QUALIFICATIONS OF APPRAISER
JENNIFER BARBEE
STERLING EQUINE APPRAISALS
1623 N. DEL REY AVE., SANGER, CA 93657
PHONE (559) 217-8533
Background and Experience:
Almost three decades of involvement
with the horse industry including:
Principal – Sterling Equine
Appraisals (2000 –
present)
Owner of Imagination Farm
(1997
– present)
Co-owner of J.L. Performance Horses (1984 – 1997)
During the past 30 years, I have
owned, bred and shown horses to a variety of achievements. Horses I have owned, bred and shown
have earned multiple Championships, Superior Event awards, and High-Point Honor Roll
status in halter and many western performance events. I have personally shown in local,
national breed and AHSA rated shows in Western Performance classes, Western Riding,
Reining, Trail, Horsemanship, Pleasure, Speed events and Team Penning as well as Hunters,
Equitation and other English classes. Additionally, I participated in Inter-Collegiate
Competition in the Hunter Seat discipline. I currently show Quarter Horses (AQHA) and
Paint Horses (APHA) on the National level in both English and Western events.
As President of Sterling Equine
Appraisals, a privately held equine appraisal firm, I am known within the industry for my
fair and impartial evaluations of each case, individually. I have given depositions,
provided expert testimony and acted as a consultant for many unique and interesting cases,
each requiring a great deal of care, tact and accuracy.
In performing
appraisal reports, I draw on my formal education, my equestrian background, my knowledge
of and own experiences with various breeds and disciplines, as well as my understanding of
the principles of financial analysis and the economy. I also consult with other appraisers
and representatives from the American Society of Equine Appraisers whose backgrounds and
skills supplement my own.
Outside of my horse industry
experience, I have a degree in Business Administration with a minor in Economics from
Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. I am currently enrolled in the Executive MBA
Program at California State University, Fresno, for graduation in late 2007.
Professionally, I have extensive Accounting and Auditing experiences in government, real
estate, construction and telecommunications, making me especially qualified to understand
the financial implications of appraisal reports.
Memberships and Equine Activities:
- Lifetime Certified Member,
American Society of Equine Appraisers since 2000
- Past President, California Amateur Miniature Exhibitors &
Owners
- Member, American Quarter Horse
Association
- Member, Palomino Horse Breeders
of America
- Member, American Pinto Horse
Association
- Member, American Paint Horse
Association
- Member, American Miniature Horse
Association
- Member, American Miniature Horse
Registry
- Member, American Shetland Pony
Club
- Member, Bay Area Equestrian
Network and So. Cal Equestrian Network
- Past Member, Personal Ponies
Organization
- Alumni, United States Pony Club, 4-H and FFA
Sterling Equine Appraisals is a member of several other
organizations including USA Equestrian [formerly the American Horse Shows Association
(AHSA)], Professional Horseman's Association, and the National Hunter / Jumper Council.
Recent Litigation Experience:
Tulare Co. / Appraisals of top level Performance horse
stallions owned by Ward River Ranch, Babcock Ranch, Whitney's Wild Rose
Ranch, et al for tax purposes
Jackson vs.
Placer Co. / Federal Court / Appraisals of 28 horses of various breeds which
were seized under allegations of animal cruelty
Morgan
& Pottinger P.S.C. / E. Cowles / Appraisals of 30
Race Horses used as collateral (default on loan)
National
Farmer’s Union / Appraisal to settle
insurance claim for deceased ApHC filly
Internal
Revenue Service v. Lisa Lazarus / Appraisal of QH
gelding for tax purposes
Merrill
Lynch / Maksimyadis Support Needs Trust / Appraisal
for disbursement from trust
Russell Davis, Esq. / The estate of J.D. Webb / Stolen TB Horse
Rankin v. Guittron / Appraisal to substantiate loss of value of QH injured during
training
Moore v. Moore / Appraisals of working cowhorse broodmares and show stock for
dissolution of partnership
Carol Wolfenson, Esq. / Ichikawa / Appraisal of jumper prospect to prove investment in the United States
Summary of Recent Appraisals or Consulting:
| Lance Holt, Thousand Oaks, CA |
AQHA Show Gelding, fair market value for donation |
| Shelia Larsen, Prescott, AZ |
3 y.o. Thoroughbred Filly, for litigation regarding the race
horse |
| Debi Pirro, Bayport, NY |
17 y.o. grade Welsh Gelding, medium pony for litigation regarding
a lease |
| Michele Seizmore, Middleburg, VA |
7 y.o. Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse Gelding, 3’6” Hunter,
for sale purposes |
| Martha Dunn, San Jose, CA |
Thoroughbred Gelding, donated to Stanford Equestrian Team |
| Christine Heraud-Ridgway, Columbus,
OH |
15 y.o. Warmblood, for insurance purposes |
| Ann Will, Rochester, NY |
Aged Paint Mares, as ordered by Court for bankruptcy proceedings |
| Michael Tandy, Escondido, CA |
4 y.o. Warmblood / Thoroughbred Mare, started under saddle, for
divorce proceedings |
| Christina Catechis, Aiken, SC |
13 y.o. Thoroughbred Mare, Fox Hunter, for sale purposes |
| Steve Meadows, Vista, CA |
Three Boarding Horses, dissolution of partnership |
| Richard D. Northrup, District Attorney, Delaware County, Delhi, NY |
Deceased 4 y.o. Morgan / Arabian, People v. Walter Brzytwa |
| Julie Hershey, Derry, NH |
14 y.o. Saddlebred Gelding, retrospective for valuation prior to
injury (litigation pending) |
| Patricia vanMotman, Saddle Back, NJ |
4 y.o. Imported Irish Sport Horse, hypothetical appraisal for
valuation prior to loss (litigation pending) |
Professional History
Western Region Controller
(Kawneer, an Alcoa Company); Deputy Auditor-Controller (County of Fresno); Director of
Business Operations (Comcast); National Finance Manager (Grubb & Ellis); Account
Executive (United Parcel Service); Economic Research Assistant (Bureau of Economic
Research)
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