News from Breeding

Equipment 2024

Equipment 2024

The equipment page on the FEIF website was updated to include the changes decided for the year 2024. Changes include: Measurements Icelandic Curb bit: length of loose connection at point of attachment: min.1.5cm – max. 3cm (curved part measured vertically and on both...

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Offspring Awards

Offspring Awards

Every year, outstanding Icelandic breeding horses, distinguished by the global success of their offspring, are honoured by the national FEIF member association in the horses’ residing country.  Only very few breeding horses meet the minimum requirements for the...

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Annual Breeding Meeting 2024

Annual Breeding Meeting 2024

At this year’s conference, representatives from 13 member countries attended the Annual Breeding Meeting 2024. All countries had the possibility to present the activities in their countries, in addition the FEIF WF registration group, the Breeding Judges’ committee...

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FEIF Breeding Committees meeting 2023

FEIF Breeding Committees meeting 2023

The breeding committees used the opportunity in Frankfurt end of October to prepare the 2024 season, but also to discuss long-term developments in Icelandic horse breeding. A variety of proposals and discussion topics were prepared for the Delegates’ Assembly 2024 and...

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New BLUP index 2023

New BLUP index 2023

New breeding evaluation indexes (BLUP) have been calculated and are now available in the Studbook of origin of the Icelandic horse, WorldFengur for a total of 492.564* horses. The number of full international breeding assessments on which the calculation is based, was...

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Do you know what “BLUP” means?

Do you know what “BLUP” means?

One of the most important support available for breeders of Icelandic horses are BLUP values, reflecting the breeding value of individual horses. The BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) calculations for Icelandic horses are done for the entire population (all...

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BLUP

BLUP

Generally about BLUP One of the most important support available for breeders of Icelandic horses are BLUP values, reflecting the breeding value of individual horses. The BLUP (Best Linear Unbiased Prediction) calculations for Icelandic horses are done for the entire...

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WorldFengur Registrar seminar 2023

WorldFengur Registrar seminar 2023

On April 14 and 15, the WorldFengur workshop 2023 was held in Frankfurt, Germany, with 25 registrars from 16 countries. 18 participants took part in the workshop on site, and another 7 participants from Australia, New Zealand, France, Norway and Belgium joined online,...

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Equipment 2023 – final information

Equipment 2023 – final information

The description of the permitted equipment is now published in its final version for 2023. Certain measurements for the Icelandic curb bit have been removed after intense discussions and measuring lots of standard bits during the last weeks. The FEIF equipment...

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Select stallions – virtual mate selection

Select stallions – virtual mate selection

A lot of knowledge can be found in the Studbook of Origin of the Icelandic Horse (WorldFengur.com) e.g. information on individual horses, pedigree, assessment on conformation and rideability at Breeding Field Tests (BFT). Genetic evaluation (BLUP values), that...

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New Judges 2023

New Judges 2023

We are happy to inform that in total six candidates passed either of the exams to become International Sport Judges or International Breeding Judges and they are from this year on actively judging breeding shows and sport competitions! CONGRATULATIONS! New...

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BLUP breeding values updated

BLUP breeding values updated

Recently, the BLUP breeding values have been re-estimated and published in the Studbook of Origin for the Icelandic horse, WorldFengur.com (WF). In total, breeding values for 479,960 Icelandic horses are available this time. This applies to all horses registered in WF...

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Requirements for highest marks

Requirements for highest marks

The FEIF Breeding Judges Committee produced a video with some clarifications regarding the demands for the highest marks at breeding shows. The video is currently available in English, Swedish and Icelandic, the German version will soon follow. For the English version...

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Breeding ringmaster seminar (online)

Breeding ringmaster seminar (online)

On March 7, 2022 an online seminar for ringmasters, listed on the FEIF website took place with 26 participants. The seminar focused on important issues concerning the job of a ringmaster. Inge Kringeland and Heimir Gunnarsson were the responsible lecturers for the...

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WorldFengur now available in Faroese

WorldFengur now available in Faroese

The Faroese language is the tenth language in WorldFengur. Besides Icelandic and Faroese, WorldFengur users can choose between English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, French and Finnish. According to WorldFengur, 359 Icelandic horses are registered alive...

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BLUP and WorldFengur

BLUP and WorldFengur

One of the tools available for breeders of Icelandic horses are the BLUP values (estimation of breeding value). This is a tool that summits all available information from breeding assessments of all individuals in the population, estimates their breeding value and...

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