European Horse Network (EHN) – General Assembly

European Horse Network (EHN) – General Assembly

The AGM of the European Horse Network (EHN) took place on October 19, 2016 and the main intention was to prepare for an EU Equine Conference in the European Parliament. These conferences aim on getting the horse industry on the agenda of members of parliament (MEP)....
FEIF Equipment Manual

FEIF Equipment Manual

A working group with a wide range of experience as trainers, riders, breeders, and judges has provided descriptions and information regarding the correct usage of commonly available equipment, used across various Icelandic horse disciplines. This document is developed...
World Championships 2019

World Championships 2019

The agreement to organise the World Championships 2019 in Berlin (Germany) was finally signed by Gunnar Sturluson and Doug Smith on behalf of FEIF and by Bernhard Fliss and Carsten Eckert on behalf of the organiser Islandpferdesportverein Berlin ISB.
Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

The Sport and Sport Judges Committees had two productive meetings in Haarlem with focus on the 2016 competition season’s “experiments” for an alternative T5 construction in Germany and PP2 modifications in Austria. Proposals will be prepared for the...
Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

Education committee meeting 2016

The FEIF Education Committee has met for a constructive working weekend in Haarlem. During a combined session with the FEIF Leisure department interesting discussions about the ongoing development of a description test for leisure horses took place. Furthermore,...
Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

Leisure Riding committee meeting 2016

To be able to provide information on the qualities of a horse as a riding horse, the Leisure Riding Committee has jointly with the Education Committee and the Breeding Committee been discussing how to make a description of the qualities of a horse as a riding horse,...
YouthWork committee meeting 2016

YouthWork committee meeting 2016

The FEIF Youth work committee had an enjoyable and productive set of meetings in Haarlem. Routine tasks included (a) the review of the very successful FEIF YouthCup 2016, which was held in Exloo, NL. The efforts of the organisers together with the valuable input of...
Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

Breeding committee and breeding judges committee meeting

The breeding committee and breeding judges committee had a very productive meeting on many different topics. The young breeding trainer seminar 2017 will take place in Skeiðvellir, Iceland from April 4 – 7, 2017. The breeder leader seminar is scheduled for...
Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

Horses of Iceland – marketing project

The international marketing project called ‘Horses of Iceland’ opened its website in September. This site is an introduction to the Icelandic horse, its characteristics, and community worldwide. Pictures and videos play a large part to exemplify the Horses...
Sport committee and Sport judges committee meeting 2016

WorldRanking season 2016

The last WorldRanking event 2016 took place in Belgium on the weekend October 15-16, 2016. Almost all results have already been registered by the national WorldRanking registrars and an overview of the statistics is published and updated on a daily basis on the FEIF...