Alison Rowe (LexBlog Germany)

Oktoberfest came to an end in Germany this Monday, October 3.  But in Texas, you can still find some places to celebrate Oktoberfest this weekend and later this fall!  To kick off your celebration, here is an overview of the current state of German law as it relates to horse sales by German lawyer Nikolaus Fackler.  In the...

Hello all!  I’m back stateside after a brief business trip to Germany.  Unfortunately, the Equine Law Blog went “postless” last week due to a bad internet connection in the Hotel Dorint in Ausgburg, Germany.  Hotel management reported to me that the bad connection was unavoidable and due to the fact that the walls of the hotel are about 2 feet...

Hey everyone!  I hope you like this picture I took today at the “Reiterstadion” in Hannover, Germany. The yellow building (pictured) is a barn within the Hannover city limits that was built at the turn of the century for the Germany cavalry. Now it’s a boarding and training stable surrounded by indoor and outdoor arenas plus a small cross-country course. For today we...

Guten Tag aus Hannover, Germany, dear Equine Law Blog readers! For the first time since the Equine Law Blog’s inception in early 2008, we are broadcasting “live” from a location outside the United States!  Speaking of the United States, this update is to let you know about the good news found in the U.S. Tax...

Auf Wiedersehen und bis bald!  As you are reading this post, I’m probably at DFW airport getting ready to board a 10 hour Lufthansa flight bound for Deutschland.  That means that–Lord willing and the creek don’t rise–the Equine Law Blog will be broadcasting live from Germany during the weeks of August 22 and August 29!   While...