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Appeals Court Upholds $210K Fine Against Horse Dealer for Interstate Transport Violations

In a significant ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the court upheld a $210,000 fine imposed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) against Jason Fabrizius and Fabrizius Livestock LLC, a Colorado-based horse dealer. The case revolved around violations of federal livestock transportation regulations, including failure to obtain required documentation when transporting horses across state lines.

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Buying a Horse? Check out this new Buyer’s guide.

Horse sales are fairly complex transactions. Whether you are buying your first or fiftieth horse, the following general guide on buying a horse is worth the read.

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USDA Temporarily Closes Miami Animal Import Center to New Arrivals of Horses

USDA Temporarily Closes Miami Animal Import Center to New Arrivals of Horses — Read on content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/228b23e

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Does a breed registration certificate prove horse ownership?

If you lost the bill of sale, will your breed registration certificate prove ownership?  The answer is, in Oklahoma, maybe. Case law is sparse on what proves ownership of a horse.  A couple very old cases, 1856 and 1909, describe possession and general acts of ownership, i.e. riding, are evidence of ownership.  See Barnes v.…

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Placing a Dollar Value on Your Horse

How do you place a dollar value on your horse? This is something you may need to do for a variety of reasons such as to insure your horse, sell your horse, or maybe to claim damages in the event of a law suit... While there is no hard and fast formula for computing a…

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Horse Sales $500.00 and over

Just a very quick blog post today as I sit here in the airport in Roanoke, VA.  I know I promised my next blog would discuss liability releases and waivers.  I will post that in the very near future, but did you know that to enforce a horse sale transaction $500 and over it must…

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Risk of Loss and Horse Sales in Oklahoma: When does the risk of loss move from the Seller to the Buyer if the Seller is NOT considered a “Merchant” under Oklahoma law?

In my last blog, I shared with you a basic overview of how the risk of loss passes from a “Merchant” Seller to the Buyer in a horse purchase transaction. As promised, this blog will outline how the risk of loss passes to the Buyer when the Seller is NOT a “Merchant.” To review, as…

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Horse sales in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, selling a horse is considered to be a "sale of goods" and is governed by statute.  This is true whether you have a written sales contract or just an oral agreement.  For purposes of this blog post, I am using agreement and contract interchangeably. Oklahoma Statutes Title 12A: Uniform Commercial Code Things to consider…