see what you wrote up about the
horse's injury.
>> What I wrote about it?
>> Judge Judy: Did you...
You have a log, I assume, that
you keep with regard to the
horses that you board.
>> I don't board horses
regularly.
This was a one-off situation.
She was a companion horse for my
horse because another horse went
away, so...
They don't like being alone.
But it's not a regular thing.
It's kind of like a roommate
situation.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have a
contract?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like to look
at it.
>> Okay.
>> Your Honor?
>> Judge Judy: What?
>> I, uh, met the defendant
because she advertised a stall
for rent, boarding stalls, in
Craigslist.
>> Judge Judy: How long did you
keep your horse there?
>> From January 13, 2014,
until September --
>> Judge Judy: So it was there
for a very long time, and
clearly, you were satisfied.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Otherwise, you
would have moved it.
>> Right. Everything was fine
up until --
>> Judge Judy: Shh.
>> Got hurt.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
This is your contract.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And this says
that if a horse becomes injured,
which the horse clearly was,
that it's your responsibility to
first try to contact the
boarder.
>> Which I did, desperately.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
That's fine.
And the second thing that you do
is, if you can't contact her,
she gives you permission to
contact her vet.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Which you did.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: If the boarder's
veterinarian is unavailable,
the boarder authorizes the
stable to call its veterinarian
in an emergency, and that the
boarder will be fully
responsible for all veterinary
charges so incurred.
So, you really had the
responsibility to call a vet,
but it's her
responsibility to pay.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: Right?
>> Absolutely.
>> Judge Judy: Correct.
So, the part of your request
for vet bills, she's not
responsible for those, pursuant
to this contract.
You are.
>> Right, Your Honor.
But she... Her boarding
contract -- she doesn't have the
home occupational permit to run
a boarding stable
in Simi Valley.
And that's required to --
>> Judge Judy: Hey, you kept the
horse there for nine months.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: When did you have
this epiphany that she wasn't
allowed to do what she was
doing?
When did you have this epiphany?
When you had a problem?
>> I needed --
>> Judge Judy: What I'm telling
you is you have a contract, and
your contract says that you pay
the vet bill.
Right now, you owe her $325
because your horse was there in
the month of September.
>> I paid that.
>> Judge Judy: You paid it?
>> Yes, I did.
>> Judge Judy: Great.
How much did you pay her?
>> I paid $325.
I sent it to her
through Bill Pay.
>> Judge Judy: Is that correct?
>> It was canceled.
I have an e-mail from my bank
saying it was canceled.
>> I canceled it, Your Honor,
after --
>> Judge Judy: So, you owe her
$325.
>> No, I paid that with her...
She gave me a billing,
Your Honor, when I came --
>> Judge Judy: To pick up the
horse -- she said to you,
"You're not getting the horse
unless you give me so much
money."
>> Right, and she had it on
erroneous charges and add-ons --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
How much money did you give her?
>> I gave her $1,584.
>> Judge Judy: Okay. Now.
Now we come back to you.
What is $1,584 for?
>> It was... I have a line-item
billing of everything that I did
for the horse, being that I had
understood the horse was
abandoned for the last two
months.
>> Judge Judy: Well, I don't
care what you understand,
actually.
I don't care what you
understand.
Seven days is not abandoned.
>> She had not been to see that
horse for months.
>> That's not true.
>> Judge Judy: That's actually
impossible because she told me
that a month prior, two months
prior, she had a conversation
with you that she was moving
the horse.
>> I believe it was a text
exchange.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care if
it was text or by smoke
signals.
>> She had not been to the
facility to see the horse.
>> Judge Judy: Listen to me.
It doesn't matter.
So far, she owes you $325 for
boarding for the month of
September.
>> I'd be happy to show you the
billing with the receipts
that I have.
>> Judge Judy: I'll take a look.
She paid you in August.
>> I apologize.
It's complicated because we
had --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Mnh-mnh.
No way.
It's all baloney.
Take it back.
She owes you $325
because the horse hadn't been
there the whole month of
September.
According to this, twice a
month --
>> She also paid hay in addition
to the board.
>> Judge Judy: I understand
that.
>> And I fed her horse, and I
gave it medical care, which was
essential or the horse could
have got an infection and been
very sick.
>> J