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If you hire a trainer to work your horse and they injure it ...


Sent to Legal Experts December 18, 2007 8:40 p.m.

If you hire a trainer to work your horse and they injure it or do long term damage to the horse, can you sue them or what can be done to replace the horse or damages done? A horse was tied back with the head to the saddle and fell, when it fell, it broke a concrete post and was tangled in hot wire that was on. The horse now has a fear of several things it did not have before and is not ridable.

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Windsor, Virginia

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Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Status: Closed   Value: $30   
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December 18, 2007 8:48 p.m. (7 minutes and 49 seconds later)
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Customer (name blocked for privacy):

If the horse was valuable, insured, race horse, show horse, stud, or any other horse of value and you prove the rider was negligent, then you can most likely sue and prevail.

Remember though, you must have evidence such as witnesses, a contract or document of evidentiary value to proof your case in a court of law.

I understand your points, but you need to be able to proof your case in a court of law.

Now the defense side is the horse is an unpredictable animal and these things happen to an unbroken horse.

Expert witnesses are another great tool to use prior to trial and a veternarian report as well.

I would draft a demand letter to the trainer setting forth your demand and if he fails to comply see what response he provides to you.

If you feel you can prove your case, then go for it!

;o)



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