FEIF and Mustad are very pleased to announce a partnership between these two organisations with the purpose to improve hoofcare for the Icelandic horse. Mustad will financially support and assist FEIF with advice and recommendations concerning scientific and...
A group of horsemen in Iceland has built a monument at Hvanneyri in Iceland with the support of FEIF to honor the memory of Gunnar Bjarnason, (1915-1998). Gunnar was one of the most important persons in the history of the Icelandic horse in the 20th century. He was...
The independent arbitration council of our German member association IPZV has come to a verdict in the doping case at Mid European Championships 2012 against the Austrian Rider Petra Reiter-Tropper. The rider is suspended for a period of 7 month and has to pay a fine...
The Austrian rider Petra Reiter-Tropper has been suspended by the Executive Board of our German member association IPZV from all events in Germany due to a (confirmed) positive doping/medication test at the Mid European Championhips, August 2012, in Germany, with her...
FEIF - together with IPZV and LH/Landsmót - is this week present in the Icelandic "village" at the Equitana in Essen, Germany, the big horse fair with 200,000 guests and about 860 exhibitors. With the guiding theme Passion.Power.Pleasure the work and activities of...
Delegates and guests from 11 FEIF member countries participated in the Delegates' Assembly 2013, February 8th 2013 in Strasbourg. All FEIF Board members who were for re-election as well as Doug Smith, US, as a new Board member were (re-)elected for a period of two...
The Board of FEIF presented the FEIF Code of Ethics to the Delegates' Assembly in Strasbourg (F), February 8, 2013. The Code of Ethics does focus on fair play, friendship, respect for others and for the horses. The members of the Board were the first ones to sign the...
The Delegates' Assembly in Strasbourg (F) elected Doug Smith (USA) as a new member of the Board of FEIF on February 8, 2013. Doug is at the moment secretary of our US member association USIHC. His fields of activities will comprise various sport related tasks.
Ever asked yourself what the word 'Hraðaukning' means, or 'Kardätsche' ? Some years ago an enthusiastic group of people published a small booklet with the translation of terms common in the Icelandic horse world in several languages. This booklet is now put on line,...
The current situation about a positive doping/medication test at the Mid European Championships in Wehrheim, Germany urges FEIF to review current rules. This case revealed a lack of authority and procedures in our current doping rules. This makes it impossible for...
2012 Was the year of Good and Harmonious Riding. To stress this, FEIF did ask judges to nominate riders for their fine riding style, independent of the marks given. More then 100 riders were nominated. FEIF wants to congratulate Nils Christian Larsen, Stian Pedersen,...
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) would like to convey the following information to all visitors that plan on riding horseback in Iceland: Importing used riding equipment and used riding gloves to Iceland is strictly prohibited. There are no...
Jens-Erik Majlund, Secretary General of the Danish Equestrian Federation, gave a presentation about ethics during the committee meetings 2012. He provided information how the topic is handled in FEI and the FEI-member countries.
The Education Committee continues to work very closely with the FEIF Task Force, which seeks to revise and restructure our various rule books. In the course of that work it became clear that there are significant discrepancies between the descriptions of the gaits in...
Gunnar Sturluson, Iceland, was appointed as Vice President of the FEIF Board. Gunnar is member of the Board of FEIF since February 2011. The FEIF Board meeting took took place during the weekend Oct. 26 - 28, 2012 in Malmö. At the same weekend the FEIF committee...
The website of IHBRANZ, the FEIF associate member association in New Zealand is now on the web, further pages and information will be added during the next weeks.
Former FEIF President Tone Kolnes has provided FEIF with a lot of historical documents, from the founding of FEIF in 1969 on. The first documents have been scanned and made available on the FEIF website: minutes of all Delegates' Assemblies. All other relevant...
Special shoeing practices are used in the Icelandic sport horses to enhance expressiveness and regularity of a gait. In order to establish a data base of the current shoeing situation among Icelandic competition horses the FEIF Delegates Assembly 2012 decided to...