Rate My Horse PRO launches a new all discipline online resource and decision tool that allows users to anonymously rate and review professionals (PROs) in the horse industry. This industry first will allow members to rate horse trainers, boarding stables, farriers, horse shows, and more across North America.
Laura Hense’s show horse was taken by her horse trainer and sold through an out of state horse dealer without her knowledge. “I had been riding with him for quite some time and I thought I could trust him.” What she didn’t know is the trainer had a reputation, and a list of defrauded victims. Hense became another one of his statistics when she never saw her horse again.
The number of horse professionals that intentionally prey on consumers is unknown since there are no such statistics in the horse industry. These summer 2010 news headlines are only a few of many that focused on horse industry professionals in trouble with the law.
-Warrant: Convicted Horse Trainer Attends Same Horse Show as Victim
-Horse Owners Disputing who owns Racehorse, Neon Light; FBI Looking into Sale
-Woman in Horse Neglect Case is Charleston Horse Trainer
-Virginia Large Animal Veterinarian Charged for Neglecting Horses
-Sex Charges Filed in Case Against Ontario Boarding Facility Co-Owner
-Florida Horse Trainer tells Owner Horse Dies; then Sells it
-Former Equestrian Trainer gets 22.5 years for Exploitation, Child Porn
-Florida Riding Instructor Sentenced for Molesting 5-yr-old Female Student
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Rate My Horse PRO is educating consumers, while facilitating the promotion of horse professionals who conduct business with integrity. Professionals are able to complete a detailed business profile for free. The site also features a proprietary preference tool to match consumers with professionals. Those professionals who operate at a higher standard will grow their business with Rate My Horse PRO. The site will also give today’s professionals insight into their customers’ satisfaction levels like never before, so they can continuously improve, strengthening their business.
Rate My Horse PRO also offers several unique features new to the online ratings world including identity verification. This insures each rating is unique, to protect the validity of the ratings process.
Hense says, “I began riding to enjoy horses; it should not be stressful and cause grief, like it did in my situation. I hope Rate My Horse PRO makes the horse industry more honest and will empower consumers.”
