
Decoding Horse Sales Fraud
The scenario is repeated all too-often in the equine industry. A private individual or entity purchases one or more horses, only to fi...
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Selling Your Horse On Trial? 5 Provisions for a Horse Sale & Trial Agreement
Before you send your sale horse out on a trial, consider the potential legalities and how you can best protect yourself....
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CHRISTINA WELTZ, Plaintiff, v. STONY HILL STABLES, INC., ELIZABETH HOTCHKISS, AISHA ALI-DUYCK, Defendants.
Horse trainer Aisha Ali-Duyck, now of Oregon, is accused of selling a former client in New York a jumper with shivers for $130,000....
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ANN S. REILLY Plaintiff v. Jennifer Brinkley and Jules Nyssen, Defendants.
North Carolina dressage trainer Jules Nyssen is being sued in federal court for more than $250,000 after he allegedly misrepresented ...
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MARIA CHUNGUNCO, Plaintiff, v. KIMBERLY STEWART and HOPE BATCHELOR, DVM., Defendants.
The owner of the coveted show pony, Spellbound, has filed suit against her child's former hunter/jumper trainer, Kim Stewart and vete...
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Florida Horse Sales: Do You Know the Law?
Florida offers horse buyers additional protections when it comes to purchasing an equine. Do you know what a bill of sale must include...
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Naamah M. Troutman, Plaintiff vs Melissa Thurston Briski, Defendant.
Naamah Troutman brought a civil claim against Melissa Thurston Briski alleging the defendant drugged a horse she attempted to sell h...
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Overcoming Consignment Horse Challenges
Selling a horse is a dreaded experience for some riders who don’t have the required resources to get the job done on their own. Cons...
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NJ Appellate Ruling Affirms Importance of Contract Terms
The Georgia woman suing dressage trainer Cesar Parra for fraud, and other issues, may not get her day in court. A New Jersey Appell...
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CHARLOTTE SCHICKEDANZ and GALTEN FARMS LTD, Plaintiffs, vs. DARREN CHIACCHIA, LISA MARONG and INDEPENDENCE FARM LLC, Defendants.
Charlotte Schickedanz and Galten Farms have filed suit in Marion County against event horse trainer and former Olympian Darren Chi...
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Equine Sales Contract Essentials
The horse industry is often a handshake business, and even high-end horses are often purchased and sold without the benefit of a contr...
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PIAFFE PERFORMANCE, INC., and APEX STABLES, INC., Plaintiffs vs. EVERGLADES DRESSAGE, LLC, Defendant.
Dressage trainer Cesar Parra filed suit alleging he had not received all of $650K from the sale of the horse Don Ulrik. Everglades ...
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IRMA RUBESA, PLAINTIFF, v. BULL RUN JUMPERS, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, DEFENDANT.
An amateur show jumping rider purchased a jumper for $235,000 then sued the seller, Bull Run Jumpers, alleging misrepresentation and ...
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BPA EQUINE INVESTMENTS, L.L.C., et al vs. MICHAEL J. McCORMICK dba MTM Farm et al.
A lawsuit accuses Texas horse trainer Mike McCormick of MTM Farm of selling his clients horse for $155,000 when they believed the ...
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Douglas Wheeler v. Christina Bishop
The plaintiff alleges that he relied on defendant, who is a hunter/jumper trainer, prior to purchasing what was known by defendant to ...
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JOHN R. NEAL AND LEA A. NEAL, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. SJEF JANSSEN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
The plaintiffs learned that the buyer had actually paid the defendant $480,000 for the dressage horse. Plaintiffs brought an action ag...
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