The 2015 "Rules for Sport Events" and the "Rules for Icelandic Horse Breeding" are now available for download. Both documents will be valid from April 1, 2015 on.
FIPO 2015 and FIZO 2015
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News from Breeding
FEIF Ringmaster Meeting 2015 – APRIL 13-14
CORRECTED DATE!!! Experienced ringmasters and breeding judges are invited to participate in the 2nd FEIF Ringmaster Meeting in Sweden, APRIL 13-14, 2015. Please contact your national breeding leader if you are interested in the seminar. More details can be found in...
Breeding Horse Trainer Seminar 2015
The 5th seminar that will take place April 7-10, 2015 on the Icelandic horse breeding farm Skeidvellir,Hella, Iceland. The seminar addresses riders who train and present breeding horses in a professional way and who are interested in further education and training and...
Annual Breeding Meeting 2015
The Annual Breeding Leader meeting discussed a wide range of topics in a very constructive and harmonious atmosphere. Þorvaldur Kristjánsson was elected as member of the breeding committee, Sussie Lund and Inge Kringeland were re-elected as breeders? representatives...
Joint decision of breeding and sport departments
The annual meeting of the national Sport Leaders and of the national Breeding Leaders of the FEIF member countries agreed that the use of a flash noseband in combination with bits with leverage effects shall not be permitted in the presentation of breeding horses and...
Great Interest in the Open Breeders’ Meeting
Around sixty participants from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and Switzerland found their way to the House of Sports in Bröndby near Copenhagen. A large number of breeders - ranging from 'just new and curious' up to very experienced and successful -, well...
Breeding Judges for World Championships 2015 Selected
The FEIF Breeding Committee and Breeding Judges Committee agreed on the breeding judge panel for the World Championships 2015 in Herning. The members of the group will be: Þorvaldur Kristjánsson (head judge), Barbara Frische and Nina Bergholtz. The judges for the...
International Breeding Judges Seminar and Test
The International Breeding Judges' Seminar will be organised from March 27 to March 31, 2015 at the Hólar University College, Iceland. This seminar is for experienced national judges that are approved by the Icelandic horse association of their countries. The...
Open Breeders Meeting 2015
You are 'in' the Icelandic horse breeding? You are a breeder, rider, trainer, judge, official or 'just interested'? Share your ideas, thoughts and concerns with others and those who try to do the FEIF breeding work as good as possible. The second open breeders'...
New breeding leader in Iceland
Þorvaldur Kristjánsson, researcher, FEIF international breeding judge and member of the FEIF Breeding Judges Committee since 2013 is the new breeding leader of Iceland. He will start in his new position on January 2, 2015.
Prohibited Bits
The Sport and Breeding Committees agreed during a joint session in Malmö to prohibit the use of Icelandic bits with ported mouths (0,5cm and taller) after reviewing the results of the studies conducted in Iceland. The Sport Committee also added the Pessoa bits to the...
Welfare and equipment – joint sport-breeding meeting
The draft of the new FEIF Equipment manual, which was prepared by the equipment working group (Marlise Grimm (FEIF, Director of Breeding), Doug Smith (FEIF, Director of Sport), Johannes Hoyos (AT), Magnus Skulasson (SE), Mette Mannseth (IS), Rasmus Møller Jensen (DK),...
FEIF Breeding Committee meeting – summary
Education and information: Several activities are planned for 2015. The 2nd Open Breeders' Meeting will be held in Copenhagen, 17th of January, FEIF is offering qualifying seminars about the assessment of foals and young horses, one in Iceland and another one probably...
Open Breeders’ Meeting 2015
Information - Communication - Cooperation! The FEIF Open Breeders' Meeting where a variety of important issues concerning the breeding work and policy within FEIF will be discussed will take place on January 17, 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is organised in...
Important deadlines for participation in the World Championships 2015
The most important deadlines for countries participating in the World Championships 2015 in Denmark, August 2015 will be the following: Confirmation of participation has to be completed and submitted before March 13, 2015. Entry of teams (sport and breeding) by naming...
Danish rider suspended for 6 months
The Danish rider Sys Pilegaard has been suspended by the Board of our Danish member association DI from all events due to a positive doping/medication test at a breeding show in Herning (DK), July 28-30, 2014. The rider is suspended for a period of 6 months, starting...
Breeding horse trainer seminar 2014
The 2014 seminar took place at Kronshof, Germany (near Lüneburg) where the participants found perfect facilities with a large riding arena, oval and pace track as well as lots of interesting horses and comfortable holiday flats. 17 participants from 6 countries...
Seminar for breeding horse trainers 2014
The 4th FEIF Seminar for Breeding Horse Trainers will take place August 23 - 25, 2014, in Germany. Topic of the seminar is training and presentation of breeding horses. The seminar addresses riders who train and present breeding horses in a professional way and who...