“Who is who in FEIF? – a series of short interviews with the of the persons working in the organization” . We would like to introduce you to the young members of the Breeding Committee, Johannes Amplatz from Italy.Johannes, you were selected to the FEIF Breeding...
Hallveig Fróðadóttir passed away on April 13, 2021 after a hard fight with cancer. She leaves a big gap for us, at the WorldFengur team and also for the entire Icelandic horse community. Hallveig played a major role in the development of WorldFengur and was a key...
Horses of Iceland will launch an ONLINE presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding on Tuesday, 30 March, at 6 pm UTC. The presentations are free of charge and open to all via Horses of Iceland’s Facebook page and will be in English. The first presentation in a...
FEI extends shutdown of international events in mainland Europe due to EHV-1 outbreak The FEI has imposed a further two-week extension of the shutdown of all international events in mainland Europe until 11 April 2021 due to the ongoing outbreak of the neurological...
The final breeding jury for the World Championships 2021 in Herning will be: Elsa Albertsdóttir, IS; Silke Feuchthofen, DE; John Siiger Hansen, DK. At the breeding show the best horses from all FEIF member countries are presented. Each country may enter a maximum of 2...
A brand-new online presentation series on Icelandic horse breeding will premiere on Tuesday, 9 February, at 6 pm UTC. The presentations are free of charge and open to all via the app Töltriding. Initially the presentations will be broadcast in Swedish only, but an...
Still the barn, and silent the year, In spite of restrictions, we wish you good cheer The year started well, FEIF got off its feet In February in Iceland the committees did meet But woe! Soon after the world came to an end, No movement, no riding, not meetings my...
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...
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...
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...
For the first time since 2015 a Breeding Judge seminar including an exam after the obligatory seminar took place in Hólar, Iceland from March 12-15, 2020. The exam included assessments of horses as well as an equitation test. Congratulations to Elisabeth Marie Trost,...
During the FEIF conference in Hveragerdi Iceland last month, participants visited the Rangárhöllin riding and event hall in Hella. Team Landsmóts wants to thank everyone for coming and giving us the opportunity to be your host in our great facilities that horse people...
The Annual Breeding meeting 2020 was well attended and all countries present at the Conference 2020 sent a representative to the meeting. John Siiger Hansen stepped down from the breeding committee after 23 years of working within the FEIF breeding committees and the...
It is now almost three decades since the adventure of the consecutive versions of the Fengur family began: first with the original Fengur, then came Islandsfengur and VeraldarFengur and finally, with the launch of WorldFengur in the year 2001. When Fengur opened in...
Landsmót hestamanna will be held 6-11 July 2020 in Hella and as you know, it is all about the best Icelandic horses performing their talents Gaedingakeppni, tölt, pace and breeding shows. But Landsmót is also about meeting and making friends, enjoying riding, walking...
The FEIF Breeding Ringmaster seminar 2020 will be organized from April 18-19, 2020 in Gardermoen, Norway. The seminar is for experienced ringmasters or breeding judges, who shall be sent and signed in by their associations or national breeding leaders. Topics for...
About 35 committed national and international breeders and persons interested in breeding of Icelandic horses met beginning of December at the international Open Breeders' Meeting at the IPZV office in Laatzen, Germany. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen the...
The breeding committee and the breeding judges committee used the opportunity of this work meeting to prepare the proposals for the Delegates' Assembly 2020 and the Annual Meetings 2020 that will take part in Iceland in 2020. The details on the revision of the weight...