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s a girl growing up in
Oak Park, Julie Fersht-
man spent a lot of time
horseback riding at
metro Detroit stables like the
Outlands and Hill Crest.
"Unfortunately, they've all
turned into condominium de-
velopments," she says. 'They've
just become a huge liability. In-
surance can be really expensive,
and that's what can cause their
demise."
Ms. Fershtman, 35, talks
from five years' experience as an
equine lawyer. Since becoming
a solo practitioner in 1991, she
has cornered the niche by serv-
ing individual horse owners, in-
surance companies, trainers,
instructors, stables, breeders
and businesses nationwide.
Most of her cases, however,
stem from injuries that result
from riding. Equestrian is a
unique sport, she says, because
it's an unspoken communication
between a person and animal —
something most people take for
granted.
"People probably trust hors-
es too much," she says. "And
that's why so many people get
hurt; they forget that the hors-
es act on instinct. Sounds that
people take for granted, like a
car horn, can cause a horse to
lose control."
Personal injury lawsuits can
result from the negligence of the
stable or the horse owner, but
in the case of Christopher Reeve,
who suffered a broken neck
when he was thrown from his
horse two years ago, a settle-
ment or trial probably isn't in
the cards. Ms. Fershtman ex-
plains that Mr. Reeve was rid-
ing his own horse and knew the
perils of jumping when he took
him out that day.
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However, she notes that the
fall did teach numerous lessons.
'The accident drew attention
to the fact that horseback riding
is a risky activity," she says. "If
`Superman' can be afflicted, any-
body can."
Nevertheless, Ms. Fershtman
has been a dedicated rider since
she was 8. Her father encour-
aged her to take up the hobby
because she loved riding on the
ponies at Belle Isle, and he
thought horseback riding "would
be good for me."
Ms. Fershtman's love for
horses abided through adult-
hood. She bought a horse in
1971 and participated in horse-
show competitions until gradu-
ating from Oak Park High
School in 1979.
After she completed law
school at Emory University in
Atlanta in 1986, Ms. Fershtman
and her attorney husband,
Robert Bick, a high-school
sweetheart, moved to Franklin.
In her back yard was a barn
complete with two quarterhors-
es.
Throughout her law career,
Ms. Fershtman continued to
compete in shows. The pinnacle
of her achievements came in
1992 when she won the state
championship in two events.
She was also a national finalist
that year.
Yet she didn't merge her fa-
vorite activity and her day job
into her practice for five years.
"I was in a big law firm for a
while doing business litigation,
but I really wanted to combine
my interest and my practice,"
she explains. "Unfortunately,
nobody taught me equine law in
law school, so I was really on my
own."
It was a successful move. Ms.