TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One - Making Equine Law Accessible and Affordable

How to Find & Hire the [Equine] Lawyer Right for You
How to Win Back Your Legal Fees in a Legal Dispute
Finding a Lawyer at Low Cost
A Lawyer as Your “Legal Coach” While You Do Most of
the Work Yourself

Chapter Two - Contracts and How To Avoid Disputes
With Them

Avoiding the Pitfalls That Create Disputes Involving an
Equine-related Contract
Ten Important Details for Equine Contracts
How the Equine Activity Liability Laws Affect Contracts
and Releases of Liability

Chapter Three - Equine Sales

Papers, Papers - Who Has the Papers? How to Avoid
Disputes About Registration Papers
Selling a Horse on Installment Payments? Know the
Pitfalls Before You Leap
Legal Aspects of the Trial Period - Five Foreseeable
Problems and How You Can Avoid Them
Injunction Proceedings in the Horse Industry
How Legal Are Your Advertisements?

Chapter Four - Relationships–Boarding,
Training, Sharing and Leasing Horses

The Horse Owner's Guide to Achieving a Good
Relationship With the Boarding Stable
Liability of the Boarding Stable for Injuries to Its
Customer's Horses
Legal Aspects of the “Half-Lease”/Share Boarding
Arrangement
How to Achieve a Positive Relationship With Your Horse
Trainer
How to Avoid Common Disputes Involving Equine Leases

Chapter Five -Selecting and Managing an Equine
Business

Selecting the Right Structure for Your Business
Business Tips for Self-Employed Equine Professionals
Will Your Corporation Limit Your Personal Liability? Nine
Suggestions for Taking Your Corporation Seriously

So That Others Will, Too
You're an Equine Partnership – Now What?

Chapter Six - Land Use and Zoning Issues

What is Horse Friendly Zoning?
Horse-Related Zoning Battles – How to Launch a
Strategy So That Everybody Wins
How to Buy Horse-Friendly Real Estate Without Buying
a Land-Use Lawsuit
What to Consider Before an Equine Professional
Conducts Business in Your Barn

Chapter Seven - Equine Liabilities–The Latest
Developments & How to Avoid Liability

How Have the Equine Activity Liability Laws Been Faring
in the Courts? A Review of the Court Cases
Putting the Equine Liability Laws to the Test
Understanding & Avoiding Equipment-Related Liabilities
Eight Strategies for Avoiding Liability

Chapter Eight - Liability Waivers and Releases

Do You Need a Liability Release?
Why Liability Releases Fail

Chapter Nine - Other Legal Rights You Should Know

Looks Like Veterinary Malpractice – Now What?
Liability for Defective Products
Mind Your Message – How Defamation Can Affect the
Horse Industry
Understanding Your Legal Right of Publicity

Chapter Ten - Insurance
Trouble Saving Information and Tips

15 Common Myths Regarding Equine Insurance
Who Needs Worker's Compensation Insurance?
Maximum Protection With Umbrella Insurance

Chapter Eleven - Association, Organization,
and Event Legal Issues

Protecting the Volunteer Work Force From Liability
Dispelling Myths Regarding Non-Profit Corporations

Chapter Twelve - Glossary of Legal Terms

Appendix

Chart of Equine Activity Liability Laws With Sign
Posting and Contract Language Requirements (As of
January 2000)

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Director, American Riding Instructors
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North American Horsemen's Association

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Chair, ASTM Committee on Equestrian
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Chair, U.S. Pony Club Curriculum
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cover.

Dan Arnold, Director of Training &
Certification

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Executive in Residence, University of
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Salem-Teikyo University
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North American Riding for the Handicapped
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January 1997, p. 156

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May 1996, p. 15

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November/December 1996, p. 41

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April 1996, p. 65

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