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Honors & Recognitions
Congratulations, Julie! We're proud to share that Julie Fershtman has received two prestigious awards.
On April 13, 2013, she received the American Youth Horse Council's 2013 "Distinguished Service" Award. As the award itself states, she received it "[i]n recognition of years of dedicated service to the American Youth Horse Council and tireless efforts to touch the lives of youth involved with horses." For more information about the American Youth Horse Council, please visit www.ayhc.com/.
On May 7, 2013, Julie received the 2013 "Industry Award" from the Michigan Equine Partnership for her work over the years supporting legislation to promote and protect the Michigan equine industry. For more information about the Michigan Equine Partnership, please visit www.miequine.com/.
Other Articles
"Beware of the "Business Pursuits" Exclusion" - The Greater Lansing Business Monthly, March 2013
"What Mare Owners Should Look for in a Typical Horse-Breeding Contracts." - America's Horse Daily, September 14, 2012
Should Exculpatory Agreements Relieve Liabilities Founded on an Equine Activity Liability Act? American Bar Association - TIPS Animal Law Committee Newsletter, Fall 2012
Past Speaking Engagements
"Crop and Livestock Insurance Law from the Ground Up" - January 25, 2012
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Large Step Forward for the Horse Industry
We applaud the American Horse Council (www.horsecouncil.org) for its national marketing initiative for the horse industry. The AHC joined together ten national associations and large corporate industry stakeholders to make this happen. We await its marketing plan, which will propose ways to help people become more interested in horses and equine activities, either as participants or spectators.
THE NATION'S MOST SOUGHT-AFTER EQUINE LAW SPEAKER
Did you know Julie Fershtman has spoken at the American Horse Council Annual Meeting, Equine Affaire, Midwest Horse Fair, Equitana USA, US Dressage Federation Annual Meeting, North American Riding for the Handicapped (now PATH International) Annual Meeting, American Morgan Horse Association Annual Meeting, American Paint Horse Association Annual Meeting, US Pony Clubs, Inc.'s Annual Meeting, All-American Quarter Horse Congress, American Youth Horse Council Annual Meeting, American Riding Instructors Association Annual Meeting, CHA Annual Meeting, and numerous others? Consider signing her up for your convention. Contact Julie.
About This Blog
The Equine Law Blog, presented by Foster Swift, is dedicated to educating the horse industry about laws, legal developments, and "fine points" in the law that can have important consequences for businesses, associations, companies, non-profits, and individual horse owners. Through this blog we will provide general information that you may find informative, useful, and possibly even entertaining. We will share information regarding trends in the law affecting the equine industry and practical tips on how to avoid disputes.
Julie I. Fershtman, primary contributor, is a Shareholder with Foster Swift with a law practice that is national in scope. She has successfully tried equine cases before juries in 4 states and is one of the nation's best-known and most experienced Equine Law practitioners. She has also written three books on Equine Law, including the popular Equine Law & Horse Sense book series, and has spoken in 27 states at the equine industry's largest conferences and conventions..
Our hands-on experience as active "Equine Lawyers" who handle and try cases, we believe, offers an unparalleled depth to this blog compared to others. We actively serve the industry and, in many cases, are directly involved as counsel on the issues on which we write.
We always welcome comments from you, our reader, about what we've written and ideas for future submissions.