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NAES BLOG - August 2019
As many of you are aware, I’ve been involved in the myriad of horse cases where one of the parties to the case either misunderstood one or more of the factors concerning the case, or simply had lied.
Now I can assure you that hundreds of thousands of horse transactions get settled correctly for the agreed upon amount, and no cheating was involved whatsoever.
However, if the horse sale gets messed up, youcan be assured that the basic problem is that somewhere along the line, communications got confused, or one of the parties was pulling a fast one, IE, the wrong amounts of dollars were written, or the listing of proper documents weren’t put down, etc.
That’s why paying for a neutral third party to draw up the contracts is so important; this person most often is an attorney.
Anyway, this is why either one or both of the parties must insist on a purchase contract to be completed by a licensed attorney in your state. Having another wise pair of eyes reviewing the sales agreement is the very best way of making sure that at least the appropriate state laws are considered.
What this all amounts to is you must protect not only your family but the horses you own and all other horses you may currently own or anticipate owning. Unfortunately the number of unethical horse transactions or outright fraudulent sales has always been a problem in the horse community.
One important factor has come up and is that of making you’re your hunter or jumper horse has had a mico-chip put underneath your horse’s skin. It has been a very important factor in ownership of your show horse in these two jumping divisions.
About one year ago, the United States Equestrian Association and the United States Hunter Jumper Association began implementation of a new policy of requiring the subcutaneous installation of a transponder for each hunter/jumper horse participating in a recognized USHJA/USEF horse show.
The benefits of microchipping have been utilized in dog ownership for years and should be an obvious benefit in establishing ownership of your show horse as well. Because the USEF is the national governing body of equestrian sports, the movement to include other disciplines in the microchipping plans are being considered, but as for now, the hunters and jumpers are the only disciplines with the chip requirements now. The specific rule requirements are shown under Rule HU 104.
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August 2019
Even with application of a transponder under the horse’s skin, it would seem that your horse’s ownership can be validated.
Even in these modern times, the establishment of true ownership is still very important.
Under the rule HU 104 for the USHJA it’s a requirement for any horses entering a hunter or jumper class at a USHJA/USEF show to have the chip applied to your horse. |
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