The U.S. Equestrian Federation Hearing Committee recently heard a protest filed against Elizabeth Mandarino by another USEF member. The protest alleged that certain USEF rules were violated at the 2012 Devon Horse Show (Pa.) on May 26, when Mandarino administered an injection to her pony, Humble, and thereby caused his death.

After months of council votes, lawsuits and debate, the Wellington Village Council has allowed Equestrian Sport Productions’ Adequan Global Dressage Festival to move ahead with the 2012-2013 show season at its new facility in Wellington, Fla. 

Recently, my father bought my mother her dream house. I was pretty involved in the purchase of the house, probably more involved than any 
other attorney for a residential closing, because I work for free for my parents (though my father insists that I'm a "prepaid attorney" and not a “free attorney”).

Every good idea is a good idea until it turns out to be a bad idea. In college, my parents wouldn’t allow me to have a car. They believed it would encourage me to stay on campus and study. Having gone to college in the Pacific Northwest, it was only a matter of time before I wanted a car so I could go camping on Mt. Hood, sightseeing in Puget Sound, or snowboarding on Whistler.

So my roommate and I purchased a car together. The car needed some TLC, but it was cheap, we were young and impulsive, and it seemed like a good idea.

You’ve seen the sign on the wall at your barn. It reads something like, “Under state law, an equine activity sponsor is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in equine activities…”

Those signs usually signify that your state has some form of equine activity statute. Only four states are without such a law—California, Maryland, Nevada and New York.