Equine news

It has been in the news for the past few weeks: Booking.com fires no less than 25% of its employees worldwide. A large part of

Schelstraete family sold the mare Burberry (Lord Loxley x Kelvin). The mare was previously successful with the para-rider Demi Vermeulen, including a silver medal at

The Brazilian show jumper Yuri Mansur, one of the prominent clients of Schelstraete Law Firm, has on social media officially announced the early retirement of

A trading stable in the United Arab Emirates (buyer) bought an embryo in early 2020 during an auction organized by a Belgian auction house in

Due to the COVID-19, it is difficult to sell and buy horses since for example the NVWA in the Netherlands decided that from Friday March

It concerns a long-lasting dispute between a Saudi owner (‘client’) of several valuable jumping horses which were moved by a rider from England to the

Starting from January 1st, 2020, (the non-pregnant) partner is entitled to one working week of birth leave right after birth instead of 2 days. From

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) publishes Amendments to the Rules of the CAS effective 1 July 2020. The most significant changes to the

On behalf of Ms Mathilda Karlsson and the Sri Lanka Equestrian Association we wish to react to the FEI communique of 17 June 2020 following

Schelstraete’s client (‘client’) sold a dressage horse in 2017. More than six months after the sale, the buyer stated that the horse did not comply

Schelstraete Equine Law Firm assisted the seller of the horse in the first instance as well as in appeal. Before the horse was bought by

To date, an insured appeal to the free choice lawyer is only honoured by legal expenses insurers when legal proceedings actually have to be initiated.

The most remarkable changes: the existing Rules for CSI 5*, CSI 4* and CSIOs, have been confirmed. the CSI Invitation Rules have been temporarily suspended

We would like to inform you that Schelstraete Advocaten will be moving to a new location in the week of 23 March 2020. As per

Dutch labour law is changed on January 1, 2020. One of the changes? The Dutch government tries to promote security for employees. From January 1,

It was quite a soap, but from tonight 00:00, Brexit is official. It is not a no-deal Brexit. From February 1, 2020 until December 31,

Recently the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) – the international cycling sport organisation – published a press release regarding Denise Betsema, a Dutch cyclist specialised in

Messrs. Luc Schelstraete and Piotr Wawrzyniak of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers have been to the UAE this week in connection with an FEI doping case in

The Court hearing took place at November 29, 2019 and the Court already rendered a verdict in this case on December 24, 2019, right before

Yesterday  Piotr Wawrzyniak and Luc Schelstraete from Schelstraete Lawyers successfully represented an Olympic athlete at the CAS in a dispute with the FEI. The parties

Schelstraete Law Firm has been in existence for 30 years on 4 December 2019. That means that for 30 years we have been providing our

The client of Schelstraete sold in June 2017 a horse with a 3 for the radius bone for an amount of € 6.000,-. The horse

Date judgment: 29 May 2019   The judge of the Court Midden-Nederland ruled in an interlocutory procedure between Els Visser and the Nederlandse Triathlon Bond

A company from Bermuda, the client of Schelstraete and Beelen Advocaten from Leuven, Belgium, and a company from Belgium agreed on a lease agreement regarding

The artist Rauschenberg is the author of the painting Thaw. Rauschenberg  sold this piece to an art dealer for on amount of only 900 Dollars.

Not suitable as a dressage horse because of an OCD or a problem in the underside of the foot?  The client of Schelstraete – who

The establishment of the sale and purchase agreement. The auctioneer on an art auction always hits the hammer to confirm the highest bid. In 2010

Jean-Michel Lengrand(1955, Paris) already knew as a child he wanted tobecome a painter just like his grandfather, André Lengrand.Jean-Michel started with painting at the age

I bought a ten year old pony, that was advertised as a pony that measured 1.47 meter (D-pony). After buying the pony it turns out

In December 2013 the client of SEL bought for his daughter a horse from a Dutch trader, a professional. As stated by the client of

British prime minister Theresa May asked the EU for another postponement for the Brexit until June 30, 2019. All EU member states need to vote

International Equine Law Congress during The Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant In 2019 the Dutch Masters – Indoor Brabant Horse Show in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

The seller of the horse delivered a horse to an English client of SEL which did not comply with her expectations. On the invoice was

In this edition of Horse International we would like to discuss a recent case that was dealt with by Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (Schelstraete) and decided

A SELLER, REPRESENTED BY LUC SCHELSTRAETE, WINS CASE ABOUT EXPENSIVE JUMPING HORSE The client of SEL sold in 2015 a horse to a Canadian stable.

The client of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) sold a horse. After six months the Seller took the view the horse wasn’t what she expected because

The client of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) is a large Equine Business Owner and organizer of Equine Events all over the world. The client of

Schelstraete wins case about a painting of Jacob Jordaens The client of Schelstraete Business Lawyers (SBL) exchanged in 2013 a painting of Jacob Jordaens with

The Person Responsible is a jumping rider for Ireland and took part with his Horse at the CSI5* GCT/GCT in Hamburg, Germany.  Samples for testing

The dispute An international jumping rider from Kuwait had a shared ownership in seven horses and three foals together with a Dutch Stable. After spending

Buyer, a German legal entity, bought a mare from Seller, a Dutch legal entity, for € 320.000. The rider of the horse acted as the

In this Legal Journal, the Dutch business climate for equine businesses is explained.

We made a short introduction video of our second Alliance meeting in Paris. The following video captures the essence of what European US Asian Equine

On the 5th and 6th of July 2018, the second Annual Alliance meeting will be held in Paris. In this meeting our partners will have

The World Equestrian Games (WEG) are just around the corner and the worlds equestrian teams are getting ready. In previous years several riders changed nationality

On April 24th 2018, the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal issued two positive judgments in favor of one of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) client from Saudi

In this most recent case won by Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) before the Court of Appeal in The Hague, a horse, which was sold to

Graphic from Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Source In the case at hand Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) assisted the seller of a horse. Prior

Above Hoof Illustration by Elisa Crees. SEL represented the seller of the horse, she owned the horse for more than 20 years. Seller stated that

Irish rider Denis Lynch was eliminated after the second leg of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Paris after blood was found on

…But Might Have Influenced His Sunday Decision. Carlos Lopez´s Friday round in the World Cup certainly drew a lot of attention as the horse Admara

  The Dutch Foundation Dier & Recht (Animal & Law) conducted research into the life situation of stabled horses. The inspectors of Dier & Recht

SEL represented the seller of the horse, who owned the horse for more than 20 years. Seller stated (confirmed by multiple written witness testimonies) that

In August 2017 Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) needed to file a summary proceeding before the court of Zeeland-West-Brabant to fight the inaccurate seizure of the

In this edition of Horse International we would like to discuss an interesting case on the applicability of the multiple violation and aggravating circumstances.

Source: Eurodressage For almost eight years, the Ramel family has been battling in court over the sale of the Trakehner licensed stallion Insterburg. The German appeal

The suspension of half a year, which show jumper Sanne Thijssen received from the FEI last week, has been lifted with immediate effect. However, the

In this issue of Horse International’s Legal and Veterinary Journal we would like to draw our readers’ attention to the proposed changes in the Equine

European US Asian Equine Lawyers is an Alliance Group founded by Schelstraete Holding B.V. with its head office in Oisterwijk, the Netherlands. The Alliance Group

The KNHS recently stated on their homepage that they have decided in consultation with the national coaches for dressage, eventing and reining to adjust the

The opposing parties, an international rider and her Canadian equine company, purchased a horse from our client in The Netherlands. The opposing parties, who are

Mr Piotr Wawrzyniak* of Schelstraete Business Lawyers participated in the Annual Conference and the Board Meeting of the Global Legal Alliance (“GLA”) in Cyprus with

A yard owner who had a substantial claim for personal injury against her after having accepted £30 from a novice rider to help her find a

A four year long court case ends in success for Schelstraete Equine Lawyers’ (SEL’s) client.  Contrary to the first instance decision, the Court of Appeal

The European US Asian Equine Lawyers (thus Schelstraete Equine Lawyers) has a new partner in the USA. A short introduction about our new partner. Hey

In July this year the FEI proposed a change to the extensively discussed and disputed Blood Rule. The proposed rules stated the following: blood on

Appeal Against Enforceable Penalty Sums In the case of a claim to lift a seizure under a warrant of execution and to ban enforcing of

Messrs. Schelstraete and Wawrzyniak of Schelstraete Equine Lawyers, the member of the Alliance of European US Asian Equine Lawyers, successfully filed on behalf Mr Sjef

Following a complete renovation, the Drentse Hippisch Centrum Exloo opened its doors again between the 26th to the 29th of October this year to host

Equine sales often occur with involvement of an agent (intermediary) or scout who presents the horse on behalf of the owner or who finds horses

Micky Schelstraete had a very successful weekend with her Hanoverian pony Elin’s Noncisdador at the International CDI Exloo competition, which was held from the 26th

Schelstraete Equine Lawyers (SEL) have for a long time been cooperating with equine veterinarians in order to establish thorough protocols to assure comprehensiveness and to

Positive Test Result at the Winter Equestrian Festival, FL Paige Johnson´s horse Luke Skywalker 46 tested positive for the local anesthetic Pramoxine at the CSI2*

WADA The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was founded with the aim of bringing consistency to anti-doping policies and regulations within sport organizations and governments across

Copyright laws Copyright infringement laws are in place in order to protect the original works of a creator from being stolen and reproduced, sold or

Schelstraete’s client – owner of a show jumping stable – was training and taking care of a horse on behalf of its owner for 1,5

New research by scientists at the Animal Health Trust Centre for Equine Studies (AHT), in Newmarket, U.K., aims at producing a practical tool to help

It is common in the horse business that equine enthusiasts co-own horses. This can be co-ownership to split expenses, to sponsor or to divide risk. It

Could you imagine having your horses seized due to financial issues of your trainer!?… Schelstraete Equine Lawyers’ client, Mr. van der Endt, returned home from

The FEI dressage blood rule states, “If the Judge at C suspects fresh blood anywhere on the Horse during the test, he will stop the

In this edition of Horse International we would like to discuss with our readership the risks and liabilities that may be triggered by your horses

As per September 1st, Luc Schelstraete from Schelstraete Equine Lawyers and the EUAEL will be active as the legal advisor of the board of the

In this issue of Horse International’s Legal and Veterinary Journal we take a look with our readership into cloning of horses and its legal implications.

In this edition of Horse International we would like to discuss with our readership some thoughts on doping cases.

European US Asian Equine Lawyers proudly presents two new Alliance Partners in Europe. The German law firm; Berner Fischer & Partner is located in Verden (in the North