Secure the sale, valuation and leasing of your sport horses
In the equestrian sports industry, every transaction – whether selling, promoting or leasing a sport horse – must be legally regulated to avoid disputes and guarantee performance. Inscio Avocats assists you in drafting tailor-made contracts adapted to the challenges of the sport horse sales and purchase sector.
Pension contracts
Boarding contracts are essential for regulating the terms and conditions of horse accommodation, especially in an international context.
They must distinguish between accommodation services (subject to a reinforced obligation of means) and training services (subject to a simple obligation of means), which can vary from breaking-in services to competition training services.
Our contracts include, in particular:
- An analysis of the legal risks relating to your boarding and working with horses business
- A precise description of the accommodation and livery (box, paddock, care, handling) and training services;
- Guidance on your contractual liability
Contracts for the sale of sport horses – Anticipating the risks
The sale of a sport horse can quickly become a source of dispute, especially in the absence of a clear and well-defined contract: hidden defects, lack of information, disagreements over expected performance, etc.
There are also several variations on the contract for the sale of a sport horse, such as the sale of a horse’s sporting career or its breeding career, the drafting of which requires specific guidance to avoid certain clauses being reclassified as unfair terms.
Our firm can assist you with:
- Pre-sale or pre-purchase support
- Drafting clear and balanced sales contracts
- Securing clauses relating to guarantees and liabilities
- VAT support
Promotion contracts – Framing the collaboration between owner and rider
The development of a sport horse is based on a relationship of trust between the owner and the professional rider.
To avoid misunderstandings, we help you formalise:
- The sporting and commercial objectives of the partnership
- Duration of the sport horse’s development
- Liability
- Winnings shares
- Professional rider’s remuneration in the event of sale
Sport horse rental contracts – Planning for the unexpected
Leasing a sport horse, often used for competitions or trials before purchase, requires vigilance.
A well-drafted contract allows you to:
- Define the duration, rental amount and conditions of use
- Set out responsibilities in the event of injury or the end of a sporting career
- Provide for termination procedures and remedies in the event of a dispute