Estate Planning Tips for Horse Owners

Most people don’t like to dwell on their own mortality. But do your horses a favor by planning ahead for what should happen to them once you’re gone.

For instance, well-meaning, but ultimately not equine-savvy, family members might think they’re doing the right thing when they turn your easy-keeping pony out in a big grass pasture to live out her days, or send your rescued and rehabilitated pasture pets to find new homes at the same auction you pulled them from years before. Fortunately, there are ways to ensure such your horses don’t end up in this predicament.

At the 31st National Conference on Equine Law, held May 4-5 in Lexington