Further to a Presidential promise at the 2009 FEI General Assembly in Copenhagen, FEI has established a Development Task Force. FEI is the international governing body of Equestrian sport recognised by the International Olympic Committee. It is the organisation, which...
At the second meeting of the European Horse Network (EHN), World Horse Welfare was welcomed as a new member. On the agenda was the adoption of the EHN minutes, key figures of the horse industry, the first EHN conference and the next Equus Conference in Ireland 2013....
On Friday May 21st a meeting was held at the Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture with main stakeholders within the Icelandic horsemanship. The main purpose of the meeting was to get a clear overview of the infectious cough that has been spreading out among...
The Board of Svenska Islandshästförbundet (SIF) has informed the Board of FEIF that the decision taken by the disciplinary panel of SIF to suspend Madelen Johanson from any SIF arrangements remains valid, despite previous information. By consequence Madelen Johanson...
So far no people or horses are affected because of the eruptions at Eyjafjallajökull. FEIF did receive many questions from the Icelandic horse community. Guðlaugur Antonsson, the breeding leader of Iceland, informed us April 18 that all horses are stabled or moved...
FEIF joined the newly established European Horse Network as one of the founding members. The aims of the network are to exchange views on political developments affecting the horse sector in Europe, to discuss and define common interests on the political agenda, to...
The Board of Svenska Islandshästförbundet (SIF) has notified the Board of FEIF that the ban of the rider Madelen Johanson has been lifted. The ban originally ended July 31, 2011. By consequence Madelen Johanson is allowed again to participate in any event (including...
The FEIF Conference 2010 decided to support the proposal from the Board of FEIF to establish the FEIF Task Force. The FEIF Task Force is a working group appointed by the Board of FEIF that will be responsible for updating the rules in FIRO, FIPO and FIZO. The goal is...
The online ticket sale for Landsmót 2010, held at Vindheimamelar in Skagafjörður June 27 - July 4, 2010, has started. The tickets are sold online only at http://www.landsmot.is/. It is a simple way to purchase your ticket and get a 20% discount of the full price at...
The Board of Svenska Islandshästförbundet (SIF) has notified the Board of FEIF that the rider Madelen Johanson has been banned from competitions from February 5, 2010 until July 31, 2011. The ban is due to controversial training methods. FEIF has been informed in...
The Board of Landssamband Hestamannafélaga (IS) has notified the Board of FEIF that the rider Þórður Þorgeirsson has been banned from competitions for a period of nine month as from August 3, 2009. The ban is due to a breach of discipline. FEIF has been informed in...
The WorldCUP 2010 take place February 18-20, 2010 in Odense, Denmark at the same place and time as the annual FEIF Conference. The WorldCUP 2010 is a private organized event supported by FEIF and our Danish member assocaition DI. During the WorldCUP, the spectators...
Up until now the FEIF committees arranged their separate meetings and got on with their work. This time the FEIF Board arranged for all committees to meet in the same place at the same time, namely in Haarlem, Netherlands. The advantage of this is that it is so much...
In 2010 the FEIF Delegates' Assembly and the FEIF Conference will take place February 19-21 in Odense, Denmark. It will be held at the same time as the WorldCup 2010 . The meetings will therefore take place at Odense Congress Center (http://www.occ.dk/). For more...
Former FEIF Board member Fredy (Pini) Lehr was awarded the FEIF Award during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of FEIF. Pini did receive his award for his ongoing support for FEIF and the Icelandic horse world, in his words: together we are FEIF. The award was...
During the opening ceremony of the World Championships the first FEIF President Ewald Isenbügel was awarded with the FEIF Award. Ewald Isenbügel is one of the founders of FEIF and is awarded for his outstanding contribution to the work of FEIF - and the Icelandic...
On Monday, the German relay riders made an extended visit to the home of the president of IPZV Karly Zingsheim. Runa and Karly were great hosts, and following a very good meal, the group walked over the pastures to see the mares, the young stallions and the young...
The Big Handover will take place on the Dutch-German border at Wegberg, Germany on 17th June 2009. This year's relay ride to the World Championships starts soon. In accordance with FEIF tradition, this year's relay ride will be from Oirschot in the Netherlands to...