Day: April 30, 2010

Mandatory helmet laws for riders, damages available to a successful plaintiff in equine litigation, and liability waivers were among the topics addressed during the first day of the 25th National Conference on Equine Law in Lexington, Ky. Presented by the University of Kentucky College of Law’s Office of Continuing Education, the April 28-29 conference attracted more than 180 participants from 27 states and the Netherlands. Continue reading…

The city of Hardin, Mont., will not be a site for horse processing plant development, due to an ordinance that forbids the location of high-volume slaughter operations within the city limits. The Hardin City Council passed the ordinance last month, and it went into effect April 16. Continue reading…