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Gntl_Hnds
Age: 31
Location: Camden, United States
Member since: 04/02/2008
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Who here uses a training contract to cover their business if it should ever come down to taking a client to court over money owed?
I do because several years ago I trained a horse for a woman, here locally that sent me her horse for 6 months, about 2 months into him being there she quit paying the fees of $400.00/month which included feed and hay. The only thing that did not cover was farrier and vet fees, except for the visit from the vet that I pay for before the horse is sent home. When I refused to let her pick up the horse until she paid what she owed, she took me to court. Because we did not have a written contract, I ate that $1,600.00 dollars that she owed me, plus I had to pay the court cost, jacking the total up to around $2,000.00. And let me tell you at 19, that's a lot of money. I just so happened that I was pretty good friends with one of the local attorneys, and he helped me draft the contract I use to this day to make sure that this does not happen again. Anyone else had anything like this happen to them? |
Wincento
Age: 5
Location: Sacramento, United States
Member since: 11/18/2007
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To protect myself from this happening I always bill a month ahead of time!!!
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The Ming and I
Age: 48
Location: New Ulm, United States
Member since: 05/13/2008
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Shame on that woman. I can't believe the judge didn't make her pay at least part of what she owed. Do you ever have any trouble with potential clients not wanting to sign?
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The Ming and I
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Gntl_Hnds
Age: 31
Location: Camden, United States
Member since: 04/02/2008
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I have found that the ones that don't want to sign are usually the ones that I would have had trouble collecting the money from anyway. And the contract is a condition of my training their horse(s), that usually takes care of their doubts, and they either leave or sign it. I have had other people tell me that some of the ones that left me came to them and stiffed them, so it sets my mind at ease about the contract. With the price of everything now, you can't afford to be stiffed by any of your "paying" customers, so it's the contract or the highway. I know that sounds harsh, but it's a fact of life. Having horses is getting more expensive by the day it seams. The only thing that has not went up is my farrier, and I don't see how with as much as he drives.
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