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The right contract language can help avoid disputes or reduce your expense if a dispute should arise.  Details can separate marginal contracts from effective ones. Details can also help prevent legal disputes.  A key detail to consider for a contract is attorney fees.

If you are entering into a contract with someone who claims to be signing on behalf of someone else – such as the sales agent signing for the owner, or a person claiming to be signing on behalf of a corporation or partnership –  how can you be sure that this person has the authority to bind the other person or entity to the contract?  Careful language in your contract can help.  The contract could state, for example:

The right contract language can help avoid disputes or reduce your expense if a dispute should arise.  Details can separate marginal contracts from effective ones. Details can also help prevent legal disputes.  A key detail to consider for a contract is insurance.

Different types of insurance exists for numerous horse-related activities and interests. Here are a few examples of how a contract can address insurance:

The right contract language can help avoid disputes or reduce your expense if a dispute should arise.  Details can separate marginal contracts from effective ones. Details can also help prevent legal disputes.  A key detail to consider for a contract is indemnification.