News from Breeding

Landsmót 2022 will be great!

Landsmót 2022 will be great!

The presale has been extended to February 2nd, 2022. Magnús Benediktsson took on the job of manager of the Landsmót, The Icelandic Horse Festival, in Hella next summer. Magnús has worked on several projects in the Icelandic horse world in the past years and is known...

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New BLUP indices published

New BLUP indices published

New BLUP indices have now been published in Worldfengur for 465461 horses. Thereof, 34499 had own records from an international breeding assessment divided between countries as: Iceland 21416, Sweden 4266, Germany 3534, Denmark 2661, Norway 1213, Austria 346, Finland...

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Landsmót 2022

Landsmót 2022

Landsmót hestamanna will be held in Hella from July 4th – 10th in 2022 and ticket sales are starting today! Anticipation is great, since four years will have passed since we last held Landsmót, in Reykjavík 2018. Enjoy watching the world‘s best horses and riders...

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Young Committee members

Young Committee members

FEIF is looking for interested and active young people, 20-26 years old, to join the FEIF Committees of Sport and Breeding Help us shape the future of the Icelandic Horse world. Seats, especially earmarked for young people, will become available from February 2022,...

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Farewell to Maria Siepe-Gunkel

Farewell to Maria Siepe-Gunkel

With great sadness we learned of Maria's death, and we are very sorry to lose a highly valued member of our Icelandic horse community. For many years, Maria mastered the challenge to represent the various interests of the breeding community, both at national level as...

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20 years of WorldFengur

20 years of WorldFengur

It is now 20 years that the global database for Icelandic horses – a cooperation project between the Icelandic Government and FEIF – was opened for public use. From the outset, this extensive database was developed to become the essential tool for breeders of the...

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Breeding show information

Breeding show information

Work of the judging panel There have been some discussions about the working place for the breeding judges at the shows. A few years ago, it was standardized that the judges should present the results from the conformation assessment as soon as they have reached a...

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Breeding shows 2020

Breeding shows 2020

As the Covid-19 restrictions are being lifted more and more in most countries, we are happy that breeding shows can finally take place again. In Iceland, Germany, and Sweden the first breeding events have already taken place in strict compliance with national...

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Live Streaming – Breeding Day

Live Streaming – Breeding Day

Icelandic horse lovers around the world can enjoy the best of the Icelandic horse breeding scene with live streaming and commentary in three languages (Icelandic, English and German) on Eiðfaxi's Breeding Day, 9 May. Icelandic, English and German. Horses of Iceland...

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Landsmót 2020 postponed

Landsmót 2020 postponed

A decision has been made by the Icelandic Equestrian Association, Horse Breeders Association and Rangárbakkar the management of Landsmót to postpone Landsmót that was supposed to take place in Hella 6 - 11 July 2020. Instead Landsmót will be held in Hella in the...

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