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Milt Toby is an attorney, author, photographer, golf rules official, and weight lifter with a lifelong interest and involvement in the horse industry. He grew up showing American Saddlebreds, then switched to hunters, dressage, and combined training. Milt worked at some of the country’s largest horse shows as a steward for the American Horse Shows Association (before the organization morphed into the United States Equestrian Federation), and he has attended equine events on six continents. The author of five books, including The Complete Equine Legal and Business Handbook and Ruffian, Milt is the current Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Equine Law Section.

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Animal Cruelty or Free Speech?

On Tuesday, October 6, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Stevens . Although not an equine law case specifically, Stevens raises an important question that affects everyone concerned about animals: what should happen when animal welfare concerns come into direct conflict with the United States Constitution? The issue presented in Stevens is a simple one: Dog fighting...