The retail industry is rapidly changing with the use of social media, bloggers, style influencers, and affiliate networks. For ease of reference, affiliate marketing is a performance based business model in which the business rewards its affiliates for customers brought by the marketer’s own efforts (e.g. RewardStyle, Rakuten, Pepperjam, ShareASale, to name a few). It…
Business Law
Didn’t Win the Triple Crown? What Next?
“Fit, sound, and wants to go the distance—essentially marathon horses,” says Julie Rini, owner and manager of Crowning Point Farm, located in Paris, Kentucky, referring to the horses that will run in the upcoming Belmont Stakes to be held in New York, this coming Saturday, June 9. While there will be no Triple Crown winner…
Boarders and Fraudulent Checks in KY
Having financial issues with boarders is a common problem in the horse industry. Often, a boarder will get behind on monthly board payments but what happens when a boarder seemingly pays his/her bills, but in fact turns out to be writing fraudulent checks to barn owner? The appearance is that the boarder is taking care its…
Equine Event Releases, Waivers, and Indemnity Agreements
Question: I am planning an equine activity event, what should be contained in my event release for participants? Generally speaking, participants should sign some form of an event release, liability waiver, hold harmless, and indemnification agreement in connection with an equine activity event. Some general provisions to potentially include in a waiver/release, include but are not…
What to Know about Florida Horse Sales
Question: I am buying a horse in Florida, should I obtain a bill of sale? Florida has very strict provisions governing horse sales. The Florida Administrative Code, Section 5H-26.004 Bill of Sale, requires that the sale or purchase of a horse must be accompanied by a bill of sale that includes, among other items, 1-The…