FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

12 Countries were represented at the Annual Sport Meeting 2010: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland, Austria and the United States of America. The meeting reelected Sigurður Sæmundsson (IS) and...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FIPO 2010: from 300 to 250 grams

Important changes in FIPO will be valid as of April 1, 2010. For riders the most important changes are: – The allowed weight of protective material (boots) is limited from 300 g to 250 g per foot – Judges are allowed to distract up to 2.0 from a final mark...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FIPO 2010: Future changes in pace on the oval track

FIPO 2010 announces a change in Five Gait F1 and F2: starting 2014 these test are only allowed on 250 m tracks or combined oval tracks (P-tracks). The year 2014 is choosen to allow organisers to adapt their tracks. The reason for this change is that on shorter tracks...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FEIF Annual Education Meeting 2010

The Education Leaders’ Meeting at the FEIF Conference in Odense, DK was well attended with delegates from Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, USA, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Great Britain. Elections were held for three positions on the FEIF...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FEIF Annual Youth Meeting 2010

The FYCamp 2009 was a great success in the US and the USIHC announced this success has led to an increased amount of youth activities in the US. The next FYCamp in 2011 will be hosted by IHSGB. The FYCup 2010 will be arranged in Denmark, Kalö, 10th-18th of July....
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FEIF Annual Breeding Meeting 2010

After some years of discussion the proposal to change the breeding assessment traits of the breeding committee has passed the DA. So from this year on walk will be 4,0 % (1.5 before), flying pace 10% (before 9) and spirit will be lowered to 9 % from12,5 %. Besides the...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

FEIF Annual Chairmen’s Meeting 2010

11 countries were represented at the chairmen’s meeting, and reports were given and experiences exchanged between the representatives. Based upon proposals from the board of FEIF and the chairmen the following was decided: The chairmen recommended that FEIF...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

Ticket sale has started for Landsmót 2010

The online ticket sale for Landsmót 2010, held at Vindheimamelar in Skagafjörður June 27 – July 4, 2010, has started. The tickets are sold online only at http://www.landsmot.is/. It is a simple way to purchase your ticket and get a 20% discount of the full price...
FEIF Annual Sport Meeting 2010

Ban of Madelen Johanson

The Board of Svenska Islandshästförbundet (SIF) has notified the Board of FEIF that the rider Madelen Johanson has been banned from competitions from February 5, 2010 until July 31, 2011. The ban is due to controversial training methods. FEIF has been informed in...