Recent BAEN Site Upgrades:  Ad Stats Counter and Google Maps Links
 

Our engineers have been busy listening to your suggestions and making improvements to BAEN. This month we added Ad Stats Counters that track and report clicks/views for your classified ads' photos, videos, and email links. We've also added Google "View Map" Links to all Commercial Member listings in our business directory, making it even easier for visitors to find your business - click here to give it a try!  These upgrades were completed at no additional cost to our users.

 
Horse Sales - When Does a Buyer Have "First Dibs?"
 

Q:  I have a horse advertised for sale online.  Buyer A exchanged lots of emails with me and came out to look at the horse.  Buyer A liked the horse and offered me $2,000 less than I was asking.  I said no.  Two weeks later, Buyer A called me back and wanted to vet check my horse.  I said okay and continued to advertise the horse for sale.  One day before the scheduled vet check, Buyer B came out to look at the horse, liked him, and offered me full price in cash.  I sold the horse to Buyer B, then called Buyer A and told her to cancel the vet check.  Now, Buyer A is mad and said she had the legal right to vet check the horse before I sold him to someone else.  Who's right?  Read the full article by Equine Legal Solutions.

Bay Area Barn Thefts Continue! Be Alert For Suspicious Cars/Persons!
 

Suspects are going into locked and unlocked vehicles and taking visible purses, wallets, cell phones and other valuables. Numerous barns/facilities around the bay area have reported thefts. Help spread the word: NEVER leave valuables in plain view in your car or truck!  Report unfamiliar/suspicious vehicles and persons to your barn manager immediately.
 

In Tough Financial Times, Should You Let The Boarding Stable Use Your Horse For Lessons? 

"I'm falling behind on my payments to the boarding stable. The stable has offered to cut my board fee if I allow it to use my horses for its riding lessons. Is this a good idea?"  Read the full article by Julie Fershtman, sponsored by C. Jarvis Insurance Agency.
 

USEF Passes New Safety Helmet Rules For Eventing And Dressage Riders

On January 23, The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) approved new helmet rules for riders in both eventing and dressage. The first rule change requires anyone on a horse to wear a ASTM/SEI-approved helmet at all times while mounted on competition grounds at U.S. nationally rated eventing competitions. The rule change is effective immediately. The second rule change is effective March 1, 2011, for dressage. It requires anyone mounted on a horse, except those riders age 18 and over, to wear protective headgear while on horses that are competing only in FEI levels and tests at the Prix St. Georges level and above (including FEI Young Rider Tests, the USEF Developing Prix St. Georges Test and the USEF Brentina Cup Test).

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BAEN's How-To Video Is Featured In The First Digital Edition Of "Chronicle Of The Horse"
 

Look for BAEN's Horse Lover's 2 Minute How-To Video, on page 10 of the premiere digital edition of "Chronicle of the Horse". What an honor!  Congrats to Kat at Padma Video for her excellent work. Watch more 2 Minute How To Videos on BAEN. 

 
Just For Fun - Horsey Text Codes!
 

Since more and more horsepeople are texting and tweeting these days, we think there's a need for HTC (Horse Texting Codes). Here are some good ones contributed by our Chat Board users:

We've got lots more - read the full list, then text your friends!