FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 5

FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 5

Day 5 for the participants of the FEIF YouthCamp, and all essentials of life are met: horses, the Icelandic nature, and shopping. We visit two stables, Árbakki where we are welcomed by Gustaf Ásgeir Hindriksson, and Friðheimar, tomato farm par excellance, who also put...
Stallions Night – World Championships 2019

Stallions Night – World Championships 2019

For the first time, a big Stallions Night will take place at the World Championships for Icelandic horses in Berlin. Some of the most talented stallions from all over Europe will be presented to enthusiastic WM2019 visitors from more than 15 nations at this special...
FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 4

FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 4

Competition day, but only one horse? Each team of five participants makes their way through 7 stations where body and mind are challenged: the tasks include twister with the above horse, charades (oh the frustration, if you get it, but do not know the word in...
FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 3

FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 3

Day 3 – and half way through the FEIF YouthCamp. The programme continues: happy kids on willing horses, whilst others went out for a hike (and a river crossing on foot!) into the country side, and yet another group continued to make the knitting needles dance...
WorldRanking – Did you know….

WorldRanking – Did you know….

As you know, 7,965 riders competed in WorldRanking during the past 25 years. But which rider had most results during this time? Jolly Schrenk is leading this list with 632 results so far, followed by Styrmir Árnason (616 results) and Julie Christiansen (599 results)....
FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 1

FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 1

The FEIF Youth Camp in Hestheimar, south Iceland, got off to a great start: take kids from 11 nations, who between them speak 7 languages, add a lot of laughter, sunshine and Icelandic bird song and put them in a field with mares and foals. What do you get? –...
FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 2

FEIF YouthCamp 2019 – Day 2

Day 2 and it is a riding day at the FEIF YouthCamp! Blue sky, bright sunshine, the mountains creating a spectacular backdrop, and off they go: in smaller or larger groups, all participants had the chance to sample the Icelandic horse in its natural environment. Thank...
The Icelandic horse makes first appearance at Falsterbro

The Icelandic horse makes first appearance at Falsterbro

For the very first time, the Icelandic horse will participate in Falsterbo Horse Show, one of the largest equestrian events in Scandinavia. Falsterbo will be held in South Sweden 6th-14th July 2019. Events related to the Icelandic horse will take place on 10th and...
Relay ride 2019 – day 9

Relay ride 2019 – day 9

In the meantime, the group of relay riders has reached Münsterland in Germany and further approached the World Championships 2019 in Berlin! On their ride, the riders in their blue polo shirts were always warmly welcomed and neither the oak processionary moth (horses...
Weather and World Championships 2019

Weather and World Championships 2019

FEIF and the Organizing Committee of the World Championships are keeping a close watch on the weather forecast for Berlin and will adapt as needed for extreme conditions to keep the horses, riders, and visitors as safe and comfortable as possible. If necessary, we...