Colorado Equine Law Articles
In a divorce proceeding, parents often disagree about how they will allocate or even still afford a child’s expenses with the added cost of a divorce on the couple’s finances. Riding is an expensive sport, and the cost can certainly give a divorcing couple something to fight over. But an appellate court in Illinois recently…
GOT PAPERS? – Colorado Equine Bill of Sale Issues MARC C. PATOILE, ATTORNEY AT LAW W.C. Fields said, “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.” A few months have gone by since you bought that new horse from an ad in Horse Connection magazine. You watch the…
BY MARC C. PATOILE, ATTORNEY AT LAW So you listed your horse in the June issue of Horse Connection magazine and, as a result, you now have a buyer all lined up. They are ready to write the check and you are wondering, now what do I do? In Colorado, you will need a bill of…
Equestrian releases in Colorado | Riding at Summer Camp: Read before you sign… Written by Lindsay Obert, Esq. Hamil v. Cheley Colorado Camps, Inc. The facts of the Hamil case are fairly straight-forward. The horse-back rider was a minor (Hamil) who had been to the Cheley Colorado Camp for summer camp in 2002, 2003, and…
EHV-1 Positive Horse Recuperates The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinarian’s Office has released all quarantine and hold orders associated with a horse that recently tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1). The affected horse, a six year old gelding from Texas, is part of the team of quarter horses used during the National Western Stock…
Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., was a proud sponsor of the 25th annual Schomp BMW Denver Polo Classic. This event is three days of entertainment, sport and culinary delights with all proceeds benefiting local children’s charities selected by the Denver 20-30 Foundation. Held at the majestic Polo Reserve Development in Littleton, Colorado, the Schomp…