The new edition of FIZO (FIZO 2011) includes some changes decided upon by the Delegates' Assembly. The changes will be valid as of April 1, 2011. A document with all changes and the new edition of FIZO is available on the FEIF website.
The booklet "Approved information about breeding shows 2011" has been updated and is ready for download from the FEIF Website. This brochure is for organizers of breeding shows as well as for judges and serves as a quick guide for how a breeding show works, what the...
Based upon discussions in the meetings and the countries the Delegates' Assembly decided there was a necessity to make small changes in the guidelines concerning the relation of the slow tölt - tölt and slow canter - canter/gallop. Furthermore, it was unanimously...
The seminar addresses riders aged 18 to 26 who train and present breeding horses in a professional way and who are interested in further education and training and in an exchange of experiences. The seminar will take place March 31 until April 3, 2011 in Iceland at...
The correct registration of a horse pedigree is essential for horse breeding. Many breeders rely upon the pedigree information in their breeding work and the BLUP evaluation is based upon the pedigree information as well. In order to support studbook work and verify...
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of Landsmót held in Skagafjörður on May 7th with the veterinarian of horse welfare, the decision was made to keep the preparation of Landsmót fully ongoing, despite the infectious cough that has been spreading out among the...
This brochure is for organizers of breeding shows as well as for judges and serves as a quick guide for how a breeding show works, what the main rules are, the criteria for the various marks and a few common working rules for judging and other procedures.
The International Breeding Show in Herning (DK) will be live on internet (streaming video). It will not be possible to replay the videos as they are all live. However some of the footage might be available on website of our Danish member association DI later on. Have...
There will be a live video transmission from the breeding show in Herning next weekend! To watch this transmition from Herning, please visit the following website: http://icehorse.camstreams.com/. Do not enter www in front of the address, as it will then not work. It...
30 judges out of 32 FEIF International Breeding Judges participated!!! The bi-annual meeting of all active international breeding judges was arranged at the Agricultural University in Hvanneyri near Borganes, West Iceland. The main topics were hooves, judgment of...
After some years of discussion the proposal to change the breeding assessment traits of the breeding committee has passed the DA. So from this year on walk will be 4,0 % (1.5 before), flying pace 10% (before 9) and spirit will be lowered to 9 % from12,5 %. Besides the...
At the joint breeding committee and breeding judges committee meeting in Haarlem, NL, the past breeding year was shortly reviewed, including the great World Championships 2009. The new time schedule proofed to be perfect for the breeding shows and never before had so...
The Scottish Icelandic Horse Association (SIHA) has closed its studbook and notified the Scottish government that its Passport Issuing Organisation status is being relinquished and the legal entity is being wound up. The management of the existing SIHA passports has...
The results of the breeding show at the World Championships 2009 are available in the download section of the FEIF website.
The new FIZO (valid as of April 1, 2009) is available for download. The main changes concern - the responsibility for health checks - the possibility to use the last conformation assessment within 60 days - the fact that only micro chipping is accepted,...
At the breeding meeting 2009, the WorldFengur report and the work of the FEIF Breeding Registration group were presented. By beginning of 2009 more than 310.000 horses were already registered in WorldFengur and WorldFengur is already used as the main stud book by...
The agreement between FEIF and BI, which was proposed to the delegates at the Delegates' Assembly 2009 in Hamburg, Germany, was accepted unanimously. This means that all member countries now follow the same rules for the use of WorldFengur. Detailed information will...
FEIF, in cooperation with the Agricultural University of Iceland, offers an interesting and extensive seminar at Hvanneyri for breeders, breeding show organisers, judges and all persons, interested in breeding of Icelandic horses. Among the different topics to be...