In reviewing the hundreds of cases I’ve been asked to help out on it seems there should be common threads, but unfortunately there isn’t. In other words, each horse-related case is different.

However, it most cases, its one person wanting more money or value from someone else who doesn’t wish to give anything up.

In the following case, a wealthy woman from Connecticut wanted to buy a super jumper for her mediocre riding daughter. She eagerly paid the $275,000.00 asking price without reviewing the totality of the veterinarian’s pre-purchase exam which pointed out a possible hind leg suspensory problem.

At the time of the examination, the horse had been showing well, without any evidence of lameness. Unfortunately, about 2 months later, the horse had to stop showing because of a rear leg suspensory issue, previously forecast in the veterinarian’s written evaluation.

A suspensory problem can generally be helped by a full year off and gradual bringing back with nothing stressful in showing. So the remedy will involve much time off, which the plaintiff will not give up.

While the dollar amount is huge, don’t let it blind you to the obvious solution of simply waiting for each part of the horse purchase to take place.

Remember when your mother said to simply wait because ……“Everything comes to he who waits.” She was very right.


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