Horse Owners Sue Kalmbach over Contaminated Equine Feed
An Ohio couple accuses the maker of Tribute Equine Nutrition of knowingly distributing ionophore contaminated equine feed. An FDA investigation asserts Kalmbach manufactured a medicated feed immediately prior to Lot #7...
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My Horse is Not a Chattel, Sir
In the presence of the horse feed recalls, one can only wonder how the aggrieved could possibly be compensated for the losses suffered. In most states, horses, like all animals, are known as chattel. Chattel, under the law...
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Horse Leases: What You Need to Know
A pony, qualified for Devon and Pony Finals, was leased for a year. The Lessee arranged to make two payments to the Lessor. The second was due after Pony Finals. After the competition, instead of paying the funds, the ...
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Plaintiffs: AQHA Cloned Horse Ban is Abuse of Monopoly
A decision at last month's American Quarter Horse Convention refusing to register quarter horses that are the result of cloning, as well as their offspring, has led to a federal antitrust suit against the American Quarte...
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Trial Begins, Seeking AQHA Registration for Clones
Plaintiffs suing AQHA say the association has created a monopoly by not allowing cloned horses into its registry. The trial began with both sides taking their positions regarding the technology....
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Judge Tells AQHA to Register Clones
A Texas federal judge told the American Quarter Horse Association that it must register cloned horses and their offspring. U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson granted an injunction against the 280,000 member breed a...
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AQHA Must Pay $900K for Plaintiffs' Cloning Legal Fees
U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson has ordered the American Quarter Horse Association to pay the plaintiffs' almost $900,000 in legal fees from the cloning lawsuit....
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AQHA Makes Way for Clones
U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson signed the final judgment Thursday outlining the changes to the American Quarter Horse Association’s rules to make way for clones. The court mandated the registration of cloned ...
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AQHA Victorious in Cloning Lawsuit
The American Quarter Horse Association can ban cloned Quarter Horses from its breed association. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order denying the plaintiffs’ petition for a rehea...
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AQHA Seeks Stay of Cloning Registration
The American Quarter Horse Association is asking a Texas court to stay an order requiring the registration of clones and their offspring, pending an appeal....
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Jury Rules in AQHA Cloning Case
A jury ruled Tuesday that the American Quarter Horse Association violated state and federal antitrust laws by conspiring to bar cloned horses from the group's registry....
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Appellate Court: AQHA Can Ban Cloned Horses
An appeals court has ruled the American Quarter Horse Association can ban cloned horses from its breed registry....
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AQHA Says Cloning Fight Isn't Over
The American Quarter Horse Association announced it will appeal and ultimately take any legal steps necessary to overturn Tuesday's verdict. A 10-person jury ruled AQHA violated state and federal antitrust laws by cons...
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Court Halts AQHA's Registration of Clones
U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson granted AQHA's motion in part. The Order specifies AQHA must immediately develop appropriate rules for the registration of clones and their offspring....
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Heritage Farm Motion to Dismiss Denied in Alleged Pony Sale Cover-Up
Barbara Tichner-Dildabanian can file a separate lawsuit against the sellers, Bibby Farmer, Lane Change Farm, Larry Glefke and Kelley Farmer in Florida, for their failure to disclose, since the sales transaction took p...
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Show Jumping’s Holger Hetzel Sued for $1M-plus for Fraud, Negligence
A Florida lawsuit accuses show jumping’s Holger Hetzel of fraud, civil theft, and professional negligence. The plaintiffs are seeking more than $1 million in damages and injunctive relief for the return of one of their ...
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Suit Alleges Unscrupulous Practices by Vets, Trainer in Sale of $135K Dressage Horse
A 10-year old Dutch horse named W Double You caught Marion Mayer’s eye. Recently imported from Belgium, the black gelding was advertised as trained through Intermediare and sound....
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ADM Horse Feed Poisoned with Monensin: Class Action Suit
Horse owners allege Archer Daniels Midland Company poisoned their horses to death with monensin-contaminated horse feed. A class-action suit was filed Tuesday. ...
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Western Milling Suit Linked to Horses' Monensin Deaths
The death of more than a dozen California horses linked to monensin tainted horse feed has prompted the filing of a lawsuit. The plaintiffs allege Western Milling, LLC, located in Goshen, was negligent in the manufactur...
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Warmblood Breeder Convicted of Animal Abuse Sues Humane Society for $15 Million
A convicted animal abuser sues a local humane society for $15 million. California Warmblood breeder Jill Burnell of Gray Fox Farm alleges her rights were violated....
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