Thomas Vilain Rørvang's horse Toppur frá Skardi 1 [IS2003135733] tested positive for a prohibited substance at the Nordic Championships 2018. The Swedish Icelandic Horse Association handled the positive result following established rules and procedures. Thomas Vilain...
In the October meeting of the FEIF committees, the Board of FEIF had a plenum session to discuss with the committee members the future of FEIF and how we shall conduct our work. The initial questions were if the current way of our work within FEIF is the best way...
Sunday, October 21, a rare phenomenon can be seen in the inner city of the Danish Capital Copenhagen. Rows of Icelandic horses will ride in procession from the Christiansborg Castle towards the North Atlantic House - a cultural center in Copenhagen, that offers art...
In addition to the FEIF Conference and the big annual meetings every February, when delegates from each member country come together to discuss developments and trends in the Icelandic horse world, the annual October committee meetings are much smaller. In 2018 they...
The Icelandic horse world has lost a great man. Einar Ragnarsson passed away on July 16th, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Einar was honored with the FEIF Award in 2015 for his tireless work to improve the Icelandic horse sport over many years. He continued this...
Meet the latest member in the family of Fengur programs, called AppFengur!This new app was presented on the first day of the 2018 Landsmót in Víðidalur. The app is free for all; this concerns a so-called Beta version that was designed specially for the occasion of...
The European Union is preparing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2020-2027. Unfortunately, the importance of the horse industry and horse farming seems to be ignored. There is a too strong focus on food production. One of the first steps will be to skip any...
Owners of the Icelandic horse all over the world have been encouraged to organise an Open House day at their stables and share photos and videos of the day with the hashtag #horsesoficeland. You can be part of the fun and share your experiences with us as well,...
Landsmót hestamanna will be held 1-8 July 2018 in Reykjavík. Landsmót 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 and...
The General Rules and Regulations as well as the versions for breeding, education, sport and youth - all valid as of April 1, 2018 are now online and available for download on the FEIF website.
In all areas of our work with the Icelandic horses we need reliable, enthusiastic and skilled volunteers. The question of how to recruit, to keep and to encourage volunteers was tackled during the FEIF conference 2018 in Stockholm, when all delegates participated in a...
Remember to check the FEIF Calendar for events, seminars and activities in 2018. To find more information as well as the invitations to the events (as far as ready), simply go to the document page of the respective departments.
Response to the concerns raised on the matter of ported bits.
Horses of Iceland welcomes you at the 2017 Equitana Equestrian Sports World Fair in Essen, Germany, 18-26 March, at stand 2-B19. This is Europe's largest horse fair and around 200,000 attendees are anticipated. A reception, to which members of the press are invited,...
The General Rules and Regulations as well as the versions for breeding, education, sport and youth - all valid as of April 1, 2017 are now online and available for download on the FEIF website. In addition, all changes regarding sport are published in a separate...
At the FEIF Conference 2017 the activities of the FEIF Departments for projects in 2017 and later will be discussed with representatives from all FEIF member countries that registered for the annual event. Do you remember the events and activities of 2016? Have fun...
Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár! Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! Glædelig Jul og godt nytår! Vrolijk Kersfeest en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar! Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt nýggjár! Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua! Onnellista Uutta Vuotta! Joyeux Noël...
The perfect christmas gift for all enthusiasts of the Icelandic horse! The horse associations in Iceland and WorldFengur now offer a gift certificate of the videos from Landsmot in WorldFengur. There you can see videos of all horses that were shown at Landsmót 2016...