by admin | Jul 31, 2018 | Youth Work
The training continues, and the final coaching for the competition sharpens minds. The riders are concentrating hard. But we can take a quick tour of our surroundings: Axevalla travbana, the trotting centre where we train, is one of the biggest in Sweden. And indeed,...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Youth Work
Sunday morning training started in earnest with different trainers, practicing a range of different skills: Vigdís Matthíasdóttir trains the gaits, Sirpa Brumpton focuses on tölt, Trausti Thor Gudmundsson teaches Tölt in Harmony, Reynír Aðalsteinsson flagrace and...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Youth Work
The Cup started with a bang. On Saturday, horses and participants from 15 countries (speaking 15 different languages) arrived at Axevalla, a big trotting centre in central Sweden. Horses were checked by a vet, helpers picked up various groups from the local train...
by admin | Jul 19, 2018 | Youth Work
The next FEIF Young Leaders’ seminar will take place from 9-11th November 2018 in Reykjavík and Hveragerdi. This year’s main speaker will be Anna Steinsen, a recreational and social psychologist who has won numerous awards as a coach and trainer. This...
by admin | Jul 16, 2018 | General
The Icelandic horse world has lost a great man. Einar Ragnarsson passed away on July 16th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Einar was honored with the FEIF Award in 2015 for his tireless work to improve the Icelandic horse sport over many years. He continued this...
by admin | Jul 15, 2018 | Leisure Riding
Join the virtual ride Back to Berlin – you never know what you find along the way! Registration is now open! Even if you have participated before, you must re-register. Also feel free to join the new facebook group ‘Back to Berlin’...
by admin | Jul 14, 2018 | Sport
The World Record time of 21,41″ in 250m Pace Race (P1) set at Landsmót 2016 was broken THREE times at Landsmót 2018. First, Árni Björn Pálsson riding Dalvar frá Horni I set a new time of 21,30″. This record stood for two minutes until it was broken by...
by admin | Jul 10, 2018 | World Championships
After 2013, the World Championship for Icelandic Horses will take place again in 2019 from August 4 to 11 in the equestrian sports park Berlin-Karlshorst. Preparations are already underway to provide the best Icelandic horses in the world with optimal conditions and...
by admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Leisure Riding
FEIF virtual ride ‘Back to Berlin’ starts Monday, 9th July, 2018. Riders calculate the distance from home (wherever that is) to Berlin, and over the year add up all km ridden in nature. You may go it alone or form a team, depending on how far you have to...
by admin | Jul 5, 2018 | Leisure Riding
The FEIF virtual ‘Ride to Reykjavík’ came to an end with the beginning of Landsmót on July first. For a whole year, Icelandic horse riders from all over our member countries, including the US, Australia and New Zealand, added up the km ridden out on the...
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