Rain, rain, rain - but nobody minds it! The relay riders have meanwhile reached Mietraching where a day of rest is planned for Tuesday. For detailed information read Anke Spiegler's logbook and have a look at the newest pictures in the logbook report.
With less then 60 days to go FEIF President Jens Iversen and FEIF Director of Sport Marko Mazeland visited Islandpferde Reithof Piber, in St Radegund, Austria on June 3, 2011 for a last check on the preparations of the World Championships 2011. All preparations for...
The new edition of FIRO (FIRO 2011) includes some minor corrections and revised rules for the FEIF Youth Cup. FIRO is the general rulebook for FEIF. Other rule books are FIZO (Breeding) and FIPO (Sport). The changes are valid as of April 1, 2011.
The European Horse Network (EHN) did publish a leaflet about Horses in Europe. The aim of EHN is to promote the development of the horse sector in Europe and to act as a platform for the horse industry in relation to European institutions and media. The leaflet may be...
The 2011 Icelandic Horse Festival will be held at Laugardalur in Reykjavik and the towns surrounding the city from March 26 - April 2, 2011. Details on the programme can be found on the website of the festival: http://icelandichorsefestival.is.
The Delegates' Assembly of FEIF elected Gunnar Sturluson (IS) as new member of the Board of FEIF. Gunnar is vice-president of Landssamband Hestamannafélaga (LH) in Iceland since October 2010, and chairman of the riding and breeding club Snæfellingur in west of Iceland...
At the Delgates' Assembly 2011 in Vienna two board members of FEIF stepped down: Jón Albert Sigurbjörnsson (IS) and Wolfgang Berg (D). Both were members of the Board of FEIF for many years, Jón Albert as vice president from 2005-2011 and Wolfgang as board member from...
As it was not clear from the beginning, the organisers have now announced to offer discounted tickets for children and young people up to 14 years. Infants up to 3 years can enter free of charge (to sit on parent's lap - there are no own seats available). Please visit...
Always wondered how many Icelandic horse lovers are registered world wide? Or, more important, how many pure bred Icelandic horses are spread around the world? FEIF performs every year a survey among member countries and the facts and figures for the years 2006-2010...
FEIF has launched a new website for mobile users (PDA and smart phone) with faster access to news, WorldRanking, yearly ranking, addresses and documents. The website also provides direct access to sport results of riders and horses. The address is www.feif.org/mobile .
2011 will be another exciting year for the Icelandic Horse World, with the World Championships 2011 in St Radegund, Austria. Of course it was a disappointment that Landsmót 2010 - as the major event that takes place every two years in Iceland - had to be cancelled....
The authorities in Iceland have updated the information on the epidemic disease among horses in Iceland. The upper respiratory tract infection epidemic in the equine population in Iceland is now declining. By the time the first cases were reported in the beginning of...
On 17 November 2010, the European Horse Network (EHN) has held a Seminar dedicated to the Economic impact of the Horse industry in European regions. It has enabled numerous representatives of the Horse's industry from various Member States to have a fruitful exchange...
In the weekend of November 4-7, 2010, the FEIF Board, all committees and the FEIF Taskforce did meet in Haarlem (NL). Part of the weekend the Board, Breeding committees, Sport committee, Sport Judges committee, Education committee and Youth committee had their own...
In the weekend of November 4-7, 2010, the FEIF Board, all committees and the FEIF Taskforce will meet in Haarlem (NL). Part of the weekend the Board, Breeding committees, Sport committee, Sport Judges committee, Education committee and Youth committee will have their...
Regarding the upper respiratory tract infection in horses in Iceland please visit the webpage of MAST - Icelandic food and veterinary authority - www.mast.is . There you will find useful information and reports about the infection in Icelandic and in English.
We mourn about the death of Claus Becker, well known member of the Icelandic horse community and founder of the German SAGA riding schools. His life was dedicated to the Icelandic horse for many, many years and he again and again managed to inspire and support all of...
More than 6 million horses in Europe represent more than just an agricultural activity or a part of the leisure industry. Important economic and social benefits of the Horse Industry in Europe should be emphasised and developed inside the European Regions. The...