Almost every stateÑall except New York, Maryland, Nevada, and CaliforniaÑhave some sort of equine activity law that in many situations can serve as a defense

A relative of a friend of a friend was taking photographs at a horse show recently when she was informed by a representative of event

Affording an industry the freedom to regulate itself presents a classic dilemma: It sounds good, and sometimes it works. But sometimes is doesn’t. Self-policing in

When singer Ray Charles lamented that “if it wasn’t for bad luck . . . I wouldn’t have no luck at all,” he wasn’t singing

Contract woes come in a variety of flavors, like ice cream. A few disputes arise because someone never bothered to read the contract. (“I’m sorry,

Hansen posted a three-length win in the $400,000 Gotham Stakes over the weekend, and in the process enhanced his credentials as one of the favorites

The Internal Revenue Service is not noted for charity toward miscreants whose tax returns are, shall we say, creative. It was tax evasion, after all,

I’m a big fan of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, especially the clause about freedom of the press. Part of my interest

A few clicks of the mouse pull up a map with my house designated by a push pin icon surrounded by a red circle, sitting

Eight out of 10 American voters oppose slaughtering horses for human consumption according to a new poll sponsored by the American Society for the Prevention

It wasn’t The Jungle, Upton Sinclair’s scathing indictment of the meatpacking industry a century ago, but it was the next best thing. In January 2008,

Horses and highways are a volatile and dangerous mix. Recent evidence was a tragic accident near Milton, a tiny town just north of the Massachusetts-New

The turf war between veterinarians and lay equine dentists rages on. The battle line is clear: who should be allowed to float teeth–the removal of

Rulings handed down by the United States Tax Court are anything but easy reading. They’re usually long and complicated, and they frequently deal with obscure

One of the comments to last week’s “Best Of” column asked about interesting topics that didn’t make the Top Five of 2011. With one exception,

I usually wrap up the year for Horses and the Law with a chronological review of what I consider the most important, or interesting, or