 WEG  *
Alltech, a Kentucky-based biotechnology company, announced its title sponsorship yesterday (June 19)for the 2010 FEI games to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. This marks the first time in FEI history that the World Equestrian Games, now called the Alltech FEI Games Kentucky 2010, will have a title sponsor. "Dr. Pierce Lyons and the ... Read full story
 6/20/2006
Equine Business Summit Draws Enthusiastic Audience  *
Nearly $30,000 pledged to launch Center for Equine Business Studies An industry summit on the Center for Equine Business Studies (CEBS) at Texas A&M University drew an enthusiastic and curious audience of more than 75 horse industry representatives to Fort Worth, Texas, May 18, to learn more about and discuss the future of the proposed Center. ... Read full story
 5/23/2006
Friesian Association Moves to Kentucky Horse Park  *
The Kentucky Horse Park is pleased to announce that the Friesian Horse Association of North America (FHANA) is moving their headquarters to the National Horse Center at the park. This move will enable the Friesian breed to increase its visibility in the North American equine industry. It also brings to 28 the number of national and regional equine ... Read full story
 4/11/2006
HC/HERDA Update; Owners of Carrier Stallions Notified  *
Approximately 100 Quarter Horse stallion owners have received, or will receive, a telephone message from Ann Rashmir, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, associate professor of surgery and head of the Hyperelastosis Cutis (HC) Research Program at Mississippi State University, that contains unwelcome news. The message is that the stallion is a carrier of the recessive ... Read full story
 5/17/2004
Judge Rules California Trainer Defrauded Owners  *
California Thoroughbred racing trainer Frank Monteleone and assistant trainer Linda Mikus have been found liable for compensatory and punitive damages plus interest totaling $635,000 as the result of a civil suit brought against them by two horse owners who were clients of Monteleone's. The May 4 decision, handed down by District Court Judge Jennifer ... Read full story
 5/11/2004
AAEP Kicks Off My Vet Matters Contest   *
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) wants horse owners to share why their equine veterinarian is first-rate by participating in the AAEP's My Vet Matters Contest. In honor of the AAEP’s 50th anniversary in 2004, the My Vet Matters Contest celebrates the important relationship between veterinarian, owner and horse. Beginning Jan. ... Read full story
 12/17/2003
4-1-9 Horse Purchasing Scam   *
Some scam artists in Nigeria and other West African countries have engineered a particularly nasty Internet scam, known as the 4-1-9 or advance fee fraud scheme. All classified ad web sites have been fair game to the fraudsters, including online horse ads. According to the United States Secret Service, the 4-1-9 fraud (which refers to the Nigerian ... Read full story
 11/1/2003
Group Seeks to Redefine What Only Veterinarians Can Do  *
Each state has a veterinary practice act, which is a legal interpretation of what constitutes veterinary practice in that state on all species. For example, chiropractic or acupuncture might be considered veterinarian-only skills in some states, while in other states they can be performed by a skilled lay person under a licensed veterinarian's direction. The ... Read full story
 4/11/2003
AAEP Convention Forum: Purchase Exams at Public Auction  *
One of your top clients wants you to look at a filly he has his eye on at the sales. You must give him your honest opinion on the horse by looking at radiographs taken by another veterinarian and housed in a repository. Unfortunately, they aren’t the finest films you’ve ever seen and time is short, but from what you can tell, the horse is radiographically ... Read full story
 11/30/2001
Translator Will Assist Ky. Farm Workers and Managers  *
Daniel D. Stewart, III, of The Stewart Group, Auctioneers and Farm Brokers Int'l in Lexington, Ky., has announced the appointment of Carole Fernandez, of New York, N.Y., to work with Bluegrass area horse farm managers and owners in providing active accurate verbal and written communication and translation services to their Hispanic farm workers. The ... Read full story
 10/12/2001
Dealing With Agents  *
Several years before his death, comedian-actor John Candy teamed with Eugene Levy in a video spoof of musical documentaries. They portrayed the inept, accordion-playing Schmenge brothers in "The Last Polka." At one point in the film, the brothers decide that they would be much more successful if they were represented by an agent. "You got to have ... Read full story
 10/3/2001
Buying or Building a Farm  *
Buying or building a horse farm can be a challenging venture where dreams might or might not become reality, and where budgets dictate compromise. The buyer needs to consider what is more advantageous: To build on empty land, or to buy a pre-existing horse farm. There are many other elements to consider, including location, future growth and how that ... Read full story
 6/1/2001
Limitation of Liability  *
Horses often seem to be accidents waiting to happen, and most horse owners can recount at least one horror story that starts with: "You aren't going to believe this, but..." Less apparent, but equally true, is the realization that horse businesses, by their very nature, also can be "accident prone." Whether horses are your vocation or avocation, it ... Read full story
 8/1/1998
Foal Sharing  *
Foaling season has begun, and soon the paddocks will be dotted with foals, each holding the aspirations and expectations of its breeder--a literal field of dreams. Preparation for this moment began more than the 11 months ago the mating took place, and the movement of the season toward spring means that breeders are making arrangements to take their ... Read full story
 2/1/1998
How Do You Own Your Business?  *
A question often put to attorneys is: "Should I incorporate my (fill in the blank) business?" The answer depends on several factors, and involves weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of ownership that can be chosen for a business venture. Whether you are just starting in the horse business, or are contemplating a change in ... Read full story
 4/1/1997




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