Kenneth A. Wood, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is a graduate of the Anderson School of Management and School of Law, University of California at Los Angeles. At Anderson, he majored in marketing and international economics. He is a member of the State Bar of California and authorized to practice in the Southern US District Court. His law practice is centered in Rancho Santa Fe, California. For more than 30 years, his practice has included matters related to the horse business including syndications, tax aspects, estate planning, real estate development and transactions related to all those areas.

            For over 25 years, Mr. Wood and his wife Linda, bred, raised and showed Arabian horses. He was a part-owner of a Thoroughbred race horse for a short period of time. He was licensed as an American Horse Shows steward for many years; served as president and horse show manager for the Desert Arabian Horse Association; was a member of the Board of Directors of the International Arabian Horse Association; a member of the California Horse Drugging Committee appointed by the Director of Agriculture; a member of the Board of the  California Horse Council; a member of the American Horse Council. He has been involved in writing or evaluating California state legislation pertaining to the horse industry. He has conducted seminars on the legal and tax aspects of the horse business throughout the United States and has been a guest speaker at many horse associations and universities.
        He authored Law, Horses and Taxes, a syndicated column, Horse Operations Business Plan, Law for the Horse Breeder and the Horse Syndication Manual along with numerous other articles and publications. He has served as a mediator and arbiter of horse industry related matters and disputes. For many years, he has represented clients at the Internal Revenue Service dealing with the hobby vs. business issue under Section 183 of the Internal Revenue Code.