Securing co-ownership and sport horse syndicates
In the horse industry, acquiring a sport horse as a group is a common practice, notably through syndicates or co-ownership arrangements. These structures allow for cost-sharing, risk-sharing, and access to high-level horses. But they require strict legal framing to avoid conflicts and secure investments. INSCIO Avocats supports you in drafting co-ownership agreements, structuring syndicates, and managing disputes.
Advantages of conventional co-ownership
- Sharing of purchase maintenance, and enhancement costs
- Access to high-performing sport horses
- Sharing of profits and expenses
- Operational flexibility without creating a company.
A well-drafted agreement defines the rules and avoids deadlocks.
Legal risks in the absence of an agreement
- Disagreements over horse management (trainer, commitments, care)
- Disputes over the distribution of profits or costs
- Difficulties in exiting co-ownership or selling the horse
- Risks of reclassification as a de facto company or joint venture.
Without an agreement, co-ownership is governed by general rules of the Civil Code, often unsuitable for the equine sector.
The co-ownership agreement: an essential tool
The co-ownership agreement allows you to:
- Define each co-owner’s share
- Frame horse management (decisions, commitments, transport)
- Organize the distribution of costs and profits
- Provide for exit or transfer of shares
- Anticipate disputes and include mediation or arbitration clauses.
It can be adapted to sport horse syndicates, group stables, or asset structuring arrangements.
Our support
INSCIO Avocats supports you in: drafting co-ownership and syndicate agreements, preventing conflicts between co-investors, managing exit or liquidation procedures, legal and asset optimization.
We work in collaboration with notaries, accountants, and professionals from the equine sector.
Contact us to secure your co-ownership or sport horse syndicate ⤵