The FEIF Breeding Award 2006 has been awarded at Landsmót to the stallion Stáli frá Kjarri - IS1998187002, with an overall score of 8,76 (riding abilities: 9,09; conformation: 8,26). Stáli is sired by Galsi frá Sauðárkróki, mother Jónína frá Hala. Breeder is Helgi...
The Board of FEIF has published additional information about the procedures to register DNA Analysis and Bone Spavin in WorldFengur. More information can be found at the FEIF website: www.feif.org/news.
New rules have been published regarding bone spavin. Bone spavin is a disease is commonly found in Icelandic horses. The development of the disease starts in many cases at young age and the initiation of the disease has been found to be unrelated to the use of the...
During the FEIF Conference 2006, Bjarni Þorkelsson (IS) delivered a remarkable speech about the future of Breeding. In his speech he touches many subjects, among them the relation between breeding goals and demands made on competition horses in sport. Bjarni finds...
The new Best Lineair Unbiased Prediction (BLUP) was introduced recently by Guðlaugur Antonsson, the Icelandic Horse Breeding Advisor. Horses from eleven countries were included in the breeding evaluation: Austria, Germany, Great-Britain, Denmark, Finland, Iceland,...
The new edition of FIZO (5/2005) is available for download from the FEIF website (www.feif.org/service). FIZO is the collection of official definitions, rules and approved information, serving the breeding of Icelandic horses all over the world. This version is...
Current rules require a full DNA test to confirm the pedigree of all stallions entered in WorldFengur. As some stallions at the International Breeding Show at the World Championships couldn't comply with this rule, they were - by exception - granted a three weeks...
The breeding judges at the International Breeding Show at the World Championships 2005 in Norrköping (SE) are Rebecka Frey from Sweden, Barbara Frische from Germany, Guðlaugur V. Antonsson from Iceland and Jon Siiger Hansen from Denmark. More information about the...
The most important decision made at Annual Breeding Leaders Meeting was to finish a proposal for the Delegates' Assembly regarding obligatory X-ray for all stallions regarding spavin. It was also decided to make a protocol for vet checks regarding other veterinary...
At Landsmót 2004 FEIF did again award its Perpetual Breeding Trophy for the highest evaluated breeding horse. This year's winner is Þóroddur frá Þóroddstödum (IS1999188801), a 5 year old stallion with the extreme high score of 9.04 for ridability (the highest mark...
At Landsmót 2004 FEIF will again award its Perpetual Trophy for the highest evaluated breeding horse. Last time winner was the mare Þoka frá Hólum IS 1993258300 with a overall score of 8.64, Conformation 8.64, Riding abilities 8.64 (Rider Þórarinn Eymundsson).
The Perpetual Trophy of FEIF for the highest evaluated breeding horse at Landsmót 2002 went to the mare Þoka frá Hólum IS 1993258300 with a overall score of 8.64, Conformation 8.64, Riding abilities 8.64 (presented by Þórarinn Eymundsson). The trophy was rewarded by...