Walking On Volume 4, Issue 11, November 2017 | Page 14
Industry Info
UHC Publishes Estate Planning Guide
Provides valuable information on preparing for the future ownership.
The Unwanted Horse Coalition
(UHC) is pleased to announce a
new publication, “Estate Planning:
A Guide for Equine Owners,” is
now available.
“Unfortunately, the UHC re-
ceives quite a few calls about horses
whose owners have passed away,
and the next of kin or friend is
unsure what exactly to do with the
horse, or even lacks the knowledge
to care for the horse,” said UHC
Director Ashley Furst. “The UHC is
often looked towards as a resource
for information, so we felt pub-
lishing a guide to Estate Planning
would help expand our message of
what Owning Responsibly entails.
While estate planning can certainly
be a tough subject to talk about,
we feel horse owners will find the
brochure to be a very helpful guide
when it comes to planning for the
future.”
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The Estate Planning Guide
examines the differences between
setting up a trust versus simply
naming the horse in your will, the
different types of trusts available, as
well as other considerations to keep
in mind such as registration papers
and medical records for the horse,
equipment, land, and your equine
business.
“The UHC intends this to be a
general guide for estate planning
as it applies to your horses, and we
certainly recommend contacting
a knowledgeable equine attorney
to guide you through the details
of estate planning involving your
equine,” said Ms. Furst.
A pdf of the brochure can be
found on the UHC’s website here:
http://www.unwantedhorsecoali-
tion.org/uhc-materials/ , and hard
copies of the brochure are also
available upon request. If you or
your organization is interested in
receiving copies, please email Ash-
ley Furst at afurst@horsecouncil.
org.
About the Unwanted Horse Coalition
The Unwanted Horse Coalition rep-
resents a broad alliance of equine organiza-
tions that have joined together to educate
the horse industry about the unwanted
horse issue.
The UHC was a direct result of the Un-
wanted Horse Summit, which was organized
by the American Association of Equine
Practitioners and held in conjunction with
the American Horse Council’s annual meet-
ing in Washington, D.C., in April 2005. The
summit was held to bring key stakeholders
together to start a dialogue on the plight of
the unwanted horse, defined as any horse
no longer wanted by its current owner. Op-
erating under the American Horse Council
Foundation, the UHC provides resources
to prospective owners, current owners, re-
homing facilities, and industry leaders in its
effort to encourage responsible ownership.