Unique 2-Part Equine Business Audit™

Hey & Hey Can Help

When you buy a new car, everything works properly. However, after you’ve driven the car 3,000 miles, you have to get the oil changed. And after 30,000 miles you need to have a full maintenance check. If you don’t maintain your car, the battery could go dead, the engine may burn up, or your transmission could fail — leaving you stranded on the side of the road.

We recommend that you maintain your equine business and protect yourself from liability in the same way you take care of your car. Here’s why: When your documents are drafted, they are current and comply with the law. But as laws and situations change, your documents may become out of date. That’s why we recommend that you ask an equine attorney to review your business documents every year.

At Hey and Hey, we offer our Unique 2-Part Equine Business Audit™ to protect you and your business. When you hire us to perform an Equine Business Audit, we …

Review your liability documents including releases/waivers and boarding contracts — and suggest what needs to be done to protect your business and personal assets. Having solid, legal liability documents is the easiest way to reduce your chances of ending up in court. Poorly drafted documents can have exactly the opposite effect!

Review your insurance and advise whether you have enough insurance and the right type(s) of insurance. The lawyers from the insurance company might defend you in court, but, if you have the wrong insurance, you have no protection and no legal defense.

Review your operating rules for your barn — and suggest changes, if needed. Everyone wants to be safe, but a second set of eyes can spot things you didn’t notice. Unsafe conditions almost always result in direct liability,

which means you or your insurance carrier pays.

Review any form documents you use to make sure they comply with California law. The law changes every year. This is especially true with liability waivers, which can be used against you at trial if they are not valid.

Review the training contracts you use with your clients — and tell you whether they provide enough liability protection and what, if anything, needs to be done. If you have a number of clients, sooner or later one will be unhappy no matter how much you try to please them. And, sadly, some people have enough money to sue you — and will sue you — just to make your life miserable.

What value would you place on a service that could save you from a $50,000 lawsuit? If we were a big city law firm, we would charge you $2000 to $4000 for this review to cover our sky-high overhead. But, fortunately, we don’t work for a big city firm so our fees are substantially less.