Icelandic horses in the city of Copenhagen

Icelandic horses in the city of Copenhagen

Red and blue colors blended with Copenhagen dressed for autumn. What a sight it was, when 4o Icelandic horses Sunday 21st of October rode in a parade from Christiansborg Palace towards the North Atlantic Brygge on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Danish...
Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

The Sport Committee and the Sport Judges Committee had a common meeting to ensure that synergies and ideas as well as latest developments were discussed and implemented in the ideal way. In addition to a review of the past season, many points for the future were...
Breeding and Breeding Judges – Committee Meeting 2018

Breeding and Breeding Judges – Committee Meeting 2018

New and clearer breeding goals for the Icelandic horse breed were discussed together with a proposal for new guidelines for judging of riding abilities. The weighting factor for each trait will be further discussed in 2019. The proposal to decide on the judging panel...
Youth Work – Committee meeting 2018

Youth Work – Committee meeting 2018

The 2018 Cup is done – long live the FEIF YouthCup! Topics of discussion at the FEIF YouthWork Committee in Berlin included a review of the 2018 Cup in Sweden, with a strong focus on how we make it even better in DK 2020. We also want to further strengthen the...
Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

Education – Committee Meeting 2018

The education committee present and those participating via Skype or other media had constructive discussions on future projects. The group prepared the 1st seminar for FEIF examiners that will be held in November 2019 in Sweden. This seminar should be used to...
Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

Leisure Riding – Committee Meeting 2018

During the committee meetings 2018 the current version of the horse profile was updated to use the same expressions as in sport and breeding to make the use more compatible. The process was done together with the education committee. The renewed form will be published...
The future of FEIF, do we to know WHY?

The future of FEIF, do we to know WHY?

In the October meeting of the FEIF committees, the Board of FEIF had a plenum session to discuss with the committee members the future of FEIF and how we shall conduct our work. The initial questions were if the current way of our work within FEIF is the best way...
Sport and Sport Judges – Committee Meetings 2018

World Championships 2019 – Sport

The selection of the World Championships 2019 Sport Jury is complete. The following judges form the jury (in alphabetical order): Ann Winter, Anna Andersén, Åsa William, Fi Pugh, Frauke Walter, Hinrik Már Jónsson, Nicolai Thye, Ólafur Árnason, Oliver Kubinger, Pia...
Icelandic horses in the streets of Copenhagen

Icelandic horses in the streets of Copenhagen

Sunday, October 21, a rare phenomenon can be seen in the inner city of the Danish Capital Copenhagen. Rows of Icelandic horses will ride in procession from the Christiansborg Castle towards the North Atlantic House – a cultural center in Copenhagen, that offers...