Expert Consulting
Provided On the Following Legal Matters
[October 1, 2005 to March 1, 2010]

Summary –

Alabama – Personal Injury – Claims vehicle stopping on legal highway made sounds to frighten horse, resulting in rider being injured from a fall
Field of Expertise: Horseback Riding Safety, Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horseback riding, Care and Uses of Horse Tack and Equipment, Horses Being Ridden in Traffic
Working for Defendant: Vehicle Operator/Owner
Case Status - Ongoing

Arizona - Personal Injury – Horse owner taking lessons on “green” injuries to equipment failure, riding in unsafe environment. Field of Expertise: Horseback Riding Safety, Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horseback riding, Care and Uses of Horse Tack and Equipment
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Horse Owner
Provided written report and opinion, no deposition given
Case Status - Settled in favor of client

Colorado – Horse Parentage Qualification Dispute – Horse refused registration due to improper parentage.
Field of Expertise: Equine Breed Registry, Horse Breeding Practices, Horse Selling and Values.
Working for Plaintiff: Horse Breeder/Owner.
Provided appraisal and written opinion, gave deposition, no trial date
Case Status – Pending trial

Connecticut – Personal Injury – Woman injured due to fall from horse drawn vehicle she was driving.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Driving, Horse Safety
Working for Defendant: Horse Drawn Vehicle Builder
Case ongoing, no report filed, no deposition given, no trial date set.
Provided subject matter advice and opinions to counsel.
Case Status - Unknown

Georgia – Personal Injury/Death - Man riding horse near road, falls from horse into path of automobile. Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Horse Tack and Equipment. Working for Defendant: Dog/Property Owner. Provided unwritten opinion, no report filed, no trial. Deposed October 2006. Case Status - Settled in Favor of Client February 2007

Georgia – Personal Injury/Death – Man riding horse near road, falls from horse into path of automobile.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Horse Tack and Equipment.
Worked for Defendant: Vehicle Operator.
Provided unwritten opinion, no report filed, no deposition given, no trial.
Case Status - Settled in Favor of Client September 2006

Florida – Personal Injury – Public Riding Stable - Man riding horse falls from horse as result of stirrup leather breaking, did not sign waiver.
Field of Expertise: Horseback riding, Horseback Riding Stable Safety, Care of Horse tack and equipment, Horse behavior, Standards for Horse Guides/Wranglers.
Worked for Plaintiff: Horse Rider
Provide no written report, only unwritten opinions to counsel prior to trial
Deposition given on August 21, 2007
Testified at Hearing
Case Status - Trial by jury resolved in favor of client.

Florida – Loss of Income – Vehicle accident has created inability to derive income from horse business.
Field of Expertise: Knowledge of horse farm operations, Horse farm business and sales of horses, Development of business and marketing plans.
Working for Plaintiff: Horse Owner
Provided interview of client to ascertain knowledge, experience and income potential and losses.
Prepared report for counsel.
Case Status - Pending

Kentucky – Intelligent Property and Copyright – Horse breed association challenges another breed association on its use of pedigrees and certificates of registrations issued by the former organization.
Field of Expertise: Horse Breed Registry Operations, Horse Industry Standards for Creation of a Breed Registry, Historical Development and Growth of Horse Industry.
Working for the Defendant: Equine Breed Organization.
Provided written report and opinion
Trial date November 6, 2007, testified as an expert
Case Status - Trial in Federal Court by judge; resolved in favor of client.

Kentucky – Horses Perished in Barn Fire - Facilities Management, Care, Custody and Control
Field of Expertise: Making, Handling and Storage of Hay, Fire Safety in Stables, Horse Farm/Stable Management Working for Plaintiff: Horse Owners
Provided written report and opinion, deposition
Case Status - Settled in favor of client

Kentucky – Personal Injury - death of rider upon horse’s collision with logging truck
Field of Expertise: Horseback riding, Horseback Riding Safety, Horse Behavior, Gait, Movement and Speed of the Horse Working for Plaintiff: Executor of Deceases’ Estate, horse owner
Provided written report and opinion, deposition given
Case Status – Settled in favor of client.

Kentucky – Horse Owner Liability - Horses left owner’s property struck by automobile
Field of Expertise: Horse Farm/Stable Management, Horse Fence/Fencing, Pasture Management and Care, Horse Behavior
Working for Plaintiff: Vehicle Operator
Provided written report and opinion
Case Status – Pending

Kentucky – Personal Injury – Horse show volunteers injured due to horse out of control
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Show Operations and Management, Horse Fence/Fencing, Horse Behavior
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Parties
Provided counsel with opinions and subject matter information
Case Status - Pending

Kentucky – Horse Owner Liability – Horses left owner’s property and were struck by vehicle
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Show Operations and Management, Horse Fence/Fencing, Horse Behavior
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Party, Vehicle Operator
Provided counsel with opinions and subject matter information
Case Status - Pending

Maryland – Facilities Liability – Horse being groomed escapes from show facility, enters traffic causing death to vehicle operator and animal
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training and Showing, Equine Facilities Management and Operations, Equine Facility Design and Use
Working for Defendant: Equine Facility Management
Provided opinion to counsel, deposition given
Case Status - Settled favorable to client.

Michigan – Personal Injury – Public riding stable accident, fall from horse.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Riding Stable Operations, Standards for Trail Guides.
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Party.
Provided advice and opinions to attorney, no report filed, no deposition given, no trial.
Case Status - Settled in favor to client.

New Jersey – Personal Injury – Private riding stable accident
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Riding Stable Operations
Working for Plaintiff, injured horse rider
Case Status - All actions pending

New Mexico – Personal Injury – Exercise Rider
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Working for Defendant: Race Track Ownership
Provided advice and opinion to counsel, no deposition, no written report
Case Status - Settled in favor of client

North Carolina – Sale of Horses – Horse misrepresented to buyer at time of sale.
Field of Expertise: Breed Registry/Studbook Management, Evaluation and Selection of Horses, Breed Registration Standards
Working for Plaintiff: Horse Buyer
Provided preliminary opinion to counsel, no report filed, no deposition, no trial
Case Status - Ongoing

Oklahoma/Texas – Personal Injury – Horse race track accident, fall from horse.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Horse Anatomy and Physiology, Horse Race Track Operations.
Working for Plaintiff: Exercise Rider.
Provided report and opinion, no deposition given, no trial.
Case Status - Settled in favor of the client.

Pennsylvania – Horse Death Due to Bedding – Horse allegedly died as a result of improper bedding supplied by defendant.
Field of Expertise: Horse Care and Management, Horse Behavior, Horse Stable Operations, Horse Values.
Working for Defendant: Bedding Provider.
Provided preliminary opinion, no report prepared, no deposition given, no trial date set
Appraisal in progress
Case Status - Ongoing.

Pennsylvania – Personal Injury – Boarding stable, person severely bitten by horse.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Care and Management, Horse Training, Horse Safety.
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Horse Owner.
Provided written report and opinion, no deposition given, no trial.
Case Status - Settled in favor client.

Pennsylvania – Personal Injury – Public riding stable accident, foot lodged in stirrup, dragged by horse.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Riding Stable Operations, Standards for Trail Guides.
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Client.
Provided written report and opinion, no deposition given, no trial.
Case Status - Settled in favor of client.

Pennsylvania – Personal Injury – Public riding stable accident, horse out of control, threw rider.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Riding Stable Operations, Standards for Trail Guides.
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Party
Provided written report and opinion, no deposition given.
Case Status - Ongoing

Tennessee – Personal Injury – Public riding stable accident, foot lodged in stirrup, dragged by horse.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Riding Stable Operations, Standards for Trail Guides.
Working for Defendant: Public Riding Stable.
Provided preliminary written report and opinion, no deposition given, no trial.
Case Status – Advised Counsel on poor operating conditions by defendant, settled.

Tennessee – Personal Injury – Public riding stable accident, horse fell with rider off elevated path.
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horsemanship-Riding, Horse Safety, Riding Stable Operations, Standards for Trail Guides.
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Party.
Provided written report and opinion, deposition
Case Status - Settled in favor of client.

Virginia – Personal Injury – Owner of castrated stallion attacked by horse
Field of Expertise: Horse Behavior, Horse Care and Management, Horse Training, Horse Safety.
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Horse Owner
Provided preliminary opinion to counsel.
Case Status - Ongoing.

Canada – Ontario – Personal Injury – Woman injured during the teasing of a mare
Field of Expertise: Horse Breeding and Teasing, Horse Behavior, Horse Safety, Horse Handling and Training
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Woman
Provided written report and opinion, no deposition given, no trial date.
Case Status - Unknown

Canada – Ontario - Personal Injury – Woman was injured from fall while training a horse under supervision of a professional
Field of Expertise: Horseback Riding Safety, Horse Behavior, Horse Training, Horseback riding, Uses of Horse Tack and Equipment, Fences and Footing
Working for Plaintiff: Injured Woman[horse owner]
Provided written report and opinion, no deposition given, no trial date.
Case Status – Settled in favor of client

United Kingdom – Horse Show Disqualification.
Field of Expertise: Horse show operations, horse selling and values, horse show rules and regulations
Working for Plaintiff: Horse Breeder/Owner
Provided appraisal of plaintiff’s horse; written opinion and report filed, no deposition, no trial.
Case Status – Matter Dropped

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