'Landsmót' is the Icelandic name for the biannual National Horse Show of Iceland, organized in the even years. All of Iceland?s best horses and riders gather there to compete in various disciplines and breeding classes. It is an event like no other and the atmosphere...
The two years' ban of Leif Berg (FO) of February 2012 has been lifted by the Court of the Faroese National Sport Association. By consequence Leif Berg is allowed again to participate in any event (including sport and breeding), hosted or approved by any member...
The European Horse Network (EHN) has published a newsletter about recent activities, especially aimed at the European Parliament. The newsletter also contains information about activities in the horse world in general, including the Icelandic horse world. FEIF is one...
2012 is the Year of Good and Harmonious Riding. FEIF Judges at Breeding Shows and WorldRanking Events are requested to name riders because of their fine riding style, independent of marks given. These names are published on the FEIF website, as a reward for their...
An interesting video was made by Kari Baklund at the start of the FEIF Hoof Study at the FEIF Breeding Show in Herning in April 2012 . The video shows what the horses are going through during the 20 minutes which the hoof check takes. In the video veterinarian Sara...
The practical part of the FEIF Hoof Study organized by the University of Zürich, Vejle Equine Clinic and FEIF started at the breedingshow in Herning, April 19, 2012, where 30 horse were included. The owners and trainers of the horses that participated were very...
Three weeks after the successful FEIF Conference in Malmö, the FEIF Task Force met to evaluate the results of the conference and put the decisions into the existing second draft of the new rule book. Established in 2010, the Task Force is in charge to harmonize all...
The FEIF Delegates' Assembly 2012 elected two new members for the Board of Directors. Gundula Sharman is the new Director of Education. Ian Pugh stepped down after a membership of the Board for 4 years. Lone Høgholt was elected as Director of Leisure Riding. This...
Sigurbjörn Bárðarson was awarded with the FEIF Award for being an outstanding example of a rider who has been showing good and harmonious riding for many years.
The World Championships 2015 will take place in Herning, Denmark. Herning hosted the World Championships 2003 as well. The plans include a new oval track combined with the current pace track. The contract between our Danish member association DI and FEIF was signed...
The Board of FEIF has awarded Ian Pugh with the FEIF Award. Ian was awarded for his work in the Board of FEIF for Education and for being Chairman of our British member association IHSGB for more than 8 years.
The Board of Foroyskt Íslandsrossafelag (FÍR, Faroe Islands) has notified the Board of FEIF that Leif Berg has been banned from events from February 18, 2012 until February 18, 2014. The ban is due to attacking and threatening competition staff and disrespect for...
This summer Landsmót will be held in Iceland´s capital Reykjavík. It is the second time Landsmót will be held in the city and fans of the Icelandic horse have started counting down the days until the big event. The history of Landsmót dates back to 1950 when the first...
During the past three years, FEIF and its representative bodies (riders, horse handlers, judges and member associations) have been faced with the issue of so-called hyperflexion or 'Rollkur'. Bearing in mind that the welfare of the horse is one of FEIF's most...
By October 2011 the member countries reported an increase regarding members, clubs and horses! All facts and figures about the member countries and the total overview are available on the FEIF website.
The FEIF Conference 2012 will take place March 2-4, 2012, in Malmö, Sweden. The conference combines general meetings about interesting subjects with the yearly Delegates' Assembly (the highest authority within FEIF) on Friday afternoon and the different annual...
The FEIF Committee Meetings 2011 took place from October 28 - 30, 2011 in Haarlem, Netherlands. The key issue of the FEIF Committee Meetings 2011 was the TaskForce process and the development of a common FEIF rule book. The first draft of the rule book was discussed...
The Icelandic Horse World has lost an outstanding Swiss member. Friday, October 14, 2011, Fredy (Pini) Lehr died after a one-and-a-half years struggle against lung cancer. Pini - as he was called by everybody - was awarded with the FEIF Award for his ongoing support...